Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-25
CHINA THANKFUL
TO U.S.. FOR HELP
Premier Sends Message of
Gratitude for Support
i'm Paris
u RESIST PRESSURE
Now Expects All Nations TO
Disclose Secret Treaties
Affecting China

pekin, Feb. 81 (delayed).-"China
Is very grateful to President Wilson and
the United States delegates to the Peace
Conference for the help they have ex-
tended our delegates in Paris saio
Premier Chin Nun-Hsun today. The
~ whole Chinese nation wishes to thank
the United States through the Associ-
ated Press"
Describing the newly organized Chi
nese league OF nations society, the Pre-
mier said its object was to arouse the
interest of the people in the league and
give all possible assistance to the Chi
nese delegates In Paris. Several weeks
ago, he said. the Chinese Government
dispatched a cab message to President
Wilson, setting forth the readiness of
China to participate in the league, and
now he expects the Chinese Parliament
to telegraph an expression of its support
to the organization.
China willing 10 Take Any Duty
TIL Premier said he was much graft
fed over the election of Wellington Koo
Chinese Ambassador to the United
States. to a place on the commission for
a league Of nations, and added that
China was ready at the proper moment
TO take whatever part or undertake any
duty that might be assigned to her.
China intends TO publish all secret
agreements made in the war. even COM
mercial engagements and the Chino.Jap-
anese convention, he said.
The Chinese delegates to the Peace
conference were urged to make public
these documents before the departure
of President Wilson from Paris, he re-
marked.
o course" he continued, "China ex-
nnHtc tho nuyAr . 10 ltgnln.n 49, ,A,rnt
agreements they may have among them
selves concerning China"
China In Amity with Japan Now
No trouble over this step is expected.
as Japan no longer strongly objects and
there are no disagreements between
China and Japan, so far as the, Chinese
Government is aware, the Premier as
serted.
Referring to Japan's expressed dis
pleasure over the attitude of the Chinese
delegates In Paris, he said that China,
Knowing America and Great Britain
supported her, took the golden oppor-
tunity of standing on her feet and re-
sisting pressure applied from the out
side"
Chin Nun -hsun said he was horeful
for a solution to the problems arising
from China's internal difficulties and be-
lieved a satisfactory arrangement would
be reached at the coming conference in
, Shanghai.
n The interview was granted in a room
that once was the stage of the Dowager
Empress Theatre.
Pekin. Feb. 23.-(By \. P.-De-
layed)-The Foreign Office yesterday
dispatched a cable message to the Chi
nese delegation at the Peace Conference
in Paris. numerating the Chino-Jap-
anese agreements. of which copies ave
been forwarded. These. in addition to
the agreements relating to Japan's TWEEN
ty-one demand and the Carbohydrates
military convention, copies of which the
delegation took with II when it left for
Paris, comprise all the secret agree
ments between lima and Japan. the
message sets forth. The Foreign Office
message. as given out here. READS:
with regard to the Chino-Japanesc
agreements, you took away with you
copies made by the Foreign Office of all
those relating to the twenty-one de-
mands and the Chino-Japanese military
convention. The Foreign Office already
has telegraphed the ext, firstly, of the
kirin forest and mines loan: secondly
4 the draft of the agreements for the
Manchurian and Monaghan railway
loans thirdly. the draft of the agree.
ments for the kaomi-Suchowfu and
Tsinan-Shuntefu railway loans fourth,
~, the notes exchanged regarding the
cooperative working of the Kiaochau.
Tsinan railway.
BESIDES these there are no other Sc,
cret agreements, nor are there secret
treaties of any kind.
please disclose all these document.
to the Peace Conference as circum,
stances permit, and act according tC
your discretion"
Paris. Feb 25.-(By 4. P.)-Thc
carbohydrates agreements of Septem,
"a Der, 1918, supplementing the treaty an,
notes of May, 1915, concerning the dis,
position of the German rights in Shan
II tung province, now are before the coun,
Gil of the great powers at the Peac,
Conference.
Both the Chinese and the Japanes,
delegates say that no documents hav
,.@abeen held from the Peace Conference
which Is expected shortly to pass on tn,
disposition of the captured German hold
ings in Shantung province.
Denials by Baron Chinda, of the Jan.
anese delegation to the Peace Con
ference. and other japanese official.
that Japan had exerted pressure her,
against the activities of China's Peac
Conference delegation, have brough
from Chinese officials. including PremieI
Chin Nun-Hsun, reaffirmation of tn,
original declarations.
These reafiirmations were brought on
by a japanese news agency report from
Pekin that the statements regardin,
Japan's action were due to a revival o
German propaganda.
Japan's latest effort in China is re
ported TO be an endeavor to concludl
Y the unratified agreements for Japanes
railway extensions in Shantung, Man
churia and Mongolia, which have bee
submitted to the Peace Conference.
If this endeavor should be successful
the effect apparently would be TO keeI
these extensions outside the scope o
the proposed scheme for the interna
tionalization OF China's railways, whicI
n Is being supported by the foreign lega
tons and the Chinese Government.