The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-02-01

| AlbeT SECRETARY HUGHES COhSluu
ed, NJ. Sarraut made speech in
French saying adhesion OF France
! t othe naval armament treaty is
sincere and confident"
The Shantung treaty between
China and Japan, consisting OF
eleven articles in addition to a mum
Der of annexes, provides for return
by Japan to China of the territory
and property in Shantung, as re-
ported previously in Associated
Press dispatches.
The japanese agreed to turn over
the Shantung railway at a valua-
ton of 100000 gold marks plus
Japanese expenditures for perma-
nent improvements, with allow
ances for depreciation in return for
Chinese treasury notes running M
teen years, but redeemable within
five years at the option of China.
China Manages Railroad.
The agreement for management
of the railroad provided for
Chinese managing director, with a
Japanese traffic manager Subor-
dinate and Chinese and Japanese
chief accountants with joint pow
ers. The Chinese managing direc-
tor would have supreme control of
the road.
Article one of the Shantung
treaty provides that Japan shall re-
store to China the former German
leased territory. Japan and China
each will appoint a commissioner
with powers to arrange for the
transfer of the properties. The
transfer would be required within
six months and the Japanese gov
eminent agrees to hand over to
China all archives, deeds and other
papers relating to Kiachow.
The second article provides for
transfer by Japan to China of all
public property in Shantung,
whether originally German-owned
or built subsequently by the Japan
csc. One provision declares that no
compensation shall be claimed by
Japan for such property except
such purchased since Japanese oc-
cupation or that of the Germans
which Japan has improved. For
these China agreed to refund the
bare amount of the japanese eX-
penditures.
Jap Troops NlInuTdWHs
TIL third article provides for
withdrawal of Japanese troops
from Shantung, especially on the
railroads, and including Japanese
gendarmes, as soon as possible. An
entire withdrawal of Japanese
troops is to be effected within
three months, if possible, and not
later than six months.
Article four of the treaty, dealing
with maritime customs. provides
that the Japanese shall return to
China the custom house at Using
tao
Article five covers the transfer
of the Shantung railway.
Article six deals with two extern
sions of the Shantung railway and
provides that the extensions shall
be thrown open to common activi-
ties of an international group,
under the Chinese management
Article seven deals with the Shan
turg mines, which the treaty pro-
vides are to be taken over by a cor
poration organized under a special
charter of the Chinese government
in which Chinese and japanese cap
ital shall be equal.
Article eight provides for the OPP
ening Of the former German leased
territories to all on an equal basis.
Arkicle nine declares that Japan
csc interests in the salt mines shall
be bought by the Chinese govern
ment at a fair compensation within
six months.
China Gets Cables. 4
By article ten, the rights on two
submarine cables at Shantung are
coded by Japan to China
Article eleven provides that Jap
anese wireless stations in Shan |
tung are to be transferred TO China !
with compensation.
Profound satisfaction" over the |
settlement was expressed by Baron |
Shidehara, who also thanked sec
rotary Hughes and Arthur ]. Bal |
four for their exercise of good Of |
fees"
DR.. SEE, for the Chinese, express
ed the belief that the settlement |
would remove all possibility of |
between China |
and Japan.
Washington, Feb. 1.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press. THE fifth open !
session of the arms conference was |
called to order just after IL o'clock
today for the presentation of the !
naval limitation treaty, and the spe-
cial treaties limiting the use of
submarines and poison gases.
In quick succession, the two open
door resolutions and the two reso-
buttons pledging against discrim-
lnatory railroad practice in China
were adopted without debate
The declaration of the powers
asking China to reduce her military
forces and the resolution for pub
Iicity of foreign commitments in
China followed the same rapid
pathway to adoption.
Applaud Shantung Settlement.
That ended the string of resoIu-
ions and Chairman Hughes an
1ounced amid applause that he had
been informed that the Shantung
has been settled"
Chairman Hughes brought in first
he resolution of Dec. II. for with
travail of foreign postoffices from
China.
Without discussion, the postof-
ice resolution was adopted and the
conference then went on to other
ar eastern resolutions.
The committee resolution proyid-
ng for withdrawal of foreign troops
rom China, also was adopted unan-
Mr.. Hughes then announced that