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 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 Final 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; 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 conformity with their respective constitutions, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the plenipotentiaries of the two High Contracting Parties, by virtue of their respective powers, have signed this treaty in duplicate in the English and Chinese languages, and have affixed their respective seals. DONE at Washington this twentieth day of October in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty, corresponding to the twentieth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of the Republic of China. 8 T-Cloths, Grey, over 34 ins, but not over 37 ins. by Piece.. 2.312 0.12 Piece... 2.900 0.15 Imitation Native Cotton Cloth (including Ma- (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): Plain White Shirtings and Sheetings, not over 37 White Irishes, not over 37 ins. by 42 yds.. Dimities, Piqués, Vestings, Quillings, and Bed- Cambrics, Lawns, and Muslins, White, Figured, Cambrics, Lawns, and Muslins, Dyed, Plain or (b) Over 30 ins. but not over 37 ins. by 42 yds. 2. 161 0.11 22 21 Leno Brocades, White or Dyed.. Dyed Shirtings and Sheetings, Plain: Value 5 per cent.. (a) Not over 30 ins. by 33 yds. (b) Not over 30 ins. and over 33 yds., but not (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 No. ANNEX I-Continued. IMPORT TARIFF-continued. Name of Article. COTTON AND COTTON GOODS-continued. 24 Cotton Piece Goods, Grey-Continued. Dyed T-Cloths, Embossed Cantoons, Alpacianos, (a) Weight 31 lb. and under.. (b) Weight over 3 lb. but not over 51 lb. Mercerized Crimps, White, Dyed, or Printed, Cotton Crape (excluding Oatmeal Crapes). Grey, (b) Over 15 ins. but not over 30 ins. wide. Poplins and Venetians, White or Dyed, Plain, not 30 Poplins and Venetians, White or Dyed, Figured, Piece.. Cotton Flannel or Flannelette of Plain or Twill 32 (a) Not over 32 ins. by 20 yds.. 3 333 (2) Duplex or Reversible Prints... Dyed Cotton Spanish Stripes: (b) Over 32 ins. but not over 64 ins. by 20 yds.. Dyed Cotton Velvets and Velveteens, Plain, not over 26 ins. wide. Value 5 per cent. 34 35 Cotton Velvets and Velveteens, Printed, Figured, Value 5 per cent.. Yard.. (a) Raised.. (b) Not raised.. Cotton Piece Goods, Printed: Printed Cambrics, Printed Lawns, Printed Mus- (b) Over 20 ins. but not over 46 ins. by 12 yds.. Value 5 per cent. 1.020 0.051 2.302 0.12 3.094 0.15. |