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...Peking no one molested the delegates of the Powers, who are trying to come to an agreement with "the Government of China" concerning the Chinese customs dues (TIME, Nov. 2 et seq.). The U. S. Minister to China and delegate to the Customs Conference, John Van Antwerp MacMurray, reported that the various conference committees were functioning smoothly, but declined to hazard a guess as to the ultimate significance of military developments of the past week...
...Chinese eyes the Customs Conference at Peking became some-what more than an academic forum when U. S. Minister John Van Antwerp MacMurray arose and recited specific proposals favored by Washington for granting to China the tariff autonomy which she requested at the opening of the Conference (TIME...
...Replies of the Powers, in view of the present highly complicated situation in China, were disappointingly guarded. Keynotings-John V. A. MacMurray (U. S.) : "The Government of the United States is prepared to consider open-mindedly and generously any reasonable plan with a view to realizing China's aspirations"; Eki Hioki (Japan): "China can expect to reach her goal only by successive stages. . . .The granting of tariff autonomy presupposes a strong, unified Chinese Government"; Sir Ronald Macleay: "Great Britain is prepared to discuss tariff autonomy either at this conference or at a later...
...delegation is headed by Silas H. Strawn, famed Chicago lawyer, and John Van A. MacMurray, U. S. Minister to China...
...representatives will be Minister MacMurray and Silas Strawn, famed Chicago lawyer, who was once very nearly appointed Attorney General by President Coolidge. On these two will rest the greatest burden of steering a middle course. For they will have U. S. citizens to protect, and the facts of the Chinese situation to face as well as the demands of the powers who would like a great number of desirable things which probably are not obtainable...