New Britain herald., 1919-02-11

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ward China in the peace confs%
is causing grave apprehension amc
the representatives Of the other
soCiatcd powers. According to ofJif
diplomatic information reaching hd
Japan virtually has threatened wal
China makes public secret treaties
tween the two countries and fails
carry out an agreement to make jan
the successor OF Germany in rig1
property and concessions held
Germany at the outbreak of the
ropean war.
China Seeking Support.
China is relying on the peace 4
terence, whore her delegates are 4
to have made an excellent impk
sion, and is seeking support from
United States and Great Britain.
AdVices from the Orient throN
diplomatic channels say AmerM
Minister Reinsch at Peking. sceIW
to reassure the Chinese foreign III
lister with statements of the fridM
ship Of the United States governm@
was told frankly that the foreign ~
lister did not see how at this time
United States or Great Britain Cd.
divert their attention to the Or
when the European situation
manded SO much attention.
Secret Treaties Stolen.
When the Chinese peace deleg
arrived in Paris the information II
available discloses, they reported IN
their copies of the secret treaties WI
stolen from their baggage while A#
were passing through Japan and @
sequently they were unable to c; #s
out their purpose Of making t @
public at the conference.
Officials of the state departns az!
declined to make any formal C A
ment today on the situation. The @A
preston was given that the wi lS
matter was being handled in Paris S
Threats Thinly Yelled. u
According to the reports rece &
here, the threats against China |
conveyed to the Chinese foreign n DR.
lister by the Japanese minister IL @
king in thinly veiled terms. The W
panese is said to have pointed
that Japan had an army Of more t@8
100000 men idle at home, fM
equipped and with arms and m @
tons enough to conduct long VS.
and to have pointed out that ia 8
had more than half n million ton M
shipping, with the intimatibn @
this would be ready on short no 3
for active work. He also is saic 2
have referred pointedlN to large s.
of money owed to Japan by CT
and to the fact that China had b
unable to live up to her fi1la n
agreement. 2
Verbal Reports Made.
Upon arriving in Paris without @
copies Of the treaties which they @
been in ! 'ucted to use in seeking
break Japan's grip, the Chinese M
gates made verbal reports of the ss
stance OF these treaties to some of
peace delegates OF the other co 2
tries. This led the Japanese auth M
ties to demand OF China that she N8
avow this action on the part of 8
delegates and that she keep secret z
treaties Some of the treaties h M
not yet been ratified by the Chin H
government, although Japan has @
flied them and, according to tod; ;sS
a.
bringing every pressure to bear @
China to ratify them before anytllB
can be done at Paris. The most @
portant of the treaties as yet unrl
fled by China is the agreement @
"a, 1918, which gral@
to Japan and admits ia 5
as the successor to Germany's ia
and properties in
district.
This includes railways, mines
other valuable property and
rights TO them for a long terms
years. According to the Chinese cla 81
Japan already has possession un 3
treaties and agreements Of two-fifW W
of the iron ore deposits of the en- @
Chinese republic and is seeking p
session of the other three-fifths
Pressure is UTnbearable.
Although they so far have b
able to resist the Japanese deman
the Chinese officials now say that
pressure is becoming unbearable.
Chinese president has approved
cable the action of the Chinese dc A
gates In Paris in announcing tn @
willingness to make public the tire @
les in spite of Japanese pressure.
China has asked, depending ~
the impression made upon the
credited delegates from other col @
Continued en- Ninth Psgel