Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-12-02
STILL CONTEND
OVER SHANTUNG
/. DISTURBANCES
Differences Between China and
Japan Retard Work of
Conference.
RAILROAD CONTROVERSY
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Nv ROBERT BARRY.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The Shantung
negotiations are under way. Inside the
conference hall yesterday nothing but
expressions Of good Will and good inten-
ton were heard. Outside, Chinese stu
dents staged a noisy protest against the
whole procedure and elsewhere the air
was filed with rumors of serious dis
tuEbance over the-turn the whole ques-
tion had taken.
BALFOUR AND HUGHES
EXPECT SETTLEMENT.
The formal addresses Of Secretary
Hughes and Mr.. Balfour bespoke ex-
pectation by America and Great Britain
that China and Japan would get together
on this issue Of Shantung, which has
been present since two German Catholic
missionaries we're murdered in 1897. The
no-less formal replies by Mr.. SEE for
China and the indefatigible Baron Kato
for Japan were equally responsive to the
world desire for a fair settlement Of the
question of which the world has heard
so much of late.
There are very broad differences be-
tween China and Japan. They will be
stated, probaLl soon. The matter of
the Shantung Railway offers G case in
point Japan is ready to abandon all for
mer German railway rights in Shantung
peninsula exclusive of the trunk line now
. In operation, on condition they shall be
transferred to the international Censor
tium under which all the proposed extern
sions would be constructed. Japan de-
sires the trunk line shall be operated
under q Sino-Japanese arrangement.
sHANTUNG RAILROAD
PROBLEM.
China's spokesman declare they will
never agree to the joint control OF the
main stem Of the railroad. They insist
the line must Oe returned to Chinese ad-
ministratiOn without strings of any sort.
The railroad issue throws a food OF
light on the whole problem. China, un-
wavering in her refusal to recognize the
validity Of the rights acquired by Japan
through the treaty of Versailles. will in
sist on an unconditional Withdrawal by
the military forces and economic agents
Of the MikadO's government. Japan will
challenge any such claim and point to the
reputation of Il by the Paris conference
as more than sustaining the Toxic posi-
ton. Furthermore, it viii be argued China
appears to overlook the fact she entered
into treaty arrangements with Japan pro-
viding for eventfuI restoration Of Kiao-
Chow.
It was expected that Baron KatO's
statement Of Japan's position in the mat
ter Of Shantung would be released TO the
public following the session. Objection
was raised In the conference and the Of
fetal communique accordingly was re-
stricted to the flimsiest pretext OF tell
ing what actually occurred
WORLD LEADERS
WATCH PROCEEDINGS.
Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour
opened the session China's three pleni-
potentisries to the general conference
were present to represent her in the
Shantung discussions. Back Of them We're
several attaches and experts. Japan was
represented by the inscrutable Baron
Eato and the popular Hanihara. They,
too. had numerous assistants in the Of
Ding.
The British and American observers
were present. Sir John Jordan and Miles
Lampson were there for the former. j.
Y. A. MacMurray and Edward Bell were
on hand for the United States. MacMur-
ray has written q fine book on China.
Bell was very popular as charge DAT
flares Of the American embassy at Toxic
Those four remained after Messrs.
Hughes and Balfour had departed. They
will sit through the whole Of the d.
rect gotiatiOns.-COpyright 1921, by
Public Ledger Company.