Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-11
intend TO
HOLD PACIFIC ISLES.
Trouble Is Not Expected To
Delay Society OF Nations
d, Project-It Is Probable
League Will Discuss The
Problems.

Paris, Feb. 11.-(By The Associat-
ed Press. Japan has reiterated her
intention to hold the Marshall and
Caroline Islands in the Pacific which
she took from Germany during the
war, as we'll as to insist upon the
execution of her agreement reached
in September last, with China regard
ing Shantung. formal statement to
this effect by Japanese representa-
tives has been made public here.
1t is not considered that the Chino
japanese controversy or Japan's
claims regarding the Pacific islands
are likely to delay the society of ma
however, that these matters will be
considered later by that organization.
Considerable space is being given
the no-Japanese controversy by
the French newspapers
To meet doubts cast upon its au-
thority the Chinese delegation has
published cablegrams received from
Shanghai the provincial legislature
of Shantung and the Chinese society
for league of nations at Peking.
These cablegrams ovehwhelmingly
favor the activities of the delegations
and direct that there be restitution to
China of properties in Shantung
AS regards the Pacific islands claims
OF Japan, the American position at
the peace conference has been unoffi-
cially represented as one of opposi-
| tion to annexation and of insistence
upon the Observation-Disclosures Of all
! the Pacific islands taken from Ger
many. The Marshall and Caroline
groups lie directly east of the Philip
| pines.
The Chino-Japaneee controversy
centers upon the Japan claims regard
ing Shantung province, where Japan
has taken over the German holdings
based upon the old Using Tao conces-
sion. Under the treaty Of 1915 between
claims was signed under duress, Japan
was to return to China after the war
all the former German holdings ex-
4 cept that japanese settlement was to
\ DE permitted at Tsing Tap Or tllat ssltff
fport. which virtually gives command
should be internationalixed If the
peace conference should so decide.
Paris advices have indicated that
possession Of Tsin Tao. which the
Chinese delegates to the peace con-
ference insist should be returned to
China without restrictions. .5-'
The agreement Of September last
mentioned in the dispatch, probably
| refers to the agreement made by
Japan to loan China 100000 yen on
the account Of Shantung railway con-
struction. China has never ratified that
agreement. it appears, although funds
were advanced by Japan under it
... Germany Would Profit.
! Paris. Feb. 11.-(By the Associated
Press)-The report prepared in 1916
by German main headquarters to
show how Germany would benefit
from the destruction Of certain indus
tries in France, contained 482 pages
according to the statement made to
'the supreme war council Monday by
1 Louis KlotZ, the French minister Of
finance.
Material for the report was collect
ed by 200 experts.
A review is made Of every French
industry, including spinning, dyeing,
pottery, chemicals. sugar, brewing.
rope making. The report says that
all these industries 'offer excellent
openings for German traders in spite
of a somewhat hostile feeling"
AS the French metal industry in
the occupied regions had been "sup-
pressed" and was without supplies Of
raw, material, the report says, that
it was possible for German traders '.to
substitute yourselves in this new mar
ket"
II Regarding the French sugar indus
try the pamphlet says:
Business relations with Germany
fare sure to continue because the
French sugar industry cannot; do
without German beet seed without
damaging itself. and it must also buy
large quantities of German coal, the
French coal mines having suffered se-
verely."
In it's inventory OF the ruin caused
in the weaving plants Of northern
France the report says:
Considerable quantities Of raw ma.
terial. manufactured goods. thread on
bobbins and wraps have been sent to
Germany. In Sedan all the. plants
have been destroyed. The machinery
has been taken away and the build
irgs lie open to the winds like scrap
iron. There is an enormously impor-
tant opening there for German con-
structors"