Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-17
JAP DEMANDS
FOR SHANTUNC
ARE EPUb[|SHED
Clause Provides For
Withdrawal of Troops
on Certain Conditions.
Open Door Policy in
Certain Districts One
Of Important Items.

Washington. Sept 16.-(Ry The AS
sociated Press. )-Terms of settlemen,
Of the Shantung dispute proposed by
japan to the Chinese government are
summarized in statements by the Jap
anese foreign office made public Fri
day by the japanese embassy here anG
in a translation also made public by
the Chinese embassy.
The Chinese translation contains nc
important variations from the Pekine
summary, although some additional de-
tails are given in two sections.
The Japanese summary follows:
"a. The leasehold Of Kiao- -Chau
and the rights originally granted to
Germany with regard to the 90 kllo-
meter zone around the kiao-Chau bay
shall be restored to China.
(2). The japanese government VIII
abandon plans for the establishment OF
a Japanese exclusive settlement or OF
an international settlement in Using
tao: provided that China engages to
open of it's own accord the entire leased
territory of Kiao-Chau as port OF
trade and to permit the citizens Of all
foreign countries freely to reside and
carry on all lawful pursuits within
such territory. and that she further
undertakes to respect the vested rights
Of all foreigners. China shall like
wise open forthwith suitable cities and
towns within the province OF Shanfung
for residence and trade Of the nation
als of a11 foreign countries.
vi (3). The Kiao- Chau -Tsinanfu railway
and all mines apprftenxnta thereto shall
be worked as joint Sino-Japanese
enterprise.
az. Japan will renounce all prefer
entail rights with regard to foreign
assistance in persons. capital and ma
terial, stipulated in the Sino-German
treaty of March 6, 1898.
~. Rights relating to the exten-
sions Of the Kiao- Chau-T -Tsinanfu rail-
way, as we'll as options for the con
struction Of the Yentai- -Weisheln rail-
way will be thrown open for the COM
mon activity Of the international IL
nancial consortium in China.
(6). The status Of the custom house
at Using Tao as forming an integral
part of the general custom system Of
China shall be made clearer than under
the German regime.
~. Public property used for ad-
ministrative purposes within the leased
territory of Kiao Chau. will in general
be transferred to China: it being un-
derstood that the maintenance and
operation of public works and estab-
lishments shall be arranded between
the japanese and Chinese governments.
(S(.. With view to arranging de-
tailed plans for carrying into effect
the terms Of settlement, the Japanese
and Chinese governments shall appoint
their respective commissioners as soon
as possible.
.(9). The Japanese government have
on more than one occasion declared
willingness to proceed to the recall of
Japanese troops now stationed along
the Kiao- -Tsinanfu railway upon
organization by China of a police force
to assume protection Of the railway
and when the Chinese government shall
have organized such a police force,
Japanese troops will be ordered to
hand over to the Chinese police the
charge Of the railway protection and
there upon, Immediately to withdraw"
An additional detail is in the Chinese |
here as compared with that
given out in Peking. namely:
1.-The customs administration at
Esing Tao is to be made even more
truly and clearly than the system under |
the Germany regime an integral part
Of the Chinese customs admlnlstra,
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