Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-08


nounced Monday.
II cannot emphasize. too strongly"
he said, that the three Chinese
delegates are pulling together. There
is no dissension among US. There
have been points on which we have
not always agreed as to procedure,
but we have conferred together al
ways with the view OF harmonizing
them. and this we have done"
In other Chinese sources. however,
it was insisted that Admiral Tsal,
Chow, Tsu-Chi and General HuanS
Flu, superior advisors had resigned
through displeasure with the manner
in which the Shantung controversy
was being treated. Efforts to obtain
direct statements from these officials
however, were without avail.
At the meeting of the AFR Eastern
committee today, when 1t resumed
it's session after a three day rest. Or.
WELLINGTON koo on behalf of emma
made a statement concerning Man
churia and other leased territories In
China in response to the japanese
position taken at the meeting last
week that would mot at this time
withdraw from that province.
There was said to have been consic!
cradle discussion of leased territories
in China but no final agreement was
reached, the Chinese and Japanese DEL
ceates explaining that their separate
negotiations regarding Shantung were
somewhat involved in the conference
fot
therefore it was considered advisable
to make further Roadway with the
Shantung negotiations before further
commitments should be made in the
Far Eastern committee relating 10
leased territories.
DIR. I1oo in his presentation of Chi
mas case regarding Manchuria did not
accept the Japanese view of Japan $
right to remain in Port Arthur and
Dalny, nor the British view concern
ing that nations occupation of kov-
loon, on the mainland opposite Hong
Kong.
Replying to the Japanese statement
that assurance was given ly the
American, British and French govern
mcnts at the time of the formation OF
the international consortium that thc
vital interests of Japan in Nanchurla
be safcguardcd," DR.. koo told !he COM
mittce that his delegation. because
China had not been consulted at the
time, was not in a position to express
an opinion on 1.-The question of the &C
curacy of this statement"
AS to vital interests" Or. Koo
;,,ta he's Il,
,ital interests in Manchuria that the
interests of any foreign power therein,
however important they may be in
them selves, canont compare with
them
DIR. koo's reference to the Japanese
Interpretation OF the consortium and
Americas assurance regarding Man
churia brought from Secretary Hughes
the statement that the position of the
United States when the 'corSortium
was arranged was clearly set forth in
the full correspondence made public
several months ago. and that It spoke
for itself. This. it was recalled. stat
ed that the consortium should not be
used to the detriment of any single
nations interest in China
When the japanese and Chinese del
egations met late today to continue
their conversations looking to a Set
tiement of the Shantung controversy.
Mr.. Hanihara, for Japan. agreed thai
all public properties in the form er Ger
man leasenold would be transferred t.,
China, subject to the refunding b.
China of Al monies spent by Japan
under japanese tenure. China's re-
fusal to pay Japan for the properties
developed under the German regime
must. however. be referred to Toxic.
The japanese delegation accepted the
Chinese refusal. it was said after Chi
M agreed as to the rcfundhng for OK
ponditures on improvements made b.
Japan.