Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-07
SMNIUlle PACT
Wilson Says Uchida
Statement Pam


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Washington. AnE 6Fes1dzzf
WIlsun izsuen 4 formal srxnemsnr to-
night szy1ng that the ~znk stz1s-
nsrr" made by Fizruunr Echiaa ~
70 Jspan's poaiEy regarding Sham
ElE ought 10 sHue 70 rEmrwe
nanE Of The nizanasrstznatzgs
winch had begun 10 acruEziars
anoz1 TINS question:
References m the Tcnica stzre-
nenr as 10 the agreement between
Japan and China IN Is15 might be
misleading the Presiderr said. n
net commented Epor n the hight az
what occurred II Paris.
When The question cf disposal uf
EharrEng was dsHr1.ely deEded On
1t Paris, President wnsun said the
Japanese deiega1inn, n reply 70 q
question FROM him. said
TIE policy OF Japan Is II hand
hack the Snarrung peninsula IN tnll
sovereignty 10 China sseKintng only
the economic privileges granted TO
Germany and the right 70 establish
4 settlement FINDER the usual conds-
rions at Tsing-Tao.
The Presidents statement, made
public through the state department.
follows
The government Of the United
State has noted with the greatest In
re-est the frank statement made by
NrscoCnt CEhlda with reference To
JRpan.s future policy respecting
ShanruuE- The statement ought To-
serve To remove many Of the His-
understanding which had begun 10
accumulate about tnis question But
LAers are references N the state
between Japan and China In Isls-
which might be misleading Z not
commenced upon II the Light of what
occurred L Paris when the clauses
OF the treaty affecting Shanturg were
under discussion. L therefore. take
the Liberty Of supplemerang Tiscourr
Jcnidas statement with the fuIIcw-
ing
In the conference of rae rhirrlerh
Of April last. where rhls manner was
brought 10 a conciEsien among the
heads Of the principal allied and as
socizteo powers. the Japanese dHle-
gates, Baron Maxine and Eiscourr
Chlnca- n reply ID a question put
by mySfE. declared that
The policy Of Japan Is 10 hand
hack Lie SEla.nrunE peninsula N fpl
sovereignty To China retaining only
the ecur1uac privileges granted to
Germany. and the right To establish
4 settlement under the usual comb
items At TxsEg- lac.
The owners CT the railway wiz
Use special pollce nrly 70 insure Sc
rEriry tnr 1rafsc They viii be used
Tar no other purpose
The police forces viii be COM
posed Of Chinese. and such Jana
nese instructors as the e.recrnrs Of
the railway may select VIII be ap-
pointed by the Chinese government.
No references 60 this policy be-
ing IN any way dependent upon the
EXECUTION of the agreement Of 1915
10 which NiscoUn1 Cchlda appears
10 have references. Indeed ] felt II
EE duty 10 say that nothing that ]
agreed I'd mEsr be construed as ar
acguaescence on the part Of the GOV
eminent OF the United States IN the
pollcy Of the notes exchanzed be-
tween China and Japan IN IsIs ana
1873, and reference WIS made In The
discussion 70 the enforcement -
agreements Of laI5 and 1878 orIy n
case China failed 10 cooperate fully
n carrying out the policy autIined m
the statement OF Barsn Maxine ana
Eisc0urr Chlnda
! have. CT course nc DOUBT thu
Nlscou1t Cc1ida had been appraised
CT all particulars Of the discussion
IN Pans and am not making this
statement with the idea Of currecr-
ING tins. but only 10 throw a fuIler
hight Of Qualification upon a s1rua-
rion which ought 70 be relieved af
every shadow Of esscurfry or mis-
apprehension