cates of the receipts from the claimants and for the money returned to the Taotais1 are inclosed herewith. I have, etc., 1911. R. B. MOSHER. EXCHANGE OF NOTES ESTABLISHING ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN THE Signed at Peking December 26-27, 1911. (This exchange is printed under France, p. 2585.) 1912. SUPPLEMENTARY ARRANGEMENT REGARDING THE WHANGPU CONSERVANCY. Signed at Peking April 9, 1912. (This text is printed among the international treaties in its order, p. 3043.) 1914. TREATY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACE. Signed at Washington September 15, 1914; ratification advised b the Senate October 12, 1914; ratified by the President June 1 1915; ratified by China June 18, 1915; ratifications exchanged Washington October 22, 1915; proclaimed October 23, 1915. (Treaty Series, No. 619; 39 Statutes at Large, 1642.) The President of the United States of America and the President of the Republic of China, desiring to strengthen the friendly relations which unite their two countries and to serve the cause of general peace, have decided to conclude a treaty for these purposes and have consequently appointed the plenipotentiaries designated hereinafter, to wit: The President of the United States of America, the Honorable William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State of the United States; and The President of the Republic of China, Kai Fu Shah, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic of China to the United States; Who, after exhibiting to each other their full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. Any disputes arising between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of China, of whatever nature they may be, shall, when ordinary diplomatic proceedings have failed and the High Contracting Parties do not have recourse to arbitration, be submitted for investigation and report to a Permanent International Commission constituted in the manner prescribed in the following article. 'The High Contracting Parties agree not to resort, with respect to each other, to any act of force during the investigation to be made by the Commission and before its report is handed in. ARTICLE II. The International Commission shall be composed of five members appointed as follows: Each Government shall designate two members, only one of whom shall be of its own nationality; the fifth member shall be designated by common consent and shall not belong to any of the nationalities already represented on the Commission; he shall perform the duties of President. In case the two Governments should be unable to agree on the choice of the fifth commissioner, the other four shall be called upon to designate him, and failing an understanding between them, the provisions of article 45 of The Hague Convention of 1907 shall be applied. The Commission shall be organized within six months from the exchange of ratifications of the present convention. The members shall be appointed for one year and their appointment may be renewed. They shall remain in office until superseded or reappointed, or until the work on which they are engaged at the time their office expires is completed. Any vacancies which may arise (from death, resignation, or cases of physical or moral incapacity) shall be filled within the shortest possible period in the manner followed for the original appointment. The High Contracting Parties shall, before designating the commissioners, reach an understanding in regard to their compensation. They shall bear by halves the expenses incident to the meeting of the Commission. ARTICLE III. In case a dispute should arise between the High Contracting Parties which is not settled by the ordinary methods, each Party shall have a right to ask that the investigation thereof be intrusted to the International Commission charged with making a report. Notice shall be given to the President of the International Commission, who shall at once communicate with his colleagues. In the same case the President may, after consulting his colleagues and upon receiving the consent of a majority of the members of the Commission, offer the services of the latter to each of the Contracting Parties. Acceptance of that offer declared by one of the two Governments shall be sufficient to give jurisdiction of the case to the Commission in accordance with the foregoing paragraph. The place of meeting shall be determined by the Commission itself. ARTICLE IV. The two High Contracting Parties shall have a right, each on its own part, to state to the President of the Commission what is the subject matter of the controversy. No difference in these statements, which shall be furnished by way of suggestion, shall arrest the action of the Commission. In case the cause of the dispute should consist of certain acts already committed or about to be committed, the Commission shall as soon as possible indicate what measures to preserve the rights of each party ought in its opinion to be taken provisionally and pending the delivery of its report. ARTICLE V. As regards the procedure which it is to follow, the Commission shall as far as possible be guided by the provisions