The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-31
MUST HAVE
SHANTUNG,
China SAYS
Views on Final Settlement
With Japan Made
Public.

Peking, Oct. 31-tBy the Assocl-
ated Press )-Ghina's fundamental
attitude toward Shantung stands to-
day as it did year ago when TINS
government cabled to China's repre-
sentative on the council OF the
League of Nations, DR.. K. yelling
ton koo, its views relative TO Jap
anese control of the province and
the methods by which control or
Shantung would be returned ~
China.
This was shown on Saturday eve
ming, when the government gave to
the newspapers here the eight
points made il its message during
last December to DR.. koo. Follow
ing IS a summary of the eight
points:
Eight Points Made,
l. China shall take back the en-
tire Shantung leased territory max
ing Tsing-Tao an open port, and
governing it exactly as it was ad-
ministared under the German re-
gime through a Chinese municipal
administration bureau, custom du-
ties shall not be imposed on goods
imported at Tsing-Tao, and Intend
ed for sale in the leased territory
,. China shall not recognize the
validity of forcible repurchases of
land in the leased territory from
Chinese by the Japanese since the
Japanese military occupation.
Demands Salt Fields.
3. All former German govern
ment property at TsingTao shall be
controlled by the Chinese maritime
customs service or the Chinese
municipal administrative bureau.
An exception would be, made of
the fortifications and barracks
which would pass under the con-
troll of the Chinese government I'M
niediately following the conclusion
of special arrangements between
China and Japan. Salt fields in
Shantung must be returned to
China, as salt constitutes a gov
ernm2 2nt monopoly. China, how
ever, shall grant Japanese the right
to purchase salt under a special
agreement specified over a fixed
period of years.
Divide Railroad Shares.
4-The railroads between Tsinan-
Flu and Shunteh-Fu, and haomi and
Hsuchow -tu shall be turned over
to the management OF consortiumS
for operation while the main line
of railroad between TsingTaO, and
Tsinan-Fu shall either be operated
Immediately by Chinese, or shall be
delivered to China upon a fixed
date, pending which a temporary
Chino-Japanese system of financial
and technical operation would be
satisfactory to China Railway
shares formerly belonging to the
German government, snail be
equally divided between China and
Japan and privately owned German
shares shall, # necessary, be re-
funded by China and Japanese
equally.
China shall be entitled to one
half of the surplus and profits
earned by the railroads since the
japanese began operation. and
shall be entitled to the same ratio
until there is a full restoration.
China alone shall administer the
political department, including the
railway police.
Restore Railway Mines.
5-All mines along railways for
merly operated by Germany shall
be conducted as joint Chino-Japa-
nese enterprises for a specified pc
riod, after which they shall be re-
stored to China absolutely.
6-All japanese troops shall be
withdrawn from Shantung forth
with.
The cable running between
TsingsTao ami Chefoo and Using
Tao 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 shall issue a statement
waving all rights and privileges
formerly enjoyed by Germans
through ChinO-German treaties and
agreements, excepting such as may
be later mutually agreed upon and
which may be conceded to Japan.
Japan shall in future make no de-
mands relative TO rights and priv
ileges thus waived.