The Washington times., 1921-10-16

Cuineoc OiIiciniD bince lSlos ana An
investisa ton OF the claims made by
the japanese on account Of these
so-called loans.
And unless the Japanese govern.
ment can show that the loans were
made In a proper way and duly rat
flied by the Chinese parliament.
their illegal and immoral character
should be denounced and any claim
or claims made by the Japanese
government or by japanese individ-
uals based thereon should be denied
and any liability on the part OF tho
Chinese government to repay the
principal sums so involved should be
distinctly and internationally repudi-
ated.
Particularly should this be done
unless II can be shown that the pro-
ceeds Of the alleged loans went to
the benefit OF the government prop
erty under control of the ministry
that received the proceeds Of the
loan.
MEET MOHAMMEDANS.
In March Of this year Japanese
officers gathered in Afghauistan,
twenty-five leading Mohammedan
Princes from Turkey. Persia, A.
ghanistsn and India, and conducted
them North 10 the Siberian Railway
and thence via the Siberian Railway
to Mukden, where this delegation Of
twenty-five Mohammedan Princes
were met by . largo delegation Of
japanese officials.
Under Japanese escort they were
conducted to Tokyo, and there some
sort Of . secret treaty or agreement
was made whereby the Japanese gov.
crnment claims to be the protector
OF the Mohammedan religion
throughout the world.
About three months after this 4
Japanese delegate appeared at Con-
stantinOple and insisted on sitting
In his representative capacity as a
protector OF Mohammedan religion
In the International Commission
made up Of English. French and
Italian representatives that proposed
to control the region about Constan.
tinople and Mesopotamis.
PHILIPPINES ENDANGERED.
The japanese claim to protect
the Mohammedah religion should
b investigated and rcpudiztesi and
denied, for II recognized, III will
bo followed soon by = demand tha.
japanese representative be per-
mittod to sit as an official OF tho
Philippine Commission ~ the pro-
tector Of the Mohammedans in
Sulu, Mindanao and the other
islands Of the Philippines, that are
Mohammedan.
Any recognition Of Japanese
rights rs . protectOrate of the
Mohammedan faith will be followed
soon by . demand to participate in
that capacity in the government Of
tho Philippine Islands.
The Japanese claim that they
are willing to return Shantung to
China. but that they have spent
some four hundred and thirty mil
lion yen in harbor improvements
at Tsintao, in the development
Of the railway. and In the construc-
ton OF barracks, forufications and
other improvements in Tsingtao.
the capital, and that before they
can be asked to vacate Shantung
and return 1t to China that China
must repay Japan for her improve
ments made on this Chinese terri
tory.
This condition must be repudi.
tied entirely, and at the very es
Japan is in Shantunc by
10 legal right. She is a squatter
'ure and simple and whatsoeve-
'he has spent in the way of i'm.
'rovement has been spent in viola
Ion of right and law purely for
he purpose Of attempting to ere.
tie an obstacle to her being forced
o vacate and give UP shantung.
DUST sQUATTERs.
Whatever Japan has spent IA
his Chinese territory has been
pent at her own hazard. rs she
veil knows. and her position is
xactly that of one who has built
fine house on a piece of property
hat he knew belonged to some.
ne else. hoping that in some way
10 might claim title to the prop
rty.
But, as in all equity and moral
aw, the builder OF such a house
n the other fellows property,
'ouid be compelled to vacate and
eave his improvements. which he
ad no right to make and which
e made at his own hazzard, so
he Japanese must be compelled TO
ecognize that the world knows
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