Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-23
JAPANESE DENY
CHINESE CLAIM
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Grafton of the Chinese government"
Continuing, it said in part:
For instance, argument is advo-
Gated by her that the rights formerly
enjoyed by Germany in regard to the
lease of Kiao Chow, having expired
in consequence of China's declaration
of war against Germany, should be
restored to China without conditions.
This not only is an argument hardly
warranted by the principles and US
ages of international law or, by trea-
ties in existence between China and
Japan, but may be said to aim at the
Illustration of effects of the Versailles
treaty.
ION MAY 20, the German represen-
tatiye in China declared in his state
ment addressed to the Chinese for
eign minister, that by virtue of the
Versailles treaty, Germany had re-
nounced all her rights and interests
which she formerly enjoyed in Shan
tung under Chino-German agreements
and that she was no longer capable OF
restoring them direct to China. This
declaration having been duly taken
note OF by the Chinese government
they are deemed to be fully cogniZant
of the effects produced by the Yer
sailles treaty. 1t will be remembered
that the Chinese declaration of war
with Germany was made in August,
1917, when more than two years had
elapsed since the transfer of former
German rights to Japan had been
fully recognized by China in virtue of
| the China-Japanese treaty concerning
MAO Chow and other matters.
Want Part In hallway
The Chinese contention, therefore,
| that the rights of lease expired en-
tlrely as a natural consequence OF the
Chinese declaration OF war against
| Germany may be said to be tanta-
mount to wholesale abnegation of
| treaties in existence as well as of all
established facts.
LAS regards the Chinese assertion
concerning the Shantung railway, it
! appears she intends to place its man
| agement under her own control and
to leave for the time being one-half
| OF the whole value of the railway I'M
paid. Japan, while entertaining no
intention of operating the railway ex-
clusively by herself in any manner, is
! unable, in view of the railway condi-
lions obtaining i'm China, to concur i'll
Ihe suggestion that the railway man
| dSSIlSnI DC IClI ChtllCiy III IiiO
hands of the Chinese government.
| 1.-The Shantung railway was operat-
| ed by Germany alone SO long as it
remained in her hands, and Japan has
| taken it over from her at the sacrifice
| of lives and treasure. Further, it was
| in September, 1918, that it was ar
ranged between China and Japan to
operate the Shantung railway as their
| Joint enterprise.
Anxious To Settle
1T is to be observed that the rep
arations commission, after having
| duly appraised the value of the Shan
| tung railway, together with appertain
| ing mines, placed it to the credit ac-
count OF Germany VITA view to set
ting it off against the indemnity t.
| be paid by that power. 1t is, there
| fore, admissible China should claim
to retain one-half of such railway
! properties in her hands without con-
ditionS.
"As regards the japanese proposal
| relative to public property of Ger
many, the Japanese, while ready in
principle to restore the So-called ad
ministrative public property to China
have no intention of retaining all
other public property in her hands
| her wish being to make = a
satisfactory arrangement with China
looking to impartial disposition OF
such property"