contained in articles 9 to 36 of Convention 1 of The Hague of 1907. The High Contracting Parties agree to afford the Commission all means and all necessary facilities for its investigation and report. The work of the Commission shall be completed within one year from the date on which it has taken jurisdiction of the case, unless the High Contracting Parties should agree to set a different period. The conclusion of the Commission and the terms of its report shall be adopted by a majority. The report, signed only by the President acting by virtue of his office, shall be transmitted by him to each of the Contracting Parties. The High Contracting Parties reserve full liberty as to the action to be taken on the report of the Commission. ARTICLE VI. The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, and by the President of the Republic of China. It shall go into force immediately after the exchange of ratifications and shall last five years. Unless denounced six months at least before the expiration of the said period of five years, it shall remain in force until the expiration of a period of twelve months after either party shall have notified the other of its intention to terminate it. In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the present treaty and have affixed thereunto their seals. Done at Washington this 15th day of September, in the year nineteen hundred and fourteen, corresponding to the 15th day of the ninth month in the third year of the Republic of China. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN [SEAL.] [KAI FU SHAH] AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY EXCHANGE OF NOTES EXTENDING TIME FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE COMMISSION UNDER ARTICLE II OF THE TREATY OF SEPTEMBER 15, 1914, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF Peace. Signed at Washington May 11–19, 1916. Sir: (Treaty Series, No. 619A.) [The Secretary of State to the Chinese Minister.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, It not having been found feasible to complete the International Commission provided for in the treaty of September 15, 1914, between the United States and China for the advancement of the general cause of peace, I have the honor to suggest, for the consideration of your Government that the time within which the organization of the Commission may be completed be extended by an exchange of notes from April 22, 1916, to August 1, 1916. Your formal notification in writing that your Government receives the suggestion favorably will be regarded on this Government's part as sufficient to give effect to the extension, and I shall be glad to receive your assurance that it will be so regarded by your Government also. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. ROBERT LANSING Mr. VI KYUIN WELLINGTON KOO, Sir: Chinese Minister. [The Chinese Minister to the Secretary of State.] CHINESE LEGATION, Washington, May 19, 1916. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note of the 11th instant, in which you are good enough to suggest, for the con sideration of my Government, that the time within which the organization of the International Commission provided for in the Treaty of September 15, 1914, between China and the United States, for the advancement of the general cause of peace may be completed, be extended by an exchange of notes from April 22, 1916, to August 1, 1916. I am authorized by my Government to inform you in reply that my Government is pleased to accept this suggestion of your Government and accordingly regards the extension of time from April 22, 1916, to August 1, 1916, for the organization of the Commission as effective by this exchange of notes. Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances of my highest consideration. VI KYUIN WELLINGTON Koo Honorable ROBERT LANSING, Secretary of State. 1917. AGREEMENT EFFECTED BY EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TOUCHING QUESTIONS OF MUTUAL INTEREST RELATING TO THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA. Signed at Washington November 2, 1917. (This exchange of notes is printed under Japan, p. 2720.) 1920. TREATY CONFIRMING THE APPLICATION OF A FIVE PER CENT AD VALOREM RATE OF DUTY TO IMPORTATIONS OF GOODS INTO CHINA BY CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES Signed at Washington October 20, 1920; ratification advised by the Senate May 26, 1921; ratified by the President October 31, 1921, ratified by China January 4, 1921; ratifications exchanged at Washington November 5, 1921; proclaimed November 7, 1921. (Treaty Series, No. 657.) ARTICLES. I. Tariff of duties under treaty of Oct. 8, 1903, Annex III, ceases to apply; rules, as amended, continue in effect. II. Tariff of duties annexed to apply; most favored-nation clause. III. Continues treaty of Oct. 8, 1903 in force otherwise. IV. Controlling text; ratification. WHEREAS, it was agreed by Article VI (e), 1, and 3, of the Fina Protocol entered into between the Powers and China, concluded at Peking, September 7, 1901, that the import tariff on goods imported into China by sea should be an effective five per cent. ad valorem ; |