The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-21
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JAPAN WILL HOLD
SHANTUNG POWERS.
Viscount kato Declares She
Must Maintain Special Po-
sition In China
OTHER COUNTRIES.
COULD HAVE SHARE
Japan Would Not Object to Their De-
veloping Interests in, China with
in Proper Limits Papers Should
Not Attack u S. OF England. &

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-Adviccs
received in Washington from Toxic
include the text OLA speech recently
made by Viscount Kato who was the
minister responsible for the treaty of
1915 with China. In this speech he de-
clared that Japan would maintain her
Especial position in China by every
means in her power adding, however,
| that Japan would mot object to other
countries developing their interests in
China within proper limits
1.-THE Shantung question: Viscount
Kato is quoted as saying, twas settled
as it should have been settled 1t was.
| indeed, surprising to me that an issue
| that was settled several years ago
| should have caused such complications.
| The Chinese delegates in Paris appear
| to have demanded the direct return of
Tsingtao and the annulment of German
rights. But the Chinese government
| agreed in 1915 that it would support
any agreement which Japan might
make with Germany regarding them
Before they made this demand in Paris
the Chinese delegates should have first
taken the responsibility of repudiating
| the SinoJapanese treaty of 1915. In
spite of the fact that the treaty be-
| tween the two nations still stands, the
Chinese appealed to third parties
against the treaty Such an attitude
was contrary in an extreme degree to
international usages and to the friend
ship of ncighbors. =
Farther on in his speech Viscount
EAto referred to ''record- breaking
nti-Japanesc movements in China,
which to some extent, he added. en-
danger japanese lives and property in
that country. He argued that every
effort should be made to &C.
ment friendly relations between
Japan and China. and that this rela-
| tionship should be built on a founda-
ton that would be material as well as
| spiritual tTa
But, he added, Gin case of neces-
sitys tthei government should maintain
| its stern afd dignified attitude. 1t
should .wasu the Picking government
and those responsible persons in differ
ent parts of China, to give adequate
projections to lives and property of the
Japanese residents in China If the
Chinese government is found powerlesS
Japan may assist in the work of pro
lection.
Referring to a resolution passed by
the Anglo American association Of Pc
king regarding the Shantung decision
Viscount kato said:
I'm this connection, the Anglo
American association of Reking passed
an extraordinary resolution, setting
forth that the decision of the peac,
conference would cause friction be
tween Japan and China, impair thi
safety of China and disturb the peac,
of the world. The association was or
ganized by the British and the Ameri
cans resident in different parts of Chin;
and it includes the members of the Bri
fish and the American legations, TIL
director general of the Chinese mari
time customs, and other representa-
tive British and Americans. 1t wa
resolutions such as that which instiga
ted the ignorant section of the Chimes
, to disturb the harmony between Japa
and China, thereby tending to distur
the peace of the Orient Certainly tn
association is a private organization
but the members of the British an
American legations are connected wit
it. What step has the imperial govern
ment taken in reference to this resoll
tion2
1.-The British and the Americans pc
scss a considerable amount of commo
sense, so that | know full we'll ths
they generally entertain fair and IN,
views. l believe that those of the men
bers of the association who have r.
sponsible positions and who are INTEL
gent had no connection with the res
ll1+ion in uueSt ion Tho rovrrnmantS ,
the two nations certainly were not co
cerned in the resolution. Accordingl
the japanese people should not rega1
the resolution seriously or allow it
affect their relations with the Britt.