The New York herald., 1922-02-03
JAPAN ABANDONS
CONTROL OF CHINA
Continued from First Page.

| the accomplishments OF the conference
and may be given to the Senate along
with the treaties for guidance during
the ratification debate.
| The Shantung treaty, the only con-
ference agreement to which the United
States is not party. Is to be signed
| tomorrow by the japanese and Chinese
| delegates. The treaty terms already
have been noted officially on the record
of the conference and the ceremony of
affixing signatures. tomorrow is ex-
pected to write the Anal chapter Of the
controversy. so far as the Washington
negotiations are concerned.
| Although they reserved their formal
| reply to the Japanese 'Twenty-One De-
mands'' statement until Tomorrow. the
Chinese. through DR.. Wang, declared
they could not accept Japan's contention
that the 1915 Treaties were valid merely
because China had accepted them. The
| Chinese Government and people. he said
always had regarded the situation aris-
| ing from these treaties as "de facto''
situation without any legal recognition.
! AS an echo of the open door debate
| In the committee several days ago.
Baron Shidehara asked the Chinese at
! the close OF to-day's session what they
proposed TO take to open up for develop
ment the National resources OF China.
To this DR.. SEE replied that a liberal
policy" of developing Chinese resources
both by domestic and foreign capital
| now was in force and there was no
disposition to discontinue it,
! In his formal statement to the Far
Eastern Committee. Baron Shidehara de-
clared the title ''Twenty-One Demands
| usually used to describe the Japanese
! 1915 program was misleading. 1t
should be pointed out he said, that
Group Five of the demands was elimi-
mated from the final agreements reached.
| While others of the Japanese proposals
were modified materially.
Explaining the Japanese ultimatum
to China. which was followed by Chinese
! acceptance of the treaties and agree
ments of 1915. Baron Shidehara said
that Seemed to the Japanese Govern
inent the only way Of bringing the pro-
| tracted negotiations to a speedy close.
His statement follows In part: -
AT previous session of this commit
| tee the Chinese delegation presented o
statement urging that the Sino-Japanese
treaties and notes Of 1915 be recon-
sidered and cancelled. The Japanese
delegation. while appreciating the diff
ficult position of the Chinese delegation.
does not feel at liberty to concur in the
procedure 10 which China has now re-
sorted with a view to cancellation of
international engagement which she
entered into as O free sovereign nation.
1T is presumed that the Chinese dele
cation has no intention. of calling In
question the legal validity of the COM
pacts of 1915. which were formally
| signed and sealed by the duly author
lied representatives of the two gov
ernments and for which the exchange
/ n
| ity with established international usages.
| If 1t should once be recognized that
rights solemnly granted by treaty may
| be revoked at any time on the ground
| that they were conceded against the
spontaneous will OF the granter, an ex-
ceedingly dangerous precedent will De
established with far reaching conse-
quences upon the stability of the exist
| ing international relations I'm Asia. In
Europe and everywhere.
Hoped to Escape Treaty.
THE statement Of the Chinese delega-
| tion under review declares that China
accepted the Japanese demands in 1915.
| hoping that a Gay would come when she
should have the opportunity OF bringing
them UP for reconsideration and can
collation.. 1t Is difficult to understand
the meaning OF this assertion. IT can
not be the intention of the Chinese dele
CATION to intimate that China may con-
| clude treaty with any thought OF
breaking it at the first opportunity.
1.-THE Chinese delegation maintains
that the treaties and notes in question
are derogatory to the principles adopted
| by the conference with regard to China's 6
sovereignty and independence. 1t has,
however, been held by the conference
on more than one occasion that conces-
sions made by China ex contractu. In the
exercise OF her own sovereign rights
cannot be regarded as inconsistent with
her sovereignty and independence.
1.-THE Japanese delegation cannot bring
itself to the conclusion that any useful
purpose will be served by research and
| reexamination at this conference OF old
| grievances which one Of the nations rep
resented here may have against another
| IL will be more. in line with the high aim
OF the conference to look forward to the
future with hope and with confidence.
Having in view, however, the changes
which have taken place in the situation
| since the conclusion of the Sino-Japanese
treaties and notes OF 1916. the Japanese
delegation is happy to avail itself OF the
present occasion to make the following
declaration a
| Il. Japan Is feduy 10 lHTOW Vpch W
the joint activity of the international
financial consortium recently organized
the right OF option granted exclusively
! in favor of Japanese capital. with re-
gard first TO loans for the construction
OF railways In South Manchuria and
Eastern Inner Mongolia, and, second. TO
loans to be secured on taxes In that
region; IL being understood that nothing
in the present declaration shall be hF'
TO imply any modification or snnulmen'
OF the understanding recorded In the OIL
! ficially announced notes and memoranda
which were exchanged among the gov
ernments of the countries represented in
the consortium and also among the ma
tional. financial groups comprising the
! consortium, In relation to the scope oil
the joint activity or that organization.
"2. Japan has no intention OF insist
| ing on her preferential rights under the
| Sino-Japanese arrangements in question
concerning the engagement by China OF
japanese advisers or instructors on pollt-
icai financial, military or police matters
in South Manchuria.
"3. Japan Is further ready TO withdraw
the reservations which she made. in pro-
ceeding to the signature of the Sino-Jap-
anese treaties and notes OF 1916, to the
effect that group Ave OF the original pro-
posal OF the Japanese Government would
be postponed for future negotiations.
"It would be needless to add that all
matters relating to shantung contained
| In those treaties and notes have now
! been definitely adjusted and disposed Of