Arizona republican., 1919-08-07
JAP STATEMENT
 SHOULD SUFFICE
 PRESIDENT SAYS
Declarations By Viscount Uchida As To Japan's Intentions In Shantung Ought to Remove Misun- derstanding Explains 1915 China-Jap Treaty
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WASHINGTON, August 6.-Presi- dent Wilson issued a formal statement tonight saying that the frank state ment' made by Viscount Uchida as to Japan's policy regarding Shantung, tough to serve to remove many of the misunderstanding regarding Shantung which had begun to accumulate about this question:
 Reference in the Uchida statement as to the agreement between Japan and China in 1915 might be mislead- ing" the president said Eff not com mented upon in the light of what oc- cured in Paris
 When the question of disposal of Shantung was definitely decided on at Paris, President Wilson said. the Jap anese delegation in reply to a Ques- tion from him, said:
 Japan Replies Favorably
 "The policy of Japan is to hand back the Shantung peninsula in full sovereignty to China, retaining only the economic privileges granted to Germany and the right to establish a settlement under the usual conditions at Tsing Tao"
 The president statement, made pub lie through the state department fol- lows:
 "The government of the United States has noted with the greatest interest the frank statement made by Viscount Uchida with regard to Ja- pans future policy respecting shan tung. The statement ought to serve to remove many of the misunderstood ings which had begun to accumulate about this question. But there are references in the statement to an agreement entered into between Japan and China in 1915 which might be misleading, if not commented upon in the light of what occurred in Paris when the clauses of the treaty affect ing Shantung were under discussion 1 I, therefore, take the liberty of sup plementing Viscount Uchida's state ment with the following:
 Supplements Jap Statement
 In the conference of thirtieth oi April last, when ths matter was brought to a concl lion among the heads of the principal Uhllied and asso- ciated powers, the Japanese delegates Baron Makino and Viscount Chinda, 1T reply to question put by myself de- clared that:
 "The policy of Japan is to hand back the Shantung peninsula in ful sovereignty to China, retaining only the economic privileges granted tt | Germany and the right to establish { settlement under the usual condition at Tsing-Ta
 !" "The owners of the railway vii use special police only to insure SC curity for traffic. They will be uset for no other purpose.
 '"The police forces which will b. composed of Chinese and such Japa nese instructors as the directors of tn railroad may select, will be appointe, by the Chinese government"
 Explains Situation
 NO reference was made to thi policy being in any way dependen upon the execution of the agreemen of 1915 to which Count Uchida appear to have referred Indeed, I felt it m duty to say that nothing that I agree to must be construed as an acquies cence on the part of the governmen of the United States in the policy O the notes exchanged between Chin and Japan in 1915 and 1918; and ref erence was made in the discussion il the enforcement of agreements of 191 and 1918 only in case China failed t cooperate fully in the carrying out c the policy outlined in the statement c Baron Makino and Viscount Chinda
 T have, of course, no doubt tha Viscount Uchida had been apprised o all the particulars of the discussion i Paris and I am not making this state ment with the idea of correcting his but only to throw a fuller light c clarification upon a situation whic ought to be relieved of every shado, of obscurity or misapprehension."