The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-08-07
KEEP ECONOMIC RIGHT
Return Shantung w it h
Full Sovereignty, Is
Promise.
JAP. .HINA NOTES OMITTED
No Reference Is Made to
Them in Paris Discus
sion, Is Claim

WASHINGTON. Aug 6--Prcsl
dent Wilson issued "a formal state
mcnt tonight saying that the frank
statement mad, uy Nisrount tchida
~ 20 lapun's policy regarding shan
lung ought to serve 20 remove many
of the Misunderstanding which had
begun 90 accumulate about this
question"
References In the Uchidn state
nent az 10 the agreement between
Japan and Chias in 1915 might he
misleading" thN president said. ~
not commented upon In the light OF
what occurred In Paris
when the question of disposal ~
Shhntung was definitely decided on
at Paris President Wilson said the
Japanese delegation In reply to a
question from him said
kcrp Economic Right.
Tho policy ~ Japan IL to hand
burk the ShantunR peninsula In full
sovereignty To China, retaining only
tho economic privileges granted to
Germany and the right To establish
a settlement under the pAusl oondl-
tions OF TslnE Tao
The presidents statement. made
public through the state department.
follows
The government Of The United
states has noted with the greatest
interest tho frank statement made
by Nlsrount rchida. with regard to
Japan's future policy regarding
ShRntunR Tho statement ought TO
serve 90 remove many OF the mis-
understandings which had begun to
accumulate about this question Rut
there are references In the statement
10 an agreement entered into be-
tween Japan and China In 1915,
which might be misleading. n not
commented upon I'm the light of what
occurred In Paris when the clauses
~ the treaty affecting ShantunE
were under discussion / therefore
take the liheriy Of experimenting
Nlsrount lchldH's statement with the
foIlowinYa
Tblatcs Conversation
I'm the conference Of the 1Oth Of
April lust. whore this matter was
brought 90 conclusion among the
heads ~ the principal allied and AS
socintcJ powers the Japanese dele
gates Baron Maxine and Niscount
Chinda lu reply 10 a question put
by myself. declared that
IN" policy ~ Japan Is 10 hand
back the ShantunR peninsula In fun
sovereignty io China. retaining o1ly
the economic PRIVILEGES granted 'p
Germany, and the right 10 establish
a settlement under the usual yuuut-
tons AZ Using Tao.
Tho owners 00f the railway will
use special police only to insure Sc
guriN for traffic They will be used
Tor not other purpose
Tho police forces which will be
composed of Chinese and such Jap
anos" instructors aE the directors NJ
the railway may select, will be ap-
pointed bv the Chinese government
Agreement Not Mentioned.
NO reference was made 10 this
policy being In any way dependent
upon the execution % the agree
ment OF 1915 90 which Count Tchidu
appears 90 have referred. Indeed
! feel 10 Wy duty to say that nothing
that I agreed io must hc construed
as aO G.cquioscencc on the part OF
the government Of the United states
800 the policy uf the notes exchanged
between China and Japan IN lQl&I
and 1918. and reference was made
in the discussion 90 the enforcement
Of Lho agreements ~ 1915 and 1918
ont, lu case china failed 10 cooper.
ate fully tn carrying out the policy
outlined in the statement of Baron
Maxine and Niscount Chinda
~ have. ~ course. no doubt that
Niscuunt TUhlda had been appriscd
uf AN the particulars ~ the discus
sion I'm Paris and I am not making
tnis statement with tho idea NJ cor
rrciiug his. hut only TO. throw a
fuller light Of Qualification upon
situation which ouRh, 90 he relieved
of every shadow OF obscurlty or mis-
upprth,urIun "