The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-10-28

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soho has been In the orient soith Maj.
Gen. Wood this summer and CHOSE
opportunities for observation Of the
Japanese attitsde and purposes haze,
therefore, been exceptional.
BY PHILIP kINsLEY.
China will present Shantung to
the Washington conference as its
strongest case against Japan. un-
less Japan succeeds in getting this
issue sidetracked for special arbi-
tration.
The Chinese In the occupied
peninsula, was told In Shanghai,
are quite hopeless Of getting the
Japanese out unless the other na-
tions force Japan to keep Its
promises. China's best orators are
preparing to take up the debate In
Washington.
Shantung. Mongolia, Manchuria.
Siberia, and the Far Eastern re-
public-these will form the chief
subjects for consideration and
agreement before the Pacific prob
lens branch of the conference.
Held By japanese Arms.
At present the japanese have
Shantung practically under martial
law. and all business must be done
through Japanese and In the Japan
ese way. Reports from there are
that the japanese are not diserimi'
mating against foreigners. that fot
the last year they have taken grea'
care to avoid basis for such a cnarge.
Ships are disposed Of quickly and the
railroad situation Is improved. Bu,
every one Is Suspicious and anxious
to have a permanent. status fixed
What Is wanted at TsinEtao Is an
international port. with common con-
troll Of the wharves and godowns and
change in the railroad manage
ment.
Shantung means gold, salt. gyp-
sum. hemp. coal. iron. copper. lead
peanuts and beef. In the back
ground lie Manchuria and Corea
Shantung dominates Northeast China
and the approach to Peking and the
rich Chihli province. Tsingtao. the
former German stronghold In the
orient, with new railroad connections
may be the seaport for much Of the
wealth of interior China. 1t should
be a treaty port. and once the pro.
vince Is returned China undoubtedly
would accede to that.
yaps Are Fiscal Agents.
The United States has little trade
through there. What American bust
ness there is flows through Japanese
agents. In 1920 only "a of the $500
ocean steamers touching at Tsingtao
were under the American flag. Amer.
ican locomitives are on the Shan.
tung railway. but they were sold by
Japanese firm. Americans who
have tried to establish direct con-
nections have. not been successful
Even Mr.. Wilson was dissatisfied
with the award and made 1t plain
that he gave in to Japan because he
league, which he considered para
mount to all other considerations.
Never Approved Shnntung Deal.
But America never ratified this
award and never sanctioned the
der which, in 1915, Japan had
Neither have the Chinese people
through their elected representa-
tives agreed to it, Those treaties
were signed under duress and in
secret.
Under the peace treaty Japan
was given in Shantung 256 miles
and seaport. Japan proceeded to
da 4rhro nd 1AuaInp
on this basis. Nothing that Japan
had ever done aroused China as
this invasion of the birthplace 6f
colt against Japanese goods which
still Is in force.
am taking fromJ. E. Doyle. OF
ture of what Japan Is doing In
shantung now and study Of con-
ditions there.
How japan Operates.
Mr.. Doyle recently spent a
month in that province and gives
To-day Tsingtao and the leased
territory are. under martial law
The rail line from Tsingtao to
Tsinanfu, which up to Japan's oc-
cupancy never saw q German SOL
der in uniform, is now patrolled
by troops of the Imperial japanese
army with headquarters at Fang
tsze. four and a half hours by train
from Tsingtao, and barracks al
Kaomi. Fangtsze. Changtien. Fuchl
and Tsinan. Tsinan is nearly 40G
kilometers from Tsingtao.
THE military occupancy Of the
leased territory and the railway
has been efficient and complete
Japan's excuse for planting SOL
diers all along the lire is thai
China will not negotiate directly
with US. SO that the railway guard
may be withdrawn When private
German shareholders owned and
managed the Shantung railway the
line was guarded by. Chinese troops
and German officers in uniform
were not allowed to leave the
Tsingtao district. !. Today the uni
foru Of Japanese officers and men
almost 10 part OF the landscape :
Meat Of, the Ceesanut.
On the matter OF discrimination
Mr. Doyle reports:
sBritish. American and German
business men have nothing but
praise for the civii govsrnos q
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