Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-09-26
THE TREATY ON SHAN1UNG

fhsS provisions OF the peaoe treaty with refersnce to
shantuns have been widely discussed, but most Of TIA ais
;assion has been In general terms. with but slsht refer
to tia Axact nature Of the p~rovtatons made. It may
10 Interesting at this time to recall the Language Of the
rsa&y. 10 - to sssi Just what It does provide. The eptirs
subject II covered in ths following three articles:
Article iss-Geruaany renounces, In favor Of Japan.
AL her rishtS, titas and privileges particularly thoss
concsrnins tho t~errttory Of Ktao-chau. railways. min
erals and snbuaarine cables, which she acquired In vtr-
tue OF the treaty concluded by her with China on
March 8, 1891, and Of all other arransenents relative
20 the province Of ,shentung.
All German rights in the TsinEtao- Tstnan-Fu rail-
way, including its branch ltnes, together with is sab
stdiary property Of al kinds, stations shops, azed and
rollins stock. mines, plant and material for tho exploit
tat1en Of the mines are and remain acquired by Japan.
together with all rights and privileges attaching there
Article 167-The German state submarine cables
from Tsanxtao to Shanghai and from Tsingtao to Che
foo. with all the rights which Germany might claim in
consequence Of the works or improvements made or
OF the expenses incurred by her, directly or Indirectly
in connection with this territory. are and remain ae-
quired by Japan, free and clear Of all charges and in
cumbranceA
Article 15s-Gernany shall hand over to Japan
within three months from the coming into force Of the
present treaty the archives, registers. plans. title deeds
and documents Of every kind, wherever they may be,
relating to the administered ton, whether civil, military,
nnancial, judicial or other, Of the territory of Kiao-a
chan.
Within the same period Germany shall give partieul-
ars to Japan Of all treaties, arrangements or agree
ments relating to the rights. title or privileges referred
to in the two preceding articles.
It requires no profound knowledge Of International Law
to understand that in formulating the above provisions TIL.
trainers Of the peace treaty took nothing away from China
that is necessary is ability to understand tho Engli.l
language and knowledge of a very few facts which ar,
familiar to all the world. s+ 3.
By the terms Of the treaty Germany cedes to Japan al
The rights in a certain section Of China which she had &C
CURED under a treaty negotiated with China twenty-on,
years ago. The terms Of that treaty were publicly known
apd 50 far as we have record, neither the United State
nor any other power had ever entered a protest against it
under that treaty until and into the great war. Japanes.
and japanese men-of-war expelled her while Chin,
was still at peace with Germany, and still recognized hel
rights. Japan has remained in possession until now
She Is possession today. Under the treaty Japan IL award
I'd the German property which she had taken from Ger
many by force and as an act Of war. With the. lease ant
granted by China under her treaty with Ger
account in the meantime. Ignoring entirely Japanl
promise to return the Chinese, territory to China, she il
awarded the uneptred portion Of a lease from China t
and absolute title to whatever else Germany owu.
I'd there,
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