Evening star., 1921-10-31
CHHh MAINTAINS
sHAN1UNG STAND
Publishes Eight Points Sem
to League Last Year on,
Japanese Contruk
BY the Associated Press.

PEKING, October 31.-Chinas funds
mental attitude toward Shantnng'
stands today as it did year ago.
when the government cableh to
Chinas representative on the council
of the league Of nations, DR. Il.
Wellington Koo, it's views reiati~e
to Japanese control. OF tlie province
and the methods BY which coutroi OF
Shantung would be returned to- ChinR
This was shown on Saturday even-
ing, when the government gave TO the
neWspaDers here the eight points
made in it's message last Decenoer 70
DR. Koo Publication of these. eight
points was probably due, to popular
pressure resulting from 1apaness
of october ~ had been inspired BY
unofficial hints relative to the pro5eot
for settlement at,
The foreign office declared uhe
Jananese CLAIMS were not correct, but
it admitted that Gen. Yu ChinI-A Ao.
made disclosures to Gem Rihaohiro
Banzai, Japanese mtiitary adviser 70
the Chinese government. That ohiclai
was said to have advised the Japahese
government relative to the inforlna-
ton he had received, and his report
was used by Toxic as the basfs for
the proposed opening of negotiatlons.
suggested in the Japanese note OF
September z.
Newspaper C0mmeKt.
Newspapers here comment unfavor-
ably upon the e;ght points made pup
lie by the foreign Office. declarln9 8
they differ materially from the stand
taken in the Chinese note of, October
5. Following is a summary OF the
eight points:
/. China shall take back the entfre
Shantung leased territory. making
Tsingtao an open port and govern,
ing il exactly as it was adminlSteFeo
under the German regime through q
Chinese municipal administrative bu-
reau. Customs duties shall not be
imposed on goods imported at Tsing-
tao and intended for sale in the leased
territory.
2. China shall not recognize the
validity of forcible purchases Of land
in the leased territory from Chinese
by the Japanese since the Japanese
military occupation
3. All former German government
property at Tsiugtao shall be con-
trolled by the Chinese maritime Gus
toms service or the Chinese munfclpap
administrative bureau. An exception
and barracks, which would p:ss under
the control OF the Chinese govern
menr Immediately following the con-
clusion of special arrangements be-
tween China and Japan. Salt fields
in Shantung must be returned to
China. as salt constitutes govern,
ment monopoly. China, however. shall
grant Japanese the right to purchsse
salt under a special lic6nse covering
specified quantities over q fixed period
of years.
Railway Control.
4. The railroads between Tsinan-Fu
and Shunteh-Fu and kaomi and
Hsuchow-Fu shall be turned over to
the management of coRsortiums for
operation. while the main lfne Of iatt
road between Tsing-3ao 4nd Tsfnaff-
Flu shall either be- operated hnmedi-
ately by China, or Shall be deitveTeo
to China upon a fixed date, pending
which temporary Chino-Japanese
system of financial and technical
operation would be satisfactory to
China. Railway shares formerly be-
longing to the German government
shall be equally divided between
China and Japan, and privately owned
German shares shall. If Necessary. be
refunded by China ana Japan equally
the surplus and profits earned by the
railrods since the Japanese began
operation, and shall be entitled to
the same ratio until there Is full
restoratioH. China alone shall ad-
minister the political departments. in
cluding the railway police.
s. All mines along railways formerly
operated by Gernfany shalf be Con-
Quoted as joint Chino Japanese enter
prises for a specified poEiod, after
which they shall be ress6fed 70 China
absolutely.
s. All Japanese troops shall be with
drawn from Shantung forthwith.
wnon
Tsingtao and Chefoo and Tsingtao
and Shanghai, being entirely within
Chinese territory, must be returned to
China. The wireless station at Tsinan-
fu, erected by the Japanese. shall be
delivered to China upon payment Of
the cost of construction
s. Japan shal issue statement
waving all rights and privileges fef-
merly enjoyed BY GermaRs through
Chino-Gefman tre4aies and asree-
ments, excepting such as may be later
mutually agreed upon snd which may
be conceded to Japan. Jap8ff snail in
future make no demands relative to
rights and privileges thus waived.