The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
WILSON SHANTUNG
STATEMENT BEING
READ BY SENATORS
Presidents Declaration Re-
garding Jap Promises and
Lansing's Testimony on
Treaty Divide Interest.

WASHINGTON, Aug. President
Wilson'S statement regarding Shantung
and Secretary Lansing's testimony be-
fore the foreign relations committee d.
viled interest today in the senate fight
over ratification Of the peace treaty.
Senators studied carefully the decla-
ration of the president relative to Jap
anese promises for the return Of Shan
tung to China, but the exact extent to
which 1t will diminish senate opposition
to the Shantung provision remained
conjectural.
The statements of the secretary OF
state during his all-day hearing yester-
day before the committee covered a
wide range and were studied as touch
ing directly on many of the treaty pro-
visions thai have featured senate de-
bate.
No session of the committee was
planned for today, but Senator Kellogg,
Republican,, Minnesota, had give no.
tice he would sepak on the treaty-mak-
ing power as 1t related to the Yer
sailles treaty. The committee will not
Monday, but II probably will hold one
or two meetings in the meantime to
consider other subjects.
President Wilson, in a formal state
ment asst night, said that the frank
statement made by Viscount Uchida
as to Japan's policy regarding Shan
tung Ought to serve to remove many
Of the MISUNDERSTANDING which had be-
gun to accumulate about this session, "
References in the Uchida statement as
to agreement between Japan and China
In 1915 might be misleading" the
president said, 'If not commented upon
in the light Of what occurred In Paris"
Statement in Full.
The presidents statement, made pub
lie through the state department, fol-
lows:
1.-THE government of the United States
has noted with the greatest interest the
frank statement made by Viscount
policy respecting Shantung. The state
ment ought to serve to remove many OF
the misunderstanding which had be-
gun to accumulate about this question.
ment to an agreement entered into be-
tween Jeapan and China in 1915, which
But there are references In the state
might be misleading, II not commented
upon In the light OF what occurred In
Paris when the clauses Of the treaty
affecting Shantung we're under dis
cussion. l therefore take the liberty
of supplementing .Viscount FUchida''
statement with the following: tJ44a
In the conference Of April 30 last
where this matter was brought to a
conclusion among the heads OF the prin.
cipal allied and associated powers, the
Japanese delegates, Baron Maxine an(
Viscount Chinda, In reply to~R unestior
put by myself, declared that:
THE policy OF Japan Is to hand
sovereignty to China, retaining only tht
economic privileges grantedAto Germa'
ny, and the right to establish a. sAttle'
ment under the usual conditions a
Tsing-Tao.
1.-THE owners of the railroad viii ust
special police only to insure security FOL
traffic. They will be used for no Other
purpose.
1.-THE police forces win be composed
of Chinese, and such Japanese insttuc'
tors as the directors Of railway ma!
select will be appointed by the Chimes
government
mo reference was made to this polio,
being in any way dependent upon thu
execution of the agreement Of 19l5.vti
which Count Uchida appears to havt
referred. Indeed. l felt 1t my duty 4
say that nothing / agreed to- must b
construed as an aequisscence on thu
part Of the government Of the Unite
States in the policy of the notes ex'
changed between China. and Japan II
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 full!
in carrying out the policy outlined Ii
the statement Of Baron Maxine an,
yiscount Chinda. I'm
II have, OF course, no doubt that, Wis
count Uchida had been apprised Of a
the particulars Of the discussion !
Paris, and / am not making this state
ment with the idea Of correcting him
but only to throw a fuller light upon
situation which ought to be relieved o
every shadow Of obscurfty or misap
prehension." .