The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-10-12
AIMS In SHANTUNG
Barred BY JAPANESE
Action OF Other Powers Is
Awaited Before Definite
Move Will Be Made.
FREEDOM GOAL SOUGHT
DR.. Iycnaga Tells Of Need of
European Nations Quit
ting China.
FREEDOM GOAL SOUGHT

Shantung WAS set before the Brooklyn
Chamber OF Commerce yesterday after
noon by Or. T Iyenaga, director Of the
East and West News Bureau. who Is
commonly regarded as semi official
spokesman for the Japanese Government.
DR. Iyeraga said the heart of the
whole question was whether or not any
foreign leaseholds, settlements. conces-
slons or railroads were to be tolerated
in Oh ma He id not state positively
that Japan would join In general with
drawal. uis languaze on this point was :
81 dare say that Japan will follow the
suit OF other Powers If they decide to
give up the leaseholds and settlements
they maintained In China If they return
TO her the rights and concessions thes
have secured therein and withdraw
their troops now quartered at Pelkin, ITEM
tsin and other places. and further. II
China sufficiently demonstrates her abil-
ity to defend herself and maintain her
integrity by her own arms Instead OF
shifting the burden to japan to stand in
the Far East as a bulwark against out
side agrees on.
"Then japan Is safe China free, and
she will have attained all that she Is
camoring for to-day"
DR. Iyenaga contended that cam
paign of Misrepresentation. abuse and
gross misunderstanding among the Amer
lean people about the Shantung quest on
He continued:
Nothing would prove more enlighten-
ing for our purpose than to compare the
Shantung settlement with the Ports
mouth treaty, which brought the Russo
Japanese war to conclusion The
status of Germany in Shantung was in
its important features not in the least
different from the status of Russia In
South Manchuria- Both were the ere
atoms Of European aggression and
we're sustained by the iron hand against
which China was utterly helpless. Ger
many and Russia were driven out Of
their positions by the arms of japan.
Gain to China shown.
when we study the Shantung settle
ment in the light of the Portsmouth
treaty we at once observe a very marked
difference existing between the pro-
visions OF the two agreements. The diff
ference. however. is all to the advantage
Of China. The Portsmouth treaty,
which was concluded through the good
Offices of President Roosevelt. whose
memory. it is my privilege to say. is
most endearing to Japan, transferred to
her the Russian leasehold of Kwantung
territory, wherein Port Arthur is To-
Gated. with actual exercise of sover-
eighty over the region, the control and
management OF the South Manchurian
Railway and certain mines along the
road, together with all the rights and
privileges appertaining thereto, apd. fur
Their, the right of stationing her own
troops to guard the line.
These propositions were accepted at
that time without much ado
The Shantung clause, in the first
place, must be read in conjunction with
the arrangement made by preceding
treaties and agreements. BY the Shan
tung adjustment-that is to say, In OBJ
servance OF the China-Japsn agreements
OF 1915 and 1918 and the assurances
given by Japan's peace ENJOYS to Presi-
dent Wilson and Premiers Lloyd George
and Clemenceau. reinforced by the re-
peated declarations of the Japanese Gov
ersment-the Kiao-Chau leasehold Is to
be given up: the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu
Railroad brought under the Joint Sino-
japanese management; the road policed
by the Chinese police the trace of MILL
tary occupation wiped out by the COM
plete withdrawal Of Japanese troops. and
the exercise OF full sovereignty over
shantung. which was infringed upon by
Germany, restored to China
Tn this way Shantung will come to
attain the same status ruling in other
provinces of China. What Japan obtains
are simply the economic rights and con-
essions In Shantung similar to those
enjoyed by other Powers in other parts
of China and the establishment of such
settlement at Tsingtao> as the foreign
setuements that are found at Shanghai,
I1entsin and Hanlsow. The Shantuns
settlement, therefore. far from inpairing
ne territorial integrity or independence
% China, rather serves to restore her
sovereignty, which Germany had IN fact
overtddsn at Kiao-Chau BY the treaty
o. 1888. Such being the actual outcome.
! Am unable to understand what ground
mare Is for the abuses that have been
neapeo upon the Japanese nation on
socount OF the Shantung disposition of
the treaty. -
Every experience which japan has
sained Is priceless lesson to her. In
1880 she tasted the bitter cup of being
oepriVed of the best fruits of victory In
me costly war with China through the
Vaccinations of certain European pow
s ss' and not long after of witnessing
nose fruits slip from China's CRASH and
fall into European hands Is il difficuIt
.nen- TO understand that, In order TO
lorestsll repetition Of this experience
~ the peace conferences which was to
settle thu world war. japan felt It neces-
serY TO assure herself of the support of
her claims by the Allies at the peace
tablet
Agreements Are Explained.
This will explain the agreements
:. .htered INTO In 1917 between Japan on
me one hand and Great Britain. Franca
Italy and Russia on the other, as well
az the China-Japan agreements of 1918
and 1918, These agreements are the
nass or Articles 1855, 1857 and 1853 of the
.ersailles treaty. The terms of the lat |
Yer treaty are substa ntially the same "A |
nose specified in the former
80 long, therefore. as thess treaties |
stand, so long will the Shantung clause |
OF the Versailles treaty stand. Conse- |
Quently Chinese advocates are consistent,
~ least. when In trying to annuI the |
Shantmg decision they advocate the |
.orogation of the China-Japan treaty OF |
Iel5, This, however is out of the |
question. Great Britain, France and |
italy stand upon their honor to uphold |
'he treaty OF 1917. Nor will Japan ever |
consent to be a party to the abrogation |
OF the treaty OF 1915.
1t is well to remember that the Ger |
man -China treaty of,189s. which brought |
20 Germany the Klsochow leasehoid. re- |
0eiVed the recognition Of most of the .
seeat powers. including the United |
states, and had been In force for sixteen
years During this period not a voice
oI protest was raised by the Chinese or
" the citizens of other powers against |
Iermsny's leasshold OF Kiaochow or her 4
activities I'm Shantung.
Is further asserted that the dec