El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-11
ATTITUDE Of JAP
CAUSESC0NCERN
Virtual Threat of Hostili-
ties If China Reveals Text
Of Secret PactS.

erty and the rights to them for a
long term OF years.
According TO the Chinese claim,
Japan already has possession.
under treaties and agreements, OF
TWO fifths OF the iron ore deposits
OF the entire Chinese republic and
Is seeking possession Of the other
three fifths.
Although they so far have been able
to resist the japanese demands, the
Chinese officials now say that the
pressure is becoming unbearable- The
Chinese president has approved by
cable the action Of the Chinese dele
gates in Paris in announcing their
willingness to make public the treat
les in spite Of Japanese pressure.
China has asked. depending upon
the impression made upon the &C
credited delegates from other coun-
tries. that the peace conference see
the p demands made upon China by
japan in 1915 be revoked and that
initely from the influence OF Japan
Asks Full Independence.
The complete independence OF China
is asked under the protection OF the
league Of nations.
The account OF minister Reinsch's
visit 10 the Pekin foreign office says
he reaffirmed the friendship Of the
United States for China and desired
to give active support in her desire
for independence. He learned. how
ever, that the Japanese minister in
Pekin reached the foreign minister
a few minutes before him and con-
veyed the limitations OF what would
happen II Japan's demands were not
met
Row Gets Much Attention.
Paris. France. Feb. lit IS
not considered that the chino
japanese controversy or Japan's
claims regarding the Pacific islands
are likely to delay the society Of na-
tons project It seems probable, how
ever. that these matters would be
considered later by that organization
Considerable space is being given
the ChinO-Japanese controversy by the
French newspapers.
To meet doubts cast upon its au-
tEOritv. the Chinese delegation has
published cablegrams received from
Shanghai. the provincial legislature OF
Shantung and the Chinese Society for
a league OF Nations. at Pekin. These
cables overwhelmingly favor the ac-
tivities OF the delegation and direct
that there be restitution to China OF
properties in Shantung-
japan Reiferates Aims.
japan has reiterated her intention
TO hold the Marshall and Caroline is
lands in the Pacific. which she took
from Germany during the war. as wei
as TO insist upon the execution Of her
reached in September last
with China regarding ShantunE- A
formal statement TO this effect by
japanese representatives has been
made public here.
UItimatum to Chinag
London. Eng Feb 11--Japan has
notified China that China must work
in harmony with Japan at the peace
and must undertake not 10
reveal 10 the conference secret Chino
japanese agreements. says a Reuter-
from Pekin. dated Febru-
arv ..
The correspondent says his informa- Z
lion comes from Chinese sources and 7
Reuters says IL should be regarded 4
with some reserve
According to the dispatch. Japan 4
stipulated that failure by China to 1
give such assurances would result in 4
effective japanese financial pressure {
IN China [
As regards the Pacific island claims |
II japan. the American position at the /.
1eace conference has been unofficial I
y represented as one OF opposition 10 Z
annexations and OF insistence on the
Observation-Disclosures OF all the Pacific /
Stands taken from Germany. The !
Marshall and Caroline groups lie d.
-ectly east OF the Philippines.
The ChinO-Japanese controversy
,enters upon the Japanese claims re-
sarding ShantunE province, where
Japan has taken over the German
based upon the old Using Tao