The Washington herald., 1921-12-15
ASKS SHOWDOWN
China Wants Ruling on
Demands Made by
Japan in 1915.
ISSUE FORCES
AN ADJOURNMENT
Tokyo Consents to Salx
Of Railroad in
Shantung.
Japan's twenty-one demands. ma

/ Japan : tWenty-one demands. ma
upon China in 1918. desl=ued q
/ perpetuate japanese domination q
| Chinese affairs. and which were
submitted following the taking OF
Shantung from Germany by Japa-
/ nese military forces. compelled
sudden adjournment yesterday Of
the meeting Of the Committee on
Far Eastern and Pacific Problems
of the arms conference.
China demanded a show down on
whether the conference would ac-
,fcept these demands as matter 0f
issue or whether Il would OUTLAW
them at the outset Of the considers
tion or the aEenda subject %
spheres Of influence in China
Chinese Ask for Ruling.
Mr.. Wang Chung-hui. chief jus
tice OF the Supreme Court Of China
and one Of the Chinese delegates.
Initiated the subject within a few.
minutes Of the meeting Of the COM
mittee- He outlined the demands
and asked for a ruling on the con-
ference position.
Mr.. Hanihara, OF the japanese
delegation. aroused some amuse-'
ment by asking that the text OF tho
original demands be presented
This the Chinese were in a position
TO do. when Chairman Hughes called
attention TO the fact .hs.J this. after
all, was a problem that could best
be worked out in relation TO othei
business more pressing, especially
the naval ratio problem As a result
the discussion was terminated by
the committee adjo Urning subjec: 10
the can OF the chair.
Resume shsrtung Farley.
That this action was advanta-
geous was evident when the Chi
nese and Japanese delegations re-
sumed negotiations on the Shan.
tung question On Tuesday there
was suggestion from japanese
quarters thaY the negotiations
might be deadlocked because the
Chinese were demanding that the
Japanese seN out the ShantunE
Railroad for a fixed sum and that
the Japanese would stand pat on a
demand for dual control
II developed at the meeting yes
terday afternoon. however. that so
far as Japan was concerned her
position is that she will sell 10
China. What she desires is that
the financial ARRANGEMENTS shall be
absolutely sound. To that end she
has suggested that the Japanese be
given a representation in the fnan-
cial management Of the road. China
does not desire TO do this The
distance between the two nations.
however. is very materially reduced
and officials believed yesterday that
an amicable settlement can be fore
cast
Much Nearer Agreement.
As an instane of the progress
made il was learned last night that
one OF the great questions at issue
was whether China should get con-
troll Of the road within six months,
as her delegates are urging, or
whether the transfer shall be de-
ferred nine months, as the japanese
would desire.
1t was the belief in official cir
cles last night that. IL an arree-
ment is in sight on the Shantung
question when the committee on
is reconvened by Mr. Hughes. the
matter OF disposition Of the
twenty-one points and correlated
questions Will be very easy OF dis
position.
omcinl Statements Issued.
The official communiques dealing
with the Far East and Shantung
were as follows:
The committee on Pacific and
Far Eastern questions met this
morning, December Il. at IL O'Clock.
The committee took up the question
OF spheres Of influence and special
interests in China and the chair
man stated that in view OF the
situation with regard to the mat
ter of naval armament IL seemed
advisable 20 give an opportunity for
necessary conversations and discus
sions and also for meetings OF the
subcommittee on naval armament
in order that an agreement on this
subject should be reached at the
earliest possible moment. II wat
also a fact that at this time the
Chinese and japanese delegations
were concerned with the Shantuns
conversations and in order that the
hHOlAQ DC TldNc
In the conference the chairman took
the liberty OF suggesting that the
general committe on Pacific and
Ear Eastern questions should have
short session this morning aad
then should take a recess subject
to the call Of the chair. This sug-
gestion was unanimously ap.
proved"
Issued by the Chinese and Japa.
nese delegations:
The twelfth meeting OF the
japanese and Chinese delegates
relative 70 the question OF shan
tung was held at 3:I5 this after
noon In the governing board room
OF the Pan American Union Build
ing. The discussion on the ques-
tion OF Tsingtao Tsinan Railway
was continued and they have Hp-
preached an un6rstanding on sew
eral features OF this question. The
meeting adjourned at $50 this
afternoon untit 3:15 tomorrow
afternoon" 4