The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-12-16

REFUSAL OF JAPAN TO REllN-
QUISH MANCHURlA RENEWS
WITHDRAWAL TALK
apanese Find Shantung Improbable
And Seek To Trade 1t For Ad-
vantage; China Will Not Get
Japan Out of Manchuria


China will get out of Washington con-
ference was made Sunday by men,
Der of the American state department
who is thoroughly familiar with far
eastern conditions and with inside ne
got'atiens at this conference. These
things are:
l. Complete restitution of Shantung,
providing Iapan's rights in ManchurIa
are recognized.
.. Restitution of the British lease
hold at Wei-Hei-W the French lease
at kwangchouwan.
| 8. Increase of tariff rates
4. Removal Of foreign postoffices.
s. Conditional removal Of foreign
troops.
g. Commission to study withdrawn
of extraterritorial rights.
Z. Reatfirmation of the territorial
and administrative integrity Of China,
with n new definition Of the "open
|
stitutes China
None of these things has been done
Is moving toward some such consum-
nation.
China will not get Japan out Of Man.
churia, nor will she get back the Brit
ish strongholds in China. Nothing but
force can remove these things, and
America has informed China that she
cannot expect America to go to war
for her or to put herself in n position
where war Is probable.
Without formally recognizing Jap
ans Especial interests" in Manchurla
and thus strengthening her hold there
permanently it is evident that The A.
merican policy is not to insist on the
American Interpretation Of the open
door" in that part of the world. To
insist upon it means war, and the
American delegates feel that the peo-
pie would not back them up In this.
TO insist upon 1t also would imper'l
the success Of the conference.
The big thing that Is being done Is
to start China in the way of helping
herself If she wants to get rid OF ia
pan she will have to do 1t herself.
The question OF financial aid for
China has gone under the surface dur
ing the week The statement of Mr.
Hanihara, Japanese delegate, In com
mlttee that the international consort-
ium had recognized Jnpan's rights in
Manchuria has not made the consorr-
ium any more popular with the Chin
ese, and his statement Is denied by
consortium authorities. A new con-
sortium will have to be arranged If
Chinese cooperation Is expected, and
without the Chinese the bankers can
do nothing. THa
Chinese today express disappointment
over the trend of affairs and talk again
! of Withdrawing from the conference
"hey declare they will not recognize
fapan's Manchurian leases. and If ca
. conference does they will walk ont
Japan is making special drive for
this, md there is danger that the dele
fates will maneuver info some state
nent of position that will afterward be
intercepted by Japan as the Lansing.
. fshi note was interpreted. 1t Is tn
nope of the American delegates the
through public opinion and the att
tude of the nations, informally eN-
/ pressed, Japan may be led to change
. her tactics in the fer east.
The Siberian situation has not come
|. up yet. and Mr.. Hughes declaration OF
|. the duty of the other nations to set VI
n "moral trnsteeship' over that coun
\ try remains to be translated into some.
thing definite.
Chinese and Japanese delegates w
= meet Monday for further conversations
, over the Shantung in the presence OF
! American and British observers. Jap
II has found that occupation unprofit-
I able and wants to get ont, but at the
, same time wants to make a bargsS n
over withdrawal.
l.. No LI