In an editorial entitled "Nanking's Rash Gesture" the New York Herald-Teibune, one of the most influential American newspapers, ceters in unfavourable terms to the ing decree abolishing extratertaralty tv China on January liar move by Japan generation ago and by Turkey more recently, but says that China's the fact that "China promised at the Washington conference of 1921 and 1922 to reform her judicial [procedure sufficiently to allow outstanding extraterritorial treaties to be terminated," from which it.concludes that "we are entitled to pass fon the question as to whether th has been sufficient reorganization, "With all good will toward China," continues the leader, "we cannot submit to abrupt unilateral closing of courts whose jurisdiction is due, not to Chinese law, but to inter national agreements.
The "Herald-Tribune" goes on to declare thet "the Nanking Govern-mont, seching to make a gesture for domestic effect, breaks faith with us," adding The Chinese Minister, M. Kao Lu, today called on the Forel Ministry and asked for France's intentions regarding the abolition of extraterritoriality.
The Foreign Minister, M. Briand, replied that France was sympathetic imes and has become obsolete ey in China. The entire Chinese people, prompted and actuated by the desire to free themselves from the "This is a sign of national weak-nets and irresponsibility rather than strength and confidence in a good China can count on the States for sympathy.and consideration of her difficulties, but, not for condonation of her projected one-sidedness and lawless denunciation of the extraterritorial treaty."—United Press, hindrance to the realization of such 8 legimate aspiration and wishing also further to strengthen and solidify the friendly relations now subsisting between China and the various foreign nations, therefore, do not hesitate to declare the te
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