The New York herald., 1921-12-31
CHINESE BELLICOSE,
FEAR JAPAN WINS
Probable Refusal of Confer
ence to Review '21 Demands
Based on Roots Remark.
TREATY WAS A TREATY
Japanese Delegates Express
Confidence Shantung Qucs-
tiOn Will Be Settled.

Special Dispatch to THE NEw YORK HERALD.
New York herald sureau.
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 30.
Disbursement was expressed to-day
by spokesmen for the Chinese delega-
ton relative to Far Eastern settlements.
The Chinese are In a belligerent mood
and see Japan walking Off with every
thing she wanted In the conference and
with the other Powers acquiesclng. Up
TO this time the attitude Of the American
delegation on the problems now under
consideration and likely to arise has not
been made known.
In spite of this silence the probable
refusal Of the conference to consider
the Sino-Japanese agreement of 1915.
the outgrowth Of Japan'sN "twenty-one
demands" is predIcated upon a state
nent reported by a British spokesman
as having been made by Elihu Root.
This statement, quoted to-day, was
made in former meeting of the Far
eastern committee and was to the eff
fest that after all. treaty was a
treaty"
Remark by British Delegate.
This British spokesman said: "I
don't see how we can bring UP the
twenty-one demands in view of what
treaty. which would seem to block It,"
rms discouraging development of at
titude compels the Chinese to feel they
nave failed up to this time to accom-
piisr the three fundamental things for
which they have contended.
Ihese we're Complete tariff autono-
my for China; restoration Of Shantung
TO China by Japan without conditions
ana abrogation OF the Sino-Japanese
treaty growing out Of the twenty-one
demands. by which Japan insures her
control Of the Liaotung peninsula. in
cluding Dairen and Port Arthur. for
another hundred years.
The Chinese delegates are hopeful that
some arrangement yet can be made.
referring to Shantung and the other
questions. Opposed to this the Japa-
nese delegates announced to-day their
confidence that the Shantung question
would be settled. but through the YIELD
ing Of China.
The Chinese delegates are not holding
out any threats Of abandoning the con-
ference. They apparently are deter
mined to see IL through, but acknowl-
edge that the pressure from home to
have them do SO Is constantly in
creasing.
Fear Eject at Home.
They express fe.r az 70 the effect
that the resentfne of the Chinese pub
lie over the failure 81 the conference to
settle matters satisfactorily to China
might have and intimate that the boy
Ikcott now In force against Japanese
goods In shantung would probably ex-
tend through all China.
Abandonment of foreign leaseholds in
China is another thing which has gone
by the board. according to the Chinese
viewpoint. unless there Is q change of
heart among the delegates.
There is one accomplishment of the
conference with which the Chinese are
pleased. This is the abrogation of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance contained in
the four Power treaty. With this alli-
ance shattered they believe the power
of Japan for aggressive action in China
will be lessened greatly.
With the compromise agreement
reached as to Chinese tariff they are
keenly dissatisfied. This agreement
makes no provision for tariff autonomy
the Chinese delegates point out, and
insist that this Is one of the most glar-
ing weaknesses Of the Chinese situation.