AND WHEREAS, following the conclusion of said Protocol, and pursuant to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article XI thereof, a Treaty regarding Commercial Relations between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of China was concluded at Shanghai on the 8th day of October, 1903, ratifications of which were duly exchanged on the 13th day of January, 1904;

AND WHEREAS, by Article V and Annex III of the said treaty it was agreed that the tariff of duties to be paid by the citizens of the United States of America on goods imported into China should be as set forth in the schedule annexed to and made a part of that Treaty as Annex III thereof, subject only to such amendments and changes as were authorized by Article IV of that treaty or as might thereafter be agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties, and that the citizens of the United States of America should at no time pay other or higher duties on goods imported into China than those paid by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation;

AND WHEREAS, a commission composed of delegates of the governments of the United States of America and certain other powers having treaties with China regarding the duties to be paid by their citizens or subjects on imports into China, and delegates of the Republic of China has, at various conferences held at Shanghai between the 17th day of January, 1918, and the 20th day of December, 1918, agreed upon a proposed revision of the import tariff of China to the end that the rate of duty may be an effective five per cent. ad valorem on all foreign merchandise imported into China;

AND WHEREAS, the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of China desire to confirm the application of the proposed revised tariff of duties to importations of goods into China by citizens of the United States, the two Governments have determined to conclude this supplementary treaty, and have appointed for that purpose as their plenipotentiaries:

The President of the United States of America, Mr. Bainbridge Colby, Secretary of State of the United States; and

The President of the Republic of China, Mr. Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the Republic of China at Washington;

Who, having met and duly exhibited to each other their full powers, which were found to be in proper form, have agreed upon the following articles:

ARTICLE I.

The tariff of duties, which under the provisions of Article V of the Treaty regarding Commercial Relations signed by the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and China at Shanghai on the 8th day of October, 1903, are annexed to and made a part of that treaty, as Annex III thereof, shall, beginning with the date of the exchange of ratifications of the present treaty, cease to apply to goods imported into China by citizens of the United States of America.

The rules attached to the schedule of duties annexed to the Treaty regarding Commercial Relations signed by the plenipotentiaries of

the United States of America and China at Shanghai on the 8th day of October, 1903, are amended as agreed upon by the High Contracting Parties and as so amended are hereunto annexed and continued in full force and effect.

ARTICLE II.

The tariff of duties and the rules hereunto annexed, shall beginning with the date of the exchange of ratifications of the present treaty be in full force and effect at the ports and places of China open to commerce with foreign countries, and beginning with the date of the exchange of ratifications the said duties shall be paid by citizens of the United States of America on goods imported into China, until modified or changed by agreement between the two High Contracting Parties; but the citizens of the United States of America shall at no time be required to pay other or higher duties on goods imported into China than are paid by the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.

ARTICLE III.

Except as provided in Articles I and II of the present treaty, the articles and provisions of the treaty signed at Shanghai, October 8, 1903, between the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America. and China, shall continue in full force and effect, and the articles and provisions of the present treaty shall be read and construed as a supplementary treaty thereto, and shall be as binding and of the same efficacy as if they had been inserted therein.

ARTICLE IV.

In the event of there being any difference of meaning between the English and Chinese texts of the present treaty, the English text shall be held to be the correct one.

This treaty and the tariff of duties and rules hereunto annexed shall be ratified by the two High Contracting Parties in conformit with their respective constitutions, and the ratifications shall b exchanged at Washington.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the plenipotentiaries of the ty High Contracting Parties, by virtue of their respective powers, ha signed this treaty in duplicate in the English and Chinese languag and have affixed their respective seals.

DONE at Washington this twentieth day of October in the y one thousand nine hundred and twenty, corresponding to the tw tieth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of the Republi China.

[SEAL.] BAINBRIDGE COLBY

[SEAL.] VI KYUIN WELLINGTON K

1231

Imitation Native Cotton Cloth (including Ma-
chine-made), Grey, not over 24 ins. wide and
with not more than 110 threads per square inch.
Cotton Flannel or Flannelette of Plain or Twill
Weave, Grey:

(a) Not over 32 ins. by 31 yds..

(b) Over 32 ins, but not over 40 ins. by 31 yds. Cotton Piece Goods, White or Dyed (irrespective of finish):

Piece.

3.484

0.17

4.800

0.24

Plain White Shirtings and Sheetings, not over 37
ins. by 42 yds.

Piece..

4.183

0.21

White Irishes, not over 37 ins. by 42 yds.

Drills and Jeans, White, not over 31 ins. by 32 yds.
Drills and Jeans, White, not over 31 ins. by 42 yds.
T-cloths, White, and Mexicans, not over 32 íns.
by 41 yds.

Dimities, Piqués, Vestings, Quillings, and Bed-
ford Cords, White, not over 30 ins. by 30 yds.
Cambrics, Lawns, and Muslins, White, Plain,
not over 46 ins. by 12 yds.

Cambrics, Lawns, and Muslins, White, Figured,
not over 46 ins. by 12 yds.

Cambrics, Lawns, and Muslins, Dyed, Plain or
Figured, not over 46 ins. by 12 yds.

