El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-25
China Intends
To ReUeaIAU
Secret PactS
Grateful To Wilson and
u. S. Delegates For
Assistance AT Paris.

Pekin. China Feb. % Chy Assoclat-
| ed Press)- China IS very grateful
to president Wilson and the United
States delegates TO the peace confer
I ence for the help they have extended
our delegates in Paris said premier
Chin Nun Hsun today. The while
/ Chinese nation wishes TO thank the
United states through The Associ-
ated Press"
The premier said that he was much
eratffied over the election Of Welliug-
Ton koo. Chinese ambassador TO tine
Uuni-ed States. To a place On the COM
mission for "a league OF nations, and
added thar China was ready at the
proper moment TO take whatever part
or undertake any dy9y that might be
assigned 10 her.
To Publish Treaties.
China intends TO publish all Sc
cret agreements made during the war.
even commercial eugagemeuLs and
: the Chluo-Japanes convention he
said
The Chinese delegates 20 the peace
conference were urged 20 make pub
lie these documents before the de-
parture OF president Wilson from
Paris. ne remarked
-Of course" he continued, China ex-
poets the powers to disclose any Sc
cret agreements they may have
among themselves concerning China
No Trouble Expected.
No trouble over this step IS eX-
pected, since Japan no longer strongly
objects and there are no disagree
men-s between China and Japan, so
Tar as the Chinese government IS
aware. the premier asserted Re
ferr-ug TO Japan's expressed disple cas-
ure over the attitude OF the Chinese
delegates in Paris. he declared that
China. knowing that America and
Great Britain supported her, took the
golden opportunity OF standing on her
own feet and resisting pressure APP
piled from the outside"
Chin Nun Hsuu said he was hopeful
regarding O. solution TO the problems
arising from China's international
difficulties and believed that a sat
isfattory arrangement wcuid be
reached at the coming conference AT
Shanghai
sends Texts OF Treaties.
The fore Su office Sunday dis
patched q cable message 10 the Chi
nese delegation at the peace confer
ence in Paris, numbering the Chino
Japanese agreements. OF which copies
have been telegraphed the delegation
from Pei-in- These comprise all the
-ecret agreements between China and
Japan. the message sets forth The
message as given or here reads;
with regard 10 the Chiuo-Japa-
nese agreements you took away with
you. copies made by the foreign office
Of all those relating TO the q de-
mands and the Chino-Japanese mill
tary convention The fOrei-n office
has already teleEraphed the text.
firstly. Of the klrin forest and mines
loans: second. the draft Of the aEree-
ments for the Manchurlan and Mon
Eolian railway loans. thirdly, the
draft Of the agreements for the
Kaomi-SUchowfu and Tsinan-Shun-
tefu railway loans; fourthlv. the notes
exchanged regarding the cooperative
worrying OF the Kiao Chu-Tsiuan rail-
way.
Besides these. there are no other
secret agreements. nor are there Sc
cret treaties Of any kind.
Please disclose all these documents
20 the peace conference rs circum-
stances wiz permit and act according
TO your discretion"
Premier Rcstates Declarations.
Denials by baron Chiuda OF the
japanese peace delegation. and other
Jauanese officials that Japan had ex-
erred pressure here against the activi-
ties OF China's peace conference dele
cation. have brought from Chinese Of
ficials, Including premier Chin Nun
its9n, reaffirmation Of the original
declarations
Janan's latest effort in China Is re-
ported 20 be an endeavOr 70 conclude
the unratified agreements for Jap
anese railway extensions In Shantunz,
Niauchurfa and Mongolia. which have
been submitted to the peace confer [
snce.
If this endeavor should be success Z
full the effect apparently would be
TO keep these extensions outside the
scope Of the proposed scheme for the
.uternati1ns liZation OF China's rail-
ways, which Is being supported by the
-oreign legations and the Chinese gov 3
srnment
Agreements Before Council.
Paris. France. Feb. 25.-The Chino
japanese agreements Of September.
.9IS. experimenting the treaty and /
totes Of MAY. 1915. concerning the
disposition q the German rights in I
'han-ung province, now are before
he council OF the great powers at
he peace conference.
Both the Chinese and Japanese del
gates declare that no documents
ave been he'd from the peace con
erence. which Is expected shortly to
Ass upon the disposition OF the for
ner German holdings in Shantung
rovince.