The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-05
BRANDS JAPAN AND
GERMANY AS RIVALS
IN HEAP|NG UP OF
WRONGS ON CHINA
Senator Watson Of Indiana Bitter
ly pcnounces shantung Provi-
sion of Versailles Treaty and
Urges It's Rejection.
JAPANESE MINISTER SAYS
SHANTUNG PLAN IS CLEAN
Asserts His Government Has No
Intention of Establishing Terri
torial Sovereignty and Proposes
General Foreign Settlement.

Washington. Aug. 5.--In It's
hearings on economic sections OF
the Versailles treaty. the senate
foreign relations committee got
into a sharp argument today over
the loague OF nations. during
which Chairman Lodge declared
repeated attempts 10 secure in
formation on the league from
President Wilson had been un-
availing
The president" said Senator
Lodge" has never offered to
come before this committee. lie
only sent telephone message
saying he would be glad TO have
the committee come to the white
house. We have called for paper
after paper and hc has not sent
one"
senator Fan. republican. New
Mexico, remarked that the COM
mittee dtd see the president at
the white house ON his first re-
turn from France. but had failed
10 secure from HIM any adequate
iHOftnation. DemOcfatic mem
bcrs Vi the committee replied
ana the argument became so
sharp that the chairman had to
zap iOr order.
Toxic. Japan, VIA London. Aug. g.
Niscount chida, the Japanese iOreigl
minister, ~ "a statement issued toda,
dtciares Japan does not intend 4
claim any uehts affecting the tern
ioriai sovereignty OF china IN Shan
iung. lie promises the Japanes
troops viii be Withdrawn immeuiatct
after AN agreement b concluded wit
china.
japan, moreover. the foreign min
lister statement adds. Is considerin
the establishment at Tsin Tao Of
general foreign settlement instead q
a purely japanese settlement.
Washington Aug. 5.-Deciarin
the history ct German and Japanch
acquisitions IN Shaniung had bee
ole wrong heaped upon another
senator Watson, republican, OF lndi
aua. asked the senate today to re1c,
that prc, ision of the Versailles ircatl
which giNoa Japan control IN Shar
tunE peninsula.
The original shantung right
Senator Watson said. were taken frot
China by Germany la 1855 through
demand enforced by fleet OF battle
ships aud had been expanded to en-
brace complete economic possessio
OF Shuntuug. through supplement.
treaties "a 1893. 1909 and 1905. Thes
expanded rights he said, had bee
taken from Germany IN the preset
war hy Japan. VINO had sought to n
infOrce her position by treaty "oi
tuiucd by force" from china In lst
and hS secret agreements "esiablishe
by fraud" contaminated with the a
lics in 1914.
The president recently has stated
he continued. that Japan intends
return Shsntuug to China. II thi
he true. why is it not 80 written
the contract; Japan waged two wa
with the announced purpose OF el
suring the Independence OF kore
Ana Set having won IN both wars. 81
very speedily annexed Korea. One
Iapun's alleged reasons for wagir
war with Russia was that she want'
to save Manchuria for China. MAJ
rhuriH IN to all intcnts and purpos
a japanese colony.
THE whole story Of the troatmc
o. China by Japan furnishes ann
illustration Of the fact that Japan u
tends 10 cling to Shantung. and IN
her protcatuiions OF good faith "a
not To Doe believed"