The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-02-25
CHINA THANKS
UNITED STATES
Premier Expresses Nations
GratefuIness Through the
Associated Press.
WILSON AIDED DELEGATES
Chino-Japanese Agreements
Concerning Shantung Now
Before Peace Table.

Pelxing, Feb. 21.-~(A. P.)--"Chhs
is very grateful to President Wilt
and the United States delegates5
the peace conference for the L4
they have extended our delegates in
Paris" said Premier Chin Hun Hsun
today. "The whole Chinese nation
wishes to thank the United States
through the Associated Press"
Describing the newly organized
Chinese league of nations society,
the premier said its object was to
arouse the interest of the people in
the league and give all possible as
sistancc to the Chinese delegates at
Paris.
The premier said he was much
gratified over the election of Well
ington Koo, Chinese ambassador to
the United States, to a place on the
commission for a league of nations,
and added that China was ready at
the proper moment to take whatever
part or undertake any duty that
| might be assigend to her.
China intends to publish all ser
cret agreements made during the
war, even commercial agreements
, and the Chino Japanese convention"
he said.
The Chinese delegates to the peace
conference were urged to make pub
lie these documents before the de-
| parture of President Wilson from
Paris, he remarked.
."Of course" he continued, China
expects the powers to disclose any
secret agreements they may have
among themselves concerning
| China"
No trouble over this step is ex-
pected. since Japan no longer
strongly objects and there are no
| disagreements between China and
| Japan, so far as the Chinese govern
| ment is aware. the premier asserted.
Referring to Japan's expressed dis
pleasure over the attitude of the
Chinese delegates in Paris, he de-
clared that China, knowing that
America and Great Britain supported
her, took the golden opportunity of
standing on her own feet and re-
sisting pressure applied from the out
side"
Chin Hun Hsun said he was hope
| full regarding solution to the prob
lens arising from China's Internal
difficulties and believed that a satis-
factory arrangement would be
reached at the coming conference at
Shanghai.
No Other Secret Treaties.
Pekin, Feb. 23.-(A. P.)-The for
eign Office yesterday dispatched a ca
BILE message to. the Chinese delega- =
tion at the peace conference in Paris
enumerating the Chino-Japanese
agreements, of which copies have
been telegraphed the delegation from
Pekin. These, in addition to the
agreements relating to Japans twen-
ty-one demands and the Chino-Japa- i
nese military convention, copies OF
which the delegation took with 1t when
it left for Paris, comprise all the Sc.
cret agreements between China and
Japan. the message sets forth. The
foreign office message as given ont
here reads:
with regard to the Chino-Japa-
nese agreements, You took away with
YOU copies made by the foreign Of
flee of all those relating to the de-
mands and the Chino Japanese mill
tary convention. The foreign office
has already telegraphed the text,
firstly, of the I<irin forest and mines
loan: secondly, the draft of the
agreements for the Manchurian and
Monaghan railway loans; thirdly, the
draft of the agreements for the kao-
mi Suchowfu and Tsinan- -Shuntefu
railway loans: fourthly. the notes ex-
changed regarding the cooperative
working of the Kiaochau- Tsinan rail-
way.
Besides these there are no other
secret agreements, nor are there any
secret treaties of any kind.
"Please disclose all these docu-
ments to the peace conference as cir
cumstances permit and act according
to your discretion"
Before Peace Conference.
Paris, Feb. 25.-The Chino-Japa-
nese agreement of September. 1918,
supplementing the treaty and notes OF
May, 1915. concerning the disposition
of the German rights in Shantung
province now are before the council
of the great powers at the peace con-
ference.
Both the Chinese and the japanese
delegates declare that no documents
have been held from the peace con-
ference, which is expected shortly to
pass upon the disposition of the for
mer German holdings in ShantunS
province.