Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-04
JAPAN To RETURN
SHANTUNG W|Tp'V
YEAR, PRED|C1S>
Member of Jap Peace DeIega-
ton Says His Country viii.
Withdraw From Province at
Earliest Possible Moment,

New York, Sept. 3.-Restltution ol
the province of Shantung to China hy
Japan with year was predicted here
today by Yasuke Matsucl a, Sc tetaly
in the foreign depar ment IF Japan.
ana a men her of tha Japanese naaee
delegation Mr.. MatsuCka has Just
arrived here from Paris on his way t.
Japan
81 should not be at all surprised,
he sald If Gu, government opened
within a very few months, or even a
weeks, negotiations with the Chinese
government with a view to settling the
Shaagtung question in q way satisfac-
tory to all concerned"
In statement on the Shantung
question, Mr.. Matsucka said:
ITO those of us who have part'ci-
Fa'ed in the peace conference, there
is not the shadow of doubt that Japan
VIII withdraw from Shantplg At the
earliest possible moment. The peace
Il eaty requires Germany to hand over
to Japan all the documents relative
to Shantung within three months
after the ueaty comes into fort 9,
When this is dcGe, Japan viii inue-
diately take steps toward the res'tte-
tion which Jaian has pledg her
self to make in favor Of China.
The terms o, which Japan will
restirute Shantung are nov fairly
known to the world. Briefly stated
the main points of these terms are:
Main Points of Terms.
First Japan to restore Kiao Chow,
the German leased territory to China
Second, ir returning kiao Ch, W
to China, Jap - IN the interest OF all
nations asks only me thing. name :
that the territory he open to interna-
tlonal trade. 1t Is 81 ly as natural
corollary OF this proposed measure
that Japan also desires to establish
an international, now a Japanese set
tlement in the city ~ T's-g Tao. III
the Chinese ia, .,nese agreement "
May 25, 1915, a lap plne settlement
was to have been stablisreu III addi-
tion to an International ore, but Nis-
count Uchida, our formga minister
declared on August G, .ast, that Japan
would waive the right to establish a
Japanese settlement.
Third Japan viii withdraw all her
troops not only from the railway zone
but from Using Tao. After the resti-
tuition of kiao Chow not single Jap
anese soldier will be left on the soil
of Shantung,
Fourth, The Shantung railway OF
270 miles will be operated not BY
Japan, but by Japanese joint
corporation, in which both Japanese
and Chinese capital will be represent
ed. or course. China will participate
in the management of this railroad.
Fifth, Japan will withdraw her po-
lice Forces from along the railway and
entrust the Chinese authorities with
the policing of that region.
BESIDES the matters included in the
above five categories there are ques-
tions of the German submarine cables,
railway loans and preferential rights
with regard to the supply of capital
and materials and the employment of
foreigners in Shantung. believe these
these questions can be settled.
81 do not wish to say that these will
be the exact terms, but am prepared
to declare that our overture to China
will be along these lines, Let me en-
phasize once more that these negotia-
tiona will be entered into within a
very short time. The solemn pledge
she (Japan) has given to China be-
fore the whole world will be carried
out under all circumstances
Japan has taken nothing from
China in Shantung. but proposes TO
give her much. What we
have taken in Shantung was taken
from Germany, not China. This point
cannot be too strongly emphasized" :