The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-01


The committees resolutions proVid
from China also was adopted unani
Shantung Treaty
The Shantung treaty between China
and Japan, consisting of eleven ar
ticles in addition to a number of an
nexes provides for return by Japan
to China of the territory and prop
erty in Shantung as reported previ-
ously in asserted press dispatches.
The Japanese agreed to turn over
the Shantung railway at valuation
of 53,000,000 gold marks plus Jap
anese expenditures for permanent i'm
prOvements, with allowances for de-
probation, in return for Chinese
treasury notes running fifteen years,
but redeemable within five years at
the option of China.
The agreement for management of
the railroad provided for a Chinese
managing director with Japanese
traffic manager subordinate and
Chinese and Japanese chief account
ants with joint powers. The Chinese
managing director would have SUI
preme control of the road.
.. Gives Back German Territory
Article one of the Shantung treaty
provides that Japan shall restore to
China the former German leased ter
ritory. Japan and China each will
appoint commissioner with powers
to arrange for the transfer of the
properties. The transfer would be
required within six months and the
japanese government agrees to hand
over to China all archives. deeds and
other papers relating to Kiochow.
The second article provides for the
transfer by Japan to China of all pub
lie property in Shantung whether orig
inally German owned or built by the
Japanese. One provision declares
that no compensation shall be claimed
by Japan for such property, except
such purchased since Japanese occu-
patton or that of the Germans which
Japan had improved. For these China
agreed to refund the bare amount of
the Japanese expenditures.
Another provision declares that the
Japanese consulate. schools and
shrines will be retained by the Jap
anese.
Withdrawal of Troops
The third article provides for with
drawal of Japanese troops from Shan
tung, especially on the railroad, and
including Japanese gendarmes as soon
as possible when the Chinese police
are ready to take over the railway.
1t is stipulated that the Japanese
troop retirement will be effected by
sections on the railway at dates to be
arranged between Japanese and Chi
nese authoritis. Entire withdrawal
of Japanese troops is to be effected
within three months if possible and
not later than six months. The Jap
anese garrison at Tsingtao is to be
withdrawn within thirty days.
Article four of the treaty. dealing
with maritime customs. is embodied
in a customs treaty which provides
that the japanese, shall return to
China the customs house at Tsingtao.
Transfer of Railway
Article five covers the transfer of
the Shantung railway.
q To effect the transfer China and ia
pan are to appoint three commission
ers to compose a joint railway COM
mission which is to appraise the rail
ways actual value and arrange for
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months.
The arrangement for traffic man.
agement and administration of the
railroad is to be in effect pending
the Chinese redemption of the rail
way.
Article six deals with two exten-
sions of the Shantung railway and
provides that the extensions shall be
of an international group thrown
omen to common activities under
the Chinese management.
Article seven deals with the Shan.
tung mines, which the treaty provides
are to be- taken over by a corporation
organized under special charter OF
The Chinese government in which Chi,
nese and Japanese capital shall be
equal.
Article eight provides for the open.
ing of the former German leased ter
ritories to other nations on an equal
basis and that foreign rights, estab
lished and future, shall be respected
Article nine declares that Japanese
interests in the Salt Mines shall be
bought BY the Chinese government a