The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-26

Provision as seen by me kuc FonF
HUI. the Chicago National DEFENSE
THE statenSntr made 80 far In OK
PLANTATION Of the position " Japan ~
respects the Shantung settlement In
cOrporoted In the treaty OF Versailles
are designed 10 show that the only
question involved h the restoration
u China's sovereignty N klaochow
hut this n not the question for soin-
tiun. There II no question OF the res
,oration OF sovereignty. for chinn's
sovereignty ortr this territory re-
mains unimpairct. H. the kiaoc;low
convention OF 1855 between Chin0 ana
Germhny specifically provides for the
reservation OF Chlna's sovereignty.
1he real matter al issue H. the pos
session Of the leased territory form
criy held by Germany and the prop
critics and rlrhtn therein, and the pos-
session OF all the economic rights ana
properties In shantungs The latter
comprises he kiaochow-Tsinanfu
railway and all the properties con-
nected herewith. and the cunNesainna
for the building Of the Tsinaniu-
Shnntch and the HHuchuw
railways. The settlement therefore.
lies In the answer TO the question.
ITO whom shah these rights and
properties rightly goi' Japan has Sc
CURED the possession 81 these rights
ANA properties from the peace eon.
tefcttcti hs tApice-td "hu e'hNt9' W
In articis it6 and i6I Of the treaty,
and u now appears that her object
Is to hold them for herself. China
on her part claims that these rtEhts
and properties are legally hers on the
following ground which H. sound IN
law and Ia accordance with Internal
= tlOnal practice In consequence OF y
(ab klaOchON Nts hseu, hut not
cedcd. TO Germany hy the lease con
vention OF March g, 1898. and h
territory n all properties and rights
connected Herewith nave reverted 10
/ China. - q matter Of law. by her dec
iaration OF war against Germany, FOR
all treaties. agreements and con
vcntions, heretofore concluded he
tween China and Germany were abb
rogated by the o~xistoncc OF war be-
TWEEN them
tbj Likewise the nlaochow -Tsin-
anfu railway and all properties con
nected Herewith. formerly head 10y
Germany by virtue OF tno railway
agreemtnt OF March -, 1900. have
aiso reverted 10 China.
Al these rights having reverted TO
China Tor the reason stated, termany
had nothing To- IN favor Of
Japan as the treaty provinces, ANA the
mttcr therefore couii not obtain no
legal titlc by the treaty.
L. Japtua iuaarions.
To understand the lssuc and itH stg-
nihcancf vicariy. iowc--r. ~ is nay
necessary to Discover wnat The micn-
lions OF Japan are In respect to kiap-
chow and S%hautung. territories 10
which and In which snc has no rights.
These Intentions are clearly seen IN
She actions of japan taken since her
occupation VI Siacchow.
n h her mention 10 occupy and
couirol kiauchow aud shan uuE per-
mancntly, a. revealed by tac follow
ing facts.
taJ .Iven before Tie treaty of YER
sulllcs was completed japan hh1
taken over. occupied aud M"rs"d va
mines In Meishlsu, fauEatc, Ioshani
kinglnchin. liungshuu and othvi
places winch arc all located outside
of .kiapchuw and scattered In shan
tuug province.
90 she had extended the boundary
properties and rights iu kiHOchpw
uor,hwurd 10 T. considerable extent
surveyed and buiit rAany new road
and even set aside e tract OF land f"i
"a japanese cemetery all HctiNltc.
revealing beyond doubt the purpose
Co establish herself permanently 10
the territory.
secondly. u is her Intention to kccr
control ot all the REVENGE producing
properties aud rights la kiapcnoW
ana shantang. She had taken pos.
session of;
~ NNHf NNHf N"N' NAk HAANh NV """
electric power plants. custom hnus'
. and the new railway station IN kiuo.
, chow.
90 Tho KnochoV -Tsinaufu rail-.
way with an IT'S properties
tcl The mines "a SnantunE
p IL HEIuu4ut-- ~ tie ktsiliLutt0t
/, of Tigi-c IGtsIuon-.
! The Intentions recitcd are indis
putablc. Now whit wan Doe The prac
tlcat oi The realization
0f these i%ntcnuonsf
The urst consequence II that o.,
the control OF kl1urhoW Japan take
y away from China the only sironl
naval base lefi 20 her that affords he
prpteruouf on the Yellow sea ttu
k%iapuhow hay Ia the only Ice IRE
port in % a region free from furoig'
a. .nhuouCeJ aud gains Tor herself %
turn e. political and military base con
stitui.ug O. perpetual mvuiure 20 th
province OF ShuutuuE aud the cuusts
regions na far south as shanghai
Equally vital and important Co III
safety OK China is the control Of "a
kinochoW- Iziuanfu lint which az u
inland terminus Hs iaihHniu, con
meets with tao Tlenis4n-HuNoW ltu
giving thereby ID japan power 10 cu
OF communication between Hehiu
and D. Naugtsc valley.
Ecs.des. the command ~ T5inlnf
Will enable her 10 seize the Techu'
arsenal. ono ct the three arsena.
\, China possesses, IN time OF cniei
. g,ury.
u.s. Further. the right granted 10 lapa
- By he peace treaty 10 construct AN
"a control "a railway between kuoni an
Hschuw ta3f miles, and n ruilwi
n between Tainunfu and Shuntrn t2i
!" mIlca1 viii enable her 20 extend he
a military power 10 kianTsu PROVING
a TO- the one case and 20 menace ~
communication between Picking ar
the great city Of Htnkow on al
le Atngtso river in the other thus pril
urally Increasing her strutcgiril cor
ut troll OF The vast region south ~ ~
liu FOR military purposes.
ID the alleged DHlcr theory, ahould has
usefulness huvinu ended.