The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-05
CHINA APPROVES
ENJOYS EFFORTS
Delegates Are Backed Up
in Refusal to Give any
Ground to Japan
SUSPECT MEDIATION
Delegation Says Home office
Negotiating With Japan
Despite Denials


WASIiiNGTOH. jan. The uSN
govcrnmrrt nt Poklug stands
squarcly behind the Chinese dele
gntiou here w i's policy t making
10 further concessions IN tho no
gotiatIons with Japan for tho re-.
turn OF Shantuur 20 was nu.
nounccd today by Alfred Sac. ono u|
the senior membcrs uf the drlcgl
tiun.
approve work Nlrcndy Done,
Instructions received from the
new Chinese ministry approved the
work already done by the delegation
and announced that there he to be
no change In foreign policy, Dr.
S2c said. Any effort by Japan to
bring about settlement Of the
Shnntung controversy by direct no
COLLATION. with rcking. viii. thcro-
fore come 10 nothing. it was stated,
and no opportunity will bc given the
Japanese to avoid tho Shnntung
issue In the Washington conference
when China brings II up.
Notwithstanding denlals by Baron
kato, head Of the Japanese deleRn-
tion. tina; Efforts have bcon made 20
renew negotiations directly NJ Toxic
delegation believe such efforts are
being made.
They see In the Japanese state
mont that the subject of shnntung
was brought up only casually during
"a courteEg cnll by the japanese min
lister upon the now premier of
Ch'sc. merely another attempt on
the part OF the japanese TO cnmou-
flage their efforts TO avoid dis
cusslon of the shantung question In
the conference,
Meanwhile the Chinese delegn-
tion Ia bringing Al the pressure
they can muster to bear upon Score
tRry Hughes and Mr.. Hnltour 20 USE
their good offices In the interest of
n settlement Since II was only he
cause OF the tender OF these good
offices that the Chinese agreed to
attempt n settlement Of the Shan
tung problem outside the confer
ence, tho delegates will have no
hesitation In demanding that they
be given the benefit OF such medl-
alton.
Not Entirely Satisfied.
The Chinese are not entirely
satisfied with the way their sug-
Restions of mediation thus far have
been received. Mr.. Hughes Ia ex-
tFffntiy unNluuh 10 sue inc Hnhn
tung problem settled before the
conference adjourns. but he ls
loathe To proceed too rapidly In
view OF the assertion OF the Japan
ese that they must await instru.
ctions from their home government
Nevertheless, the secretary VI
state realizes that several other Inn
portant matters affecting China
and tho fullest success OF the con
ference are contingent upon a salts
factory solution OF the Shantung
problem and he has no intention oi
setting the seal of his approval upon
obstructist tactics on the part OF ia.
pan. He is not forgetting that
France agreed to surrender Kuang
chpuwan only in tho event that
nimilar action was taken by otho
powers holding leased areas In
China and that Great Britain mad,
the return OF Wei Hni Wei con.
tingent upon the Japanese giving W
Shantung.
At any rate. there must be at least
one more OF tho so-called "col.
lateral conversations' between
the Japanese and Chinese delegate,
before negotiations can be declared
off. This meeting will be for the
purpose of permitting Japar
formally to acquaint China with tn,
result OF the exchange of communi
cations before Washington and
Toxic. IL IL then that announce
ment IN most likely to he made o
the mediation, II Mr., Hughes anc
Mr. Bnlfour accede to the impor
Nuuiti0s nf tho Chinese.