White or Dyed, Plain or Figured Muslins, Lawns,
Cambrics, Limbries, Pongees, Brocades, and
Striped, Spotted, Corded, and Figured Shirtings:
(a) Not over 30 ins. by 31 yds..

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(b) Over 30 ins. but not over 37 ins. by 42 yds. Lenos, White or Dyed, not over 31 ins. by 30 yds.. Leno Brocades, White or Dyed..

Dyed Shirtings and Sheetings, Plain:

(a) Not over 30 ins. by 33 yds..

(b) Not over 30 ins. and over 33 yds., but not
over 43 yds.

(c) Not over 36 ins. by 21 yds.

(d) Not over 36 ins. and over 21 yds., but not

over 33 yds.

(e) Not over 36 ins, and over 33 yds., but not
over 43 yds.

23

Dyed Drills and Jeans, Plain:

(a) Not over 31 ins. by 33 yds.

(b) Not over 31 ins. and over 33 yds., but not

over 43 yds.

24

Cotton Piece Goods, Grey-Continued.

25

26

27

28

Dyed T-Cloths, Embossed Cantoons, Alpacianos,
Real and Imitation, Turkey Reds, not over 32
ins. by 25 yds.:

(a) Weight 31 lb. and under...

(b) Weight over 3 lb. but not over 51 lb..
(c) Weight over 5 lb.....

Mercerized Crimps, White, Dyed, or Printed,
Plain or Figured, not over 32 ins. by 32 yds.
Catmeal Crapes, White or Dyed, Plain or Figured,
not over 33 ins. by 33 yds.
Cotton Crape (excluding Oatmeal Crapes), Grey,
Bleached, Dyed, Printed, or Dyed in the Yarii:
(a) Not over 15 ins. wide..

(b) Over 15 ins. but not over 30 ins. wide.
Lastings, Italians, Satteens, Ribs, Cords, Moreens,
Beatrice Twills, Tientsin Twills, Satteen Drills,
Satteen Stripes, Repps, and Imitation (Weft-
faced) Venetians, White or Dyed, Plain or
Figured, not over 33 ins. by 33 yds.

Poplins and Venetians, White or Dyed, Plain, not
over 33 ins. by 33 yds.

Poplins and Venetians, White or Dyed, Figured,
not over 33 ins. by 33 yds.

Cotton Flannel or Flannelette of Plain or Twill
Weave:

(1) White, Dyed, or Printed, or Dyed in the
Yarn, exclusive of Duplex or Reversible
Prints:

(a) Not over 25 ins. by 15 yds...
(b) Over 25 ins. but not over 30 ins. by
15 yds.

(c) Over 25 ins. but not over 30 ins. by

31 yds.

(d) Over 30 ins. but not over 36 ins. by

15 yds.

(e) Over 30 ins. but not over 36 ins. by

31 yds.

(a) Not over 32 ins. by 20 yds.

Piece..
Yard...

(b) Over 32 ins. but not over 64 ins. by 20 yds..
Dyed Cotton Velvets and Velveteens, Plain, not
over 26 ins. wide.
Cotton Velvets and Velveteens, Printed, Figured,
or Embossed, Velvet and Velveteen Cords,
Corduroys, Fustians, Moleskins, and Plushes.
Canvas, Cotton (including Cotton Duck), for sails, Yard...

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etc.

(a) Raised.

(b) Not raised.

Cotton Piece Goods, Printed:

Printed Cambrics, Printed Lawns, Printed Mus-
lins, Printed Shirtings, Printed Sheetings,
Frinted T-cloths (including those known as
Blue and White Printed T-Cloths), Printed
Drills, Printed Jeans, Printed Diagonal Twills,
Twill Cretonnes, Frinted Silesias, Frinted Repps
(excluding Repp Cretonnes):

(a) Not over 20 ins. wide..

(b) Over 20 ins. but not over 46 ins. by 12 yds..
(c) Over 20 ins. but not over 32 ins. by 30 yds..
(d) Over 32 ins. but not over 42 ins. by 30 yds.
Printed Mercerized Crimps. See No. 25.
Printed Oatmeal Crapes and Oatmeal Crape Cre-
tonnes, not over 32 ins. by 3) yds.

Casement Cloth, Printed Cotton Coatings,
Trouserings, and Gabardines, and all other
Duplex or Reversible Prints except those enu-
merated in Classes 37 and 42.

Printed blankets. See No. 45.
Printed Handkerchiefs. See No. 48.

The term "Printed" in this Tariff includes Pig-
ment Style, Direct Printing Style, Steam Style, Dis-
charge Style, Madder or Dyed Style, Resist Style,
Resist Pad Style, Metal Style, and so forth, irrespec-
tive of finish.

The term "Duplex or Reversible Print" in this Tariff includes all Printed Cottons having (a) a different pattern printed on each side of the cloth, (b) the same design on both sides of the cloth, whether printed with one or more rollers.

Cotton Piece Goods, Yaru-dyed.

Cotton Crape, See No. 27.

Cotton Flannel, or Flannelette. See No. 31.
Stockinet. See No. 36.

Not otherwise enumerated.

Cotton Piece Goods, not otherwise enumerated..

Cotton, Raw, Cotton Thread, Cotton Yarn, and Goods made of Cotton:

Value 5 per cent.

Value 5 per cent.

Canvas. See No. 35.