Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-31
|PEK|NG WILL PRESS
SHAN UNG CLAIMS.
DR.. KOO INSISTS
Government Gives to Papers
Points it viii Emphasize Be-
fore Arms Conference.
MUST HAVE PROVINCE BACK
By Associated Press to Every Eyening.

/ by Associated Press 20 Every Evening.
| pclSing, Oct. 3i.--China's fundamen.
tai attitude toward Shantung stand,
government cabled 60 China's repre-.
sentative on the Council Of the League
of Nations, Doctor X. wellington Koo
its views relative 20 Japanese contro
OF the province and the methods los
which control of Shantung would b'
returned TO China.
This was shown on Saturday even
| ing, when the government gave TO fh'
newspapers here the eight points made
In its message last December TO Doc
tor Koc.
Following is a summary of the
eight points,;
China shall take back the entire
shantung leased territory making
Tsing-Tao an open port and govern
ing IL exactly as Il was administered
under the German regime through a
Chinese municipal administrative bu-
reau. Customs duties shall not be
imposed on goods imported at Using
Tao and intended for sale i'm the leased
territory.
2--China shall not recognize the
validity of forcible purchases Of land
in the leased territory from Chinese
~ the Japanese since the japanese
military occupation.
3--Aii former German government
property at Tsing-Tao shall be con-
trolled by the Chinese maritime GUS
toms service of the Chinese municipal
administrative bureau. Fortitieations
and barracks would pass under the
control Of the Chinese government I'M
mediately following the conclusion of
special arrangements between China
and Japan. Salt fields in Shantung
must be returned TO China, az salt
constitutes a government monopoly
China. however. shall grant Japanese
the right TO purchase salt under a
special license covering specified guam
titles over a fixed period Of years.
4-The railroads between Tslnan-F'u
and Shunte-Fu and Kaomi and
Hsuchow-Fu shall be turned over 10
the management OF consortiums for
operation. while the main line Of rail-
road between Tsing-Tao and Tsinan-
f'u shall either be operated immediate
ly by China, or shall be delivered TO
china upon "a fixed date. pending which
a temporary chino-Japanese system
OF financial and technical operation
would be satisfactory to China. Rail-
way shares formerly belonging 70 the
German government shah be equally
divided between China and Japan and
privately owned German shares shall,
II necessary, be refunded by China and
Japan equally. China shall be entitled
to one-half OF the surplus and profits
earned by the railroads since the
Japanese began operation and shall
be entitled 10 the same ratio until
there Ia a full restoration. China
alone shall administer the political de-
psrtments. including the railway
police.
5--All mines along railways for
merly operated by Germany shall be
conducted as joint China-Jspanese en-
terprises, for a specified period. after
which they shall be restored 70 China
absolutely.
drawn from shantung forthwith.
THE cables runnins between
Tsing-Tao and Chefoo and Tslng-Tao
and Shanghai. being entirely within
Chinese territory, must be returned
to China. The wireless STATION at
Thlnan-Fu. erected by the Japanese.
shall be delivered to China upon pay
ment Of the cost Of construction.
s--Iapan shall issue statement
waving all rights and privileges FOR
merly enjoyed by Germans through
China~German treaties and agree
Hsnta excepting such as may DC
later mutually agreed upon and which
may be conceded 20 Japan. Japan
shall in future make no demands rela-
tive 20 rights and privileges thus
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