The Attitude of China and the Powers towards the Revision of Treaties (continued).

During a period of more than twenty years China had not been able to get rid of the malpractices of her judicial system, so that there was no way to start talking about the abolition of extraterritoriality.

The Powers, with the object of fulfilling what they had previously promised, in accordance with the provisions of the 5th resolution of the Washington Conference, are going to despatch to China a (special) commission which shall investigate the (present) status of the Chinese judicial system and formulate a report.

By this, the interested countries may be able to decide whether they should proceed with extraterritoriality or not, and what scheme should be followed in proceeding with it or abolishing it.

It can be seen from this that the Powers all sympathize with the Chinese demands, and in case China should some day improve her judicial system, it would be a guarantee of the abolition of special rights.

The Powers then would be certainly glad to comply with China's demands and would not raise any objection.

Now when the Powers have already spoken in such a sincere and honest way, should China still insist on the immediate abolition of extraterritoriality, it would not be fair from the point of view of both reason and actual conditions.

The Chinese must use all their efforts to reform their judicial system in order to be ready for the coming of the investigating commission, and thus they can complete all preliminary conditions for the abolition of extraterritoriality.

As for the position of international equality, it would come then of itself.