The Cordova daily times., 1921-09-07

 REVELATIONS
 ON SHANTUNC
By International News Service )

TOXIC. Sept. 6.-"At this juncture Mir Lansing publishes a book which repeats the old story regarding Shau- tung. The relations of Japan and China have been drifting in an undesirable direction recently owing 70 the instigation of mischief makers. But as result of better understand ing there was hope of an improve ment.
 If Mir Lansing's book is widely circulated it might change the tide, and this would be a matter of serious concern to the Far East and to the
 whole world. What Mir. Lansing says is flatly against facts, and his
 lse Of the term "blackmail" is mora than can be born by Japan"
 One of the first works of the league of Nations Association of Japan, in which Viscount Shibusa- va Is a leading member, has been the publication recently of criticism of former Secretary of State Robert
 .ansings book. The Peace Negotia-
 ions" The criticism Is written by Or. J. Soyeda, a leading writer of Japan and a member of the organ
 ation. It takes the story of the Peace Conference up in detail, and,
 oming out as 1t does when the ques- ion of Shantung is more or less in
 he limllght of inter national affairs
 { may be expected to have some affect on the public mind in the countries where it is circulated
 LANSING CRITICISM HURTS
 The particular part that Dr. Soy. eda deals with in the opening chapter If his book, or phamphlet is the Shantung question as it was settled md the race exchange" as Lansing puts it.
 "Mr. Lansing alleges that the shan tung question was exchanged for the racial question" says Dr. Soyeda, Lansing further asserts that, taking advantage of Italy's withdrawal, Jap an threatened to withdaw when she had no real intention of withdraw ing. Let us show how erroneous is the statement that the Shantung for the abolition of racial discrmin ation was rejected by the committee on April II, 1919. IL was reported that eleven out of q total of seven teen members voted in favor of it. { but it was dropped on the ground that the importance of the matter required a unanimous vote. Thus the fate of the racial question had been doomed before the Shantung question reached it's climax"
 Dr. Soyeda then takes up what he terms lack of appreciation on the part of China for what Japan has done and is willing to do for the neighboring republic.
 SHOWS NO APPRECIATION"
 While Japan proposes to return Shantung, captured at so great sacrifice. not only does China show no appreciation, but she ungreatcfully declares that Japan has no right in the matter, and that the province cannot be directly received from her. Mere common sense is enough to show which is right.
 Let America be placed for mo ment in Japan's position. After the Paris conference Japan has from time to time reminded China of the advisabilitv of at once opening neg : citations for the return of Shantung, but China wishes to submit the ques- ton to the League of Nations, and as result no progress has been made toward a settlement"
 Here Dr. Soyda's criticism brings tn American who reads the book up to the present moment, when China is instructing her Minister at Tokio to deny all reports that China has the least intention of dealing with Tokio direct China sees in the disarmament and Pacific conferences called for Washington, excellent op- portunity to bring the Shantung ques- ton before a far more influential group than the League of Nations Japan says she will not discuss Shantung at Washington And this is where one of the opening prob lens of the big meeting is resting
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