The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-08-07


article 19-The assembly may
from time to time advise the recon
sideration by members of the league
OF treaties which have become inap-
plicable, and the consideration OF in
ternational conditions whose contin-
nance might endanger the peace of
the world"
This, critics OF the league contend,
opens the door to constant attempts
by foreign nations TO upset the Mon
roe doctrine and to interfere with
American affairs, They point out
that the league, under this article,
would have power to declare that re-
lations between the United States
and Mexico threatened the worlds
peace, and could order either the
United States or some European pow
er to step in and change conditions.
This contention is dubbed an alb
surdity by the leagues supporters,
who insist the only effect of the ar
ticle is to provide a means for de-
adjustments which may become nee.
essary as conditions change
The seventh and final objection
and, next to article 10, the strongest,
is leveled at a provision of the treaty
proper, outside the League of Ma
tions covenant. 1t is the provision
transferring German rights in Shan
tung peninsula to Japan. The lang
uage of this provision is:
Article 156-Germany renounces in
favor of Japan, all her rights, title
and particularly those
concerning the territory of Kiaochow,
railways, mines and submarine cables
which she acquired in virtue of the
treaty concluded by her with China
on March 6, 1898, and of all other
arrangements relative to the Prov
ince OF Shantung
All 0CIiildA llBulb III lnG SlhbtiO-
Tsinaful railway, including all its
branch lines, together with its subsid-
iary property of all kinds, stations,
shops, fixed and rolling stock, mines,
plant and material for the exploita-
tion of the mines, are and remain ac-
quired by Japan, together with all
rights and privileges attached
thereto
THE German state submarine ca
bles from Tsingtao to Chefoo, with all
the rights, privileges and properties
attaching thereto are similarly ac-
quired by Japan, free and clear of all
membranes.
Article 15S-Germany shall hand
over to Japan within three months
from the coming into force Of the
present treaty the archives, registers,
plans, title deeds and documents OF
every kind, wherever they may be-
relating to the administration wheth
er civil military, financial, judicial
or other of the territory of Kiaochow
Within the same period Germany
shall give particulars to Japan OF all
treaties, arrangements or agreements
relating to the rights, titles or privil-
eyes referred to in the two preced-
ing articles.
This, declare its critics, constitutes
a theft from China of territory stolen
from her in 1898 by Germany and
puts the United States in the position
of underwriting and illegal transfer
They insist that the control of the
railroad from Tsingtao TO Tsinanfu,
distance of $50 miles directly into the
heart of Shantung province, gives Ja-
pan a stranglehold on the whole
province is not affected, but only
about one seventh of it; that Japan
has agreed to hand it all back to
China soon, and that in any event.
President Wilson, while not liking
the settlement, was forced to agree
to it by sheer weight of numbers
against him.