The sun., 1919-07-31
Exact Wording Decided
Upon by the Militarists,
Chinese Charge.
THEY FEARED MISTAKE
Determined to Make Per.
petual Japan's Control
Over the Chinese.
RAILWAYTERMS EXPLICIT
President Wilson Shown TO
Have Accepted Dictation
to Save Covenant
RAILWAY TERMS EXPLICIT!
spec.o, De.pa,ca' to rur Sur.

DpCCtot DcSputCh 70 Ah1 OeN'
WASHINGTON, July 30.-The Japa-
nese Government at Toxic and not the
Peace Conference at Paris drafted
Articles 156, 157 and 1853 Of the
treaty which put Shantung Province
under japanese conquest and domina-
tion.
This fact, which the Chinese assert
they are able to demonstrate conclu-
sively, has put the Shantung matter
In still another light and is believedto
explain why such secrecy is main
tained with respect to the hidden
agreements and understandings which
preceded President Wilson's yielding
to Japan.
Baron Maxine, when he believed he
had gained his point by threatening
to embarrass the League of Nations
scheme II President Wilson did not
yield, notified Toxic that matters were
progressing favorably for Japan's
secret aims. Toxic, however, feared
that the japanese delegation might
overlook some of the important points
whereby Japan planned to fasten q
complete military and economic grip
on China for all time, and conse-
quently the exact wording of the
Shantung provisions was framed by
Japan and later accepted by President
Wilson and the British and French
Premiers.
Japanese Concerned.
The japanese militarists were par
ticularly concerned over the possibil-
ity that japan might not be granted
permission to extend the branch lines
OIL the Tslnan-Tsingtao Railway from
Tslnan to Shuntohfu and from Kaomi
to Hsu-Chou. BY means of these
branch lines Japan would be assured
of cutting off south China from north
China at a moments notice, and
thereby holding China completely In
her power for any future emergency
where threats might be necessary to
carry out further japanese plans Of
exploitation, according to the Chinese.
Toxic therefore exercised great care
with respect to the railways and TO
the important mining rights, whereby
Japan's power would be steadily In
creased.
The articles as dictated by Toxic and
Incorporated in the peace treaty are
as follows:
Article 156-Germany renounces,
in favor OF Japan, all her rights,
titles and privileges - particularly
those concerning the territory Of
Kiao-ChaL railways. mines and
submarine cables - which she ac-
quired in virtue of the treaty con-
cluded by her with China on March
6, 1898. and OF all other arrange
ments relative to the province Of
Shantung.
All German rights in the Tsing-
Tao-Tsinan-Fu Railway, including
its branch lines. together with its
subsidiary property OF all kinds,
stations shops. fixed and rolling
stock. mines, plant and material for
the exploitation OF the mines, are
and remain acquired by Japan, to-
gether with all rights and privileges
attaching thereto. ..-
Japan Acquires Cables.
The German state submarine ca
bles from TsingTao to Shanghai
and from Tsing-Tso to Che-Foo.
with all the rights. privileges and
properties attaching thereto, are
similarly acquired by Japan free
and clear OF all charges and encum-
brances.
Article 157-The movable and Inn
movable property owned by the
German state in the territory Of
Kiao-Chau. as we'll as all the rights
which Germany might claim in
consequence OF the work or Inn
provements made, or OF the ex-
penses incurred by her directly or
indirectly in connection with this
territory. are acquired by Japan
free and clear OF all charges and
encumbrances.
Article 15s-Germany shall hand
over to Japan within three months
from the coming into force of the
present treaty the archives. regis
ters, plans, title deeds and docu-
NESTS OF every kind, wherever they
may be, relating to the administra-
ton, whether civil. military, fnan-
cial. judicial or other, OF the terri
tory of Kiao-Chau.
Within the same period Germany
shall give particulars to japan OF
all treaties. arrangements or agree
ments relating to the rights. title or
privileges referred to In the two
preceding articles.