The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-25
CHINESE REPEAT
CHARGE AGAINST
JAP DELEGATION
Will Insist on Revealing Sc
cret Treaties Premier
Grateful for u. S. Aid.
(By Associated Press)

PEKING, Feb. 25-DenialS by Baron
Chinda of the Japanese delegation to
the peace conference and other Jap
anese officials that Japan had exerted
pressure here against the activities of
China's peace conference delegation
have brought from Chinese officials in
cluding Premier Chin Hun Hsun, re-
affirmations of the original declara.
tion. These reaffirmations were
brought out by Japanese news agency
reports from Pekin that the state
ments rega riding Japan's action were
due to rival German propaganda
Japan's latest efforts in China is
reported to be an endeavor to CON
clude the unratified agreement for
Japanese railway extension in Shan
tung, Manchuria and Mongolia, which
have been submitted to the peace con
ference.
Will Support League
"China is very grateful to President
Wilson and the United States dele.
gates to the peace conference for the
help they have extended our dele
gates in Paris" said Premier Chin
Hun-Hsun today. "The whole Chin
ese nation wishes to thank the United
States through the Associated Press. :
Describing the newly organized
Chinese league Of nations society. the
premier said it's object was to. arouse
the interest of the people in the league
and give all possible assistance to the
Chinese delegates at Paris. Several
weeks ago, he said. the Chinese gov
ernment dispatched cable message
to President Wilson, setting forth the
readiness of China to participate in
the league and now he expects the
Chinese parliament to telegraph ar
expression of it's support to the or
ga anization.
The premier said that he was much
gratified over the election of yelling
ton Koo, Chinese ambassador to the
United Stataes, to a place on the com
mission for league OF nations, and
added that China was ready at the
proper moment to take whatever part
| or undertake any duty that might be
assigned to her.
"China intends to publish all secret
agreements made during the war
even commercial engagements ant
the Chino-Japanese convention" he
! said.
Trouble Expected.
The Chinese delegates to the peace
conference we're urged to make public
thse documents before the departure
of President Wilson from Paris" ht
remarked.
"Of course" ne continued. "Chins
expects the powers to disclose any
secret agreements they may have
among themselves concerning China
| No trouble over this step is expect
! ed, since Japan no longer strongly oh
jects and there are no disagreement:
between China and Japan, so far a!
the Chinese government is aware, thu
premier asserted. Referring to ia
pans expressed displeasure over th'
attitude OF the Chinese delegates IL
Paris, he declared that China, know
ing that America and Great Britain
supported her, took the golden oppor
tunity of standing on her own fee
and resisting pressure applied from
outside"
Chin Nun-Usun said he was hopefu
regarding a solution to the problem
arising from China's internal Difficult
ties aud believed that satisfactor.
agreement could be reached at tn
conference at Shanghai.
The interview was at Shanghai.