The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-07
WILSON ADDS TO
UCHIDA REPORT
Suggests That q. S. Attitude
on Shantung Is Not Given in
Clear Completeness.
CERTAIN POINTS OMITTED
Expresses Pleasure, However,
That Ambassador Has Clari-
fled Situation Greatly.

w nus.
Wilson. through the State Depart
ment, issued a statement tonight
commenting on the statement Of Wis.,
count Uchida, the japanese Foreign
Minister, relative to the attitude Of
Japan toward Shantung. Viscount
Uchida, in his announcement, said
that Japan did not intend to claim
any rights in Shantung affecting the
territorial sovereignty OF China and
promised that the japanese troops
would be withdrawn Immediately that
an agreement was reached with China.
The statement of President Wilson
follows:
''The Government Of the United States
has noted with the greatest interest the
frank statement made by Viscount
Uchida with regard to Japan's future
policy regarding Shantung. The state
ment ought to serve to remove many OF
the misunderstanding which had be-
gun to accumulate about this question
But there are references in the state
ment to an agreement entered into be-
tween Japan and China in 1915 which
might be misleading. If not commented
on, in the light of what occurred In
Paris when the clauses Of the treaty
affecting Shantung were under discus
sion.
Supplements Statement.
"I therefore take the liberty of sup
- nj a
with the following:
"'In the conference of the thirtieth OF
April last, where this matter was
brought to a conclusion among the
heads Of the principal allied and asso-
ciated Powers. the Japanese delegates
Baron Maxine and Viscount Chinda, II
reply to a question put by myself, de-
clared that:
1.-The policy of Japan is to hand bacl
| the Shantung Peninsula in full sover
eighty to China, retaining only the econ
omic privileges granted to Germany, ant
the right to establish a settlement undei
the usual conditions at Tsingtao.
1.-The owners of the railway will USE
special police only to insure security
for traffic. They will be used for nc
other purpose.
"'The police forces will be composed
| OF Chinese and such Japanese INSTRUCTORS
| as the directors Of the railway may Sc
lect will be appointed by the Chines'
Government
! 1915 Agreement Not Mentioned.
mo reference was made to this polio,
being In any way dependent upon thu
execution of the agreement of 1915, t.
which Viscount Uchida appears to hav'
referred. Indeed, felt It my duty to sa,
that nothing that I agreed to must b.
construed as an acquiescence on thu
part of the Government OF the Unitet
States in the policy of the notes ex
changed between China and Japan IL
1915 and 1918; and reference was mad
in the discussion to the enforcement o
| the agreements of 1915 and 1918 only II
case China failed to cooperate fully Ii
carrying out the policy outlined In thu
statement Of Baron Makino and Wis
count Chinda.
IT have, of course, no doubt that Wis
count Uchida had been apprised of al
the particulars of the discussion in Paris
and / am not making this statemen
with the idea OF correcting him bu
only to throw a fuller light OF clarifica
ton upon a situation which ought to b
relieved of every shadow OF obscurity o
Misrepresentation"