The Washington herald., 1919-01-30

Paris, Jan. 29.-EnEland has agreed
TO cede Gibraltar TO Spain in exchange
for Ceuta and Morocco, according to
the newspaper. L'Intransigeant.
The WiIsOnian key to a peace of
justice and a new order in the af-
fairs of mankind has forced the door
of the ghost chamber of secret di-
plOmacy and the rattlinG of skele-
tons of back stairs treaties" con-
Cluded during the war, drowned for
time by the din of a flambOyant
orator. once more is becoming audi
Bile to all the world. Here are some
OF the secret agreements now no
longer secret. which are proving OBJ
stacles in the path to harmony at
Paris:
Britain and France promised italy
to make the Adriatic an Italian lake
That was before the Jugo-Slavs were
recognized as able allies and later
as an independent nation. The Jugo-
Slavs want their windows on the
AdriatiC." but Italy insists upon her
pound of flesh.
Steps on Frances Toes.
Britain promised the King of He'd
JAZZ the city and district of Damascus.
and promised various tribes in the
East independence, a promise now
conflicting with Frances claims for
her sphere Of influence" there.
Britain promised Japan all the Pa
Citic islands Japan took from Ger
many. Australian and New Zealand
object. seeing the Pacific turned
into a Japanese lake.
Japan. on the other hand. reCOg-
nized the claims OF Australia and New
Zealand to the islands lying south Of
the equator
The union of South Africa has been
given to understand-treaty or no
treaty-Jhat it shall get out of the
war all the African territory formerly
belonging to the Germans.
Japan during the war forced China
to rclinquSh her claims to the Prov
ince of Shantung-
New Kind of Job Created.
In providing for intcrnatiOnaliza-
ton of some of the German colonies.
a new kind Of job will be created
by the Peace Conference. The man
TO be put in the charge of an in
ternationaIized colony will be known
as mandatory"
The American Peace Conference
is understood to look not with favor
upon Japan's claims to all the
Pacific islands Japan took from
Germany
Australia and New Zealand are
vigorously opposing Japan's claims,
despite the fact that Great Britain
made a secret treaty with Japan
during the war by which Japan was
10 get these islands.
The Peace Conference hearing on
the conflicting claims of China and
Japan as to kiaOChOw brought
out some interesting and important
facts as to Japanese aggression on
China The issue is over Japan's
demand to retain the railway, a port
and special interests in the province
Of Shantung.
China Asks Restoration.
China. on the other hand. demands
complete restoration.
Japan took over Shantung from the
Germans early in the war, When the
war operations between Japan anI
Germany in Shantung had come to an
end. China notified Japan of her in
tentiOn to declare n war zone in Shan
tunE-
Immediately upon this notification
from China Japan presented some
claims to China. with a warning
against their being made known TO
any other power. China was to agree
10 give full assent to all matters on
which the Japanese government may
hereaftcr agree with the German gov
ernment relating to the disposition Of
the rights. interests and concessions
which by virtue OF the treaty or 9TH
eTwise. Germany possessed in relation