Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-22
If Position in Regard to Kiao-
chow and Shantung Are Not
Approved She viii With
draw From the Conference,
ACCUSE WILSON OF
TW0-EDGED RULING
NipDoneSe Cannot Understand
How Geneva Capital Ques-
ton Carried and Racial
Equality Lost by Same Vote,
By Herbert Bayard Swope.
Copyright, 1919, by the Press Pub
fishing Co.
(The New York World.
Especial Cable Despatch.)

Especial Gable DespatchD
Paris. April 21.-"If Japans posi-
tion toward Kiaochow and Shantung
is not approved by the peace confer
ence, che will withdraw, and make
her own arrangements with Germany
She can stand two delibeia ate affronts
| but she will not submit to third"
This statement was made to me by
Japanese off cial, who does not wish
| his name used but who feels that ia
pans attitude should he made clear,
| and who resents, as does his country
what is regarded as a persistent hut
| subsurface, policy to minimize her
influence and to diminish her power
The "affronts" referred to lie in the
fact that after attending a meeting of
the council of ten, and one meeting
of what later became a council of
four, Baron Maxine since has been ig-
nored and has hnd no participation in
the affairs of the ruling body of the
conference The second "indignity"
was the defeat of the amendment to
the league of nations covenant pro-
viding against racial discrimination.
New Danger Added.
Italy and Bolshevism have been up
to now the two n1enacing phases of
the work of the peace conference,
but now a third is added to the dan
! ger list in the form of the sIann,'eHes
question. Delegates of the island EN-
pire have said little, and have done
nothing, but they have observed ev-
erything. and when thev are ready
thev will move in determined fashion
Not a word has been said on the
subject of japanese claims in China
growing out of. the war with Ger
many, vet these questions must be
settled before the treaty is ready for
the enemy commissioners, and Japar
purposes insisting that definition OF
the attitude of the peace conference
toward these claims he made immedi-
ately. She is less inclined to be for
bearing after Friday nights meeting
of the league of nations commission
which left a bigger stain on her hon
or, as she views it, than has been in
flicted since Perry and Townsend
Harris brought her western civiliza-
ton.
New Light Breaking.
New light is breaking on the league
Of nations incident light that is not
at all pleasant in what it shows and
less in what it promises. The vote
that defeated the amendment was
eleven for it, with six either against
1t or not voting. These six were
President Wilson and Col. House for
America, Lord Robert Cecil for Rri-
tain and the delegates from Brazil
Poland and Roumania. ..
These last two are absolved by
Japan, for it realized that the qties-
ton of Jewish equality may have af-
fected their positions, although the
Japanese feel that If the league is al
all what it purports to bel cal socia-
ty of mankind actuated by desire to
avoid and eliminate war--then the
primary tenet should be equality of
races and religions. In that they show
keener appreciation of the spirit of
the league than do certain other mem
hers.
But while they realize the exigen
cies of Poland and Rumana, they cal
see no reason for the roles played b.
the other three and these are source
of deep irritation that would be un
wise and ostrichike to deny BY clev
er parliamentary practice the six wht
did not approve of the amendment es
capped being put in the position Of op
posing the Japanese amendment out
right.
President Wilson, who was in the
chair, asked those in favor Of the mo-
ton to hold up their hands. Elevenl
did so. There were seventeen present
so the six who did not indicate their
approval of the amendment can tech
nically assert that they did not vote
against it. But, on the other hand
they did not vote for it.
Wilson Criticised.
President Wilson has been severely
criticised for what is called his rever-
sal of ruling. Early in the evening he
declared that Geneva has been chosen
as the seat of the league although the
vote was not by any means unanimous
Yet he declared the Japanese amend
ment lost although it got precisely
the same vote as did the Geneva pro
posal. No explanation of this two
edged decision has been made.
There is a we'll authenticated story
and one that the Japanese accept
without reservation, to the effect that
dea1 was made between America and
Great Britain on the Japanese ques-
ton Under it America was to oppose
the Japanese racial equality amend
ment, against which Premier Lloyd
George stood hard in order to placate
Premier Hughes of Australia, who was
becoming disaffected by the premiers
policy on reparations. In return Great
Britain was to withdraw her eleventh.
hour objection to the Monroe doctrine.
Seemingly, the deal worked according
to schedule.
The amendment vote will not soon
be forgotten by Japan. 1t was almost
a cause for withdrawal. but with the |
consent of Toxic the delegation re-
(Continued on PaEe Two.)