Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-12-06
CONCESSl0NSON
SHANTUNG MADE
BY JAPANESE
Preferential Rights Re
nounced and Customs
Privileges Waived
APPEAL TO. PUBLIC
Japanese Diplomats Deny That They
Have Bargained = Defend lhelr
Country's Course.

Washington, Dec. Elm the lull OF
Conference work until WEDNESDAY
Japan came to the front YESTERDAY
with direct appeals to American pun
lie opinion.
Admiral Baron Kato, the dominant
figure in Japanese delegation, pro
tested strongly in public statement
against newspaper articles that Jap,
an%is playing a bargaining. game ara
Delegate Hannihara defended japan 5
course in Shantung and suggested
that either the United States OF Eng
land, placed in Japan's position, mlghe
not have gone SO far as sne IS trying
to satisfy China.
Concessions were made to China by
japan Yesterday in the parley between
the delegations of the two nations on
Shantung to the extent that Japan re-
nounces preferential rights with re-
gard to foreign assistance IN persons,
capital and material" as set forth IN
fhe treaty between Germany and
China of March 6, 1898. Japan has
claimed all the German rights by Vlr-
tue of her conquest of the German
leased possessions in Shantung dur
ing the war, confirmed to her IN the
Versailles treaty.
Japan also agreed to waive, subject
to two reservations, privileges the
Germans enjoyed in the handling OF
customs at Tsingtao, the capital city
of the leasenoid now held by Japan
in Shantung. She agreed that the
Tsingtao customs service should be
an integral part of the Chinese GUS
toms Service. Reservations are that
the japanese traders at TsiHgtao may
use their native language in dealing
with the customs and that when the
customs staff for Tsingtao is selected
consideration shall be given to the
needs of the trade at that city.
But the main issue in the Shantung
question, control of the railroad, still
is to be settled in the parley, and
there is no sign thus far either that
the Japanese viii retreat from their
position that they must share with
the Chinese control of the road or
that the Chinese are willing to yield
in their contention that the Japanese
holdings in Shantung must be return
ed Internationally. 81
Some of the Chinese have become
discouraged over the whole Chinese
situation as it is shaping before the
Conference. 1t was announced today
that Dr.. Philip X. C. Tyau, who is the
Chinese Minister to Cuba and the sec
retary-general of the delegation at
the Conference, had resigned. He holds
that the hope of getting justice for
China is fading.
While the Japanese and Chinese
were thus performing during the day
the American delegation remained
confident of the outcome. Official
sp< nuen seemed to have no doubt
Gen the communications be-
Il Japanese delegations and
ted following the Balfour-
es conferenc Friday night
led, the work of the Con-
be resumed under auspi-
stances. The Americans
the time had naturally
delegations would stop
seek advice.
came from official
ices with respect to the
1T of Washington yester-
correspondent of one of
- papers that an alliance
Feat Britain. Japan and the
ties is about to be consum-
in treaty form and SUBJ
President Harding to the
S that this treaty would pro-
VI e termination of the Anglo
Ja alliance.
lly the suggestion of tri-
pa, .lliance was secuted 1t would
nt surprising should the agree
mt the Hughes naval program, if
as y expected, its is accepted, be re-
duceu to treaty form In fact, it is un-
derstood the japanese intend to in
sist upon that, and the British may
want it. The japanese say they do not
intend to go ahead and scrap lot
of costly tonnage and then find, after
a year or two, that there is some
misunderstanding.
Specifically, it was stated by mer
inside the japanese counsels that
there was not the slightest contempla-
ton on their part of the formula
tion of treaty between England
Japan and the United States to take