The sun., 1919-07-13
PROF. LADD UPHOLDS
SHANTUNG DECISION
Japan Rewarded as Stanch
Ally; China Punished as
Doubtful Friend.
WAR DUPLICITY Barred
Germans Still Lurk in Orient
Trying to Make Trouble
for United States.

Prof George Trumbull Ladd OF Yale.
distinguished as an orientalist and as
an authority on Japanese and Chinese
history and politics, strongly defends
Japan's claims to the province Of Shan
| tung Prof. Ladd maintains that the
decision of the Peace Conference in
awarding to japan the fortress of Kiao-
chow, the settlement of Tslngtao and
the whole of Shantung province was
justified not only by treaty which China
, had made with Japan and which Japan
had made with the Allies, but by the
\ course OF Japan in the war. Prof. Ladd
points out Japan was more faithful TO
the allied cause than China ever was
recalling that the Allies were forced to
warn China that her inhdelity was not
overlooked and that she would have to
mend her ways IL she desired to sit at
the peace table.
| Prof. Ladd's review OF the Chinese
japanese problem suggested TO some
yesterday that the action OF tho Big
Four at Paris in giving Shantung to
Japan was deliberate, a calm award of
territory to a faithful ally and stern
punishment OF a doubtful friend
| After noting that China by treaty
gave Shantung to Japan and that China
has now no right to state that the Peace
Conference betrayed her, Prof. Ladd
| said:
ut was OF course understood that
Japan should be repaid for the expenses
| to which It had been in taking possess
/ cd, II 10 oy,1
penses incurred In its improvement.
Another thing. at the same time it was
guaranteed by Japan that she would
| assist China by her army and navy TX
necessary against any attempt of Ger
many TO recover her hold on Shantung
and also TO assist China In resisting any
demands OF a third Power for future
concessions from China.
German Intrigue Barred.
1.-THE next thing to notice is that all
through the administration OF Yuan
Shi-k'ai China was completely under
control OF Germany. Won Hintzc. lately
the infamous Minister OF Germany to
China, had complete control Of China's
olicy until the death OF Yuan. Thou
sands of dollars of German and Chinese
money were being sent into japan to
| create instruction and disturbances
: ahpns tHe tnOuSdnuS OIL tHllltSe htu-
dents studying In Japan. Thousands OF
, dollars were spent In other forms OF
German propaganda. II was only when
some OF the military leaders In the
PROVINCES began TO see that the Entente
Powers were going to be victorious
that they, sol to speak, got into the
band wagon and forced the Government
10 declare war against Germany.
But they never took sany active
measures to help the Entente Allies IN
. Carrying on this war and indeed rlght
) on the eve OF the gathering OF dele
: gates at Paris for the Peace Conference
a Joint diplomatic note was sent TO the
/ Chinese Government by thu Entente
Powers making specific complaints of
( the infl6elity OF China and threatening
: them that unless they mended their
: ways they would not be admitted TO the
Peace Conference.
:, To-day there are In China several
A thousand inte-ned Germans. civil and
3 military, that ARE st!l! tolerated in their
= propagandism' against Japan and the
United States and in their efforts to
= create bad feeling between the two.
, There are also IN China subsidized
papers and important commercial houses
, that are working In the same interests
/ OF disturbing cordial foreign relations.
China in Turmoil.
at should be understood that there is
at the present time no we'll esta blished
4 Government in China. The Chinese Re
public is substantially In the same con-
0 dition that the Manchu dynasty was be-
fore II was dethroned. The Pckin Gov
I eminent and the Cantonese are In con.
slant strife. In fact are waging civil
war Their various attempts at getting
S together, which is one OF the things that
v | In hafn las IN a
d agreement can be realized, have &C.
3 complished nothing solid by their variou:
d meetings. Almost one-half OF the Vice
K roys Of Provinces of China are acting with
r armies OF their own composed largel,
: OF ex-bandits and scoundrels OF III,
Q worst description In defiance Of any con
r troll of the Government.
9 so often as the Pekinese Government
came near making any arrangement.
: with Japan. a crowd Of Chinese students
rushing over from japan or gathering
n from different parts OF China, woult
y | threaten their own rulers with assasina
ton and in various instances attackin,
: Government buildings and beating on
n Gals.
Tn the central provinces and in III,
e cities along Yangtse kiang. within Yer.
Q recent times. In fact In the last few
months, there have been bloody battle
wv
s Ing Of cities and massacre of the!
= people.
ITO whom, then. at the present tim
J. should Japan surrender the Shantuni
Peninsula? With whom can 1t make
according to it's treaty, any satisfactor.
q terms of mutual agreement? China ha
y no leadership. II has no stable govern
v ment, It is IN a most uncertain and eve
70 chaotic condition. No doubt the sym
- pathy with China, shown by the multi
" tude OF its friends In America. has bac
OF It good motives and a feeling of Jus
&c tice aM true benevolence. but the sam
y thing cannot be said for a large part G
le the influences that are most powerfully q
~ work at the present time. They ar
y largely influences growing out of Jea
ousy, fostered by political ambitions an
~ most strongly backed by the greed {
70 would be promoters and concessionaire
''' who, like the same class In Japan, d
= not want anybody else to get the start {
- them in sharing the spons of weak All
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