New Britain herald., 1921-10-31
CHINESE DEMANDING
 SHANTUNG'S RETURN
Announce Eight Points as Basis
 for Settlement of Question


 Picking, Oct. 31. =. (By Associated. Press)-Chinas fundamental attitud loward Shantung stands today as it die a year ago, when the government. cabled to China's representative of tht council of the league of nations, Dt K. Wellington Roo, it's views relative to Japanese control of tho provinc. and the methods by which control o Shantung would be returned to China
 This was shown on Saturday even ing when the government gave to ths newspapers here the eight points made in it's message last December to Dr. Koo. Publication of these eight points was probably due to popular pressure resulting from Japanese claims that the Tokio memorandum of October 19 had been inspired by official hints relative to the project for settlement, The foreign office declared the Japan csc claims were not correct but it ad mitted that Gen. Yu Ching-Ho, coui cillor at the war office here had mac disclosures to Gen. Rihaohiro Banzi Japanese military advisor to the Chin ese government. That official wa said to have advised the Japanes9 government relative to the informatio
 
 used by Tokio as the basis for tin proposed opening of negotiations, sue gestei in the Japanese note of Ser tembef q. stra.
 Newspapers here comment unfa oFably' upon the eight points mac public. by the foreign office. declarin they differ materially from the stan taken in the Chinese noto of Octobe- 5. Following ia a summary Of tn. eight points:
 For Open Port.
 1. China shall take back the entire Shantung leased territory, making Tsing-Tao an open port and govern ing it exactly aa it was administered under the German regime through 2. Chinese municipal administrative bur eau. Customs dutiea shall not be im- posed on goods imported at Tsing-Tao and intended for :alc in the leased territory.
 3. China shall pot recognize the validity of forcib1e purchases of land in tho leased territory from. Chinese by the Japanese since the. Japanese military occupation.
 China Must Control.
 8. All former German government property at Tsing-Tao shall be con trolled by the Chinese maritime GUS toma service or the Chinese municipal administrative bureau. An exception would be made of the Qualifications and barracks, which would pass under the control of the Chinese government immediately following the conclusion oi special arrangements between China and Japan. Salt fields in shan tung must be returned to China as sal. constitutes government mono poly. China. however shall grant Japan the right to purchase salt un- deF 7f. 2 special license co1eeAne speci- fled quantities. over fixed perseee--o"> years .
 4. The railroada between Tsianan- Flu and Shunteh-Fu and Kaomi and Hsuchow-Fu shall be turned over to the management of consortiums for operation, while the main limo ot rail- road between Tsing-Tao and Tsian-Fu shall either be operated immediately by China or shall be delivered to China upon a fixed date, pending which a temporary Chino-Japanese system of financial an6 technical op- eration would be satisfactory to China. Railway shares formerly belonging to the German government shall be equally divided between China and Japan, and privately owned German sharea shall, if necessary be refVnded by China and Japan equally. China shall be entitled to one-half of the sur plus, and profits earned by the rail- roads since tho Japanese began opera tion and shall be entitled to the same ratio until there is a full restoration. China alone shall administer the poli- tical departmenta including the rail- way police.
 ..,+as Question of Mines.
 5-All mines along railways for merly operated by Germany shall be conducted as joint Chino-Japanese enterprises for specified period, after which they shall be restored to China absolutely.
 e-AlL Japanese troops shall be withdrawn from Shantung forthwith.
 7-The cables running between Tsing-Tao and Chefoo and Esing- Tao and Shanghai, being entirely within Chinese territory, must be returned to China. The wireless sta tion at Tsinan-fu, erected by the Japanese shall be delivered to China upon payment of the cost of con-. struction.
 8-Japan shall issue statement waiving all rights and privileges for merly enjoyed by Germans through Chino-G German treaties and agree ments excepting such as may be later mutually agreed upon and which may be conceded to Japan. Japan shall in future make no demands rel ative to rights and privileges thus waived.