The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-04


Wellington Koo. one of the Chinese
delegates to the arms conference.
chara cterized today as untrue reports
that the Peking government had ac-
cepted the Japanese terms for settle
ment of the Shantung question thru
direct exchange between PakinS ana
Toxic.
Washington, Jan. 4.-The new gov
ernment at Peking stands squarely be-
hind the Chinese delegation here in its
policy of making no further conces-
sions in the negotiations with Japan
for til. return of Shantung, it was
announced today by DR.. Alfred SEE,
one of the senior members of the dele 1
cation.
Instructions received from the new
Chinese prime minister approved the
work already done by the delegation !
and announced that there Is to be no |
change in foreign policy, Doctor SEE
said Any effort by Japan to bring /
about a settlement of the Shantung /
controve- r by direct negotiations |
with Peking will. therefore, come TO /
nothing. it was stated, and no oppor- /
tunity will be given the Japanese TO !
avoid the Shantung issue in the WASH f
Try for New Exchanges.
Notwithstanding denials by Baron !
Kato. head of the japanese delega-
tion, that efforts have been made to /
renew negotiations directly between /
Toxic and Peking, members Of the
Chinese delegation believe such et-
forts are being made. They see in the +
japanese statement that the subject
OF Shantung was brought up only
casually during a ceremony call by the
JaDanese minister upon the new pre-
mier of China, merely another at |.
tempt on the part of the Japanese to
camouflage their efforts to avoid dis
Gus ion of the Shantung question in
th confe -ence.
Meanwhile. the Chinese delegates :,
are bringing all the pressure they
can muster to bear upon Secretary ,
Hughes and Mr.. Balfour to use their |
good offices in the interest of a set
tlement. Since it was only because of
the der of those good offices that
the Chinese agreed to attempt a set /
tlement of the Shantung problem out /
side the conference, the delegates will
have no hesitation in demanding that /
they be given the benefit of such me- /
diation.
Chinese Not Satisfied.
The Chinese are not entirely salts !
fled with the way their suggestions of /
mediatiOns thus far have been re- /
ceived. Mr.. Hughes is extremely |
anxious to see the Shantung problem !
settled before the conference adjourns, :
but he is loathe to proceed too rapidly 7
in view of the assertion of the Japa-
nese that they must await instructions /
from their home government.
Nevertheless, the secretary of state
realizes that several other important
matters affecting China and the full /
est success of the conference are con- Z
tingent upon satisfactory solution
of the Shantung problem and he has
no intentions of setting the seal OF his
approval upon obstructionist tactics i
on the part of Japan. He is not for
getting that France agreed to sur
render Kuangchouwan only in the
event that similar action was taken
by other powers holding leased areas
in China and that Great Britain made
the return of Wei Hal Wei contingent
upon the japanese giving up Shan
tung.
At any rate, there must be at least
one more of the so-called collateral
conversations between the Japanese
and Chinese delegates before negoti-
ations can be declared off. This meet (
ing will be for the purpose of per-
mitting Japan formally to acquaint
China with the result of the exchange
of communications between Washing
ton and Toxic
It is then that announcement is
most likely to be made of the media /
tion, If Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Balfour
decide to accede to the opportunities
of the Chinese.
Says China Has "HOcl1ed" Railway
New York, Jan. 4.-Ma 500, repre-
sentative of the South China govern
ment in the United States today said
he had information that the new Pc
king government in China had accepted
a loan from Japan on the Shantung
railway. This indicated, he said, that
the China government had capitulated
to the Japanese demands.
Acceptance Of the loan by the new
Peking cabinet, it was stated, proba-
bly, will have a vital effect on the
Washington conference as Chinese
and japanese delegates in Washing
ton have been deadlocked over this
very question for nearly three weeks.
If officially confirmed, the accept
ance of the loan, would virtually re
move the Shantung question from the
Washington conference, it was stated,
as Japan has agreed to return the
railway to China on condition that 1t
be financed and its operation super
vised by japanese.
The Chinese delegates at Washing
ton refused TO accept the conditions
imposed by the Japanese delegates
and deadlock ensued, which has
existed since December 16.
Southern Woman Candidate Is Beaten.
Greenville, S. c.. Jan. 4.-Miss Ad-
die latham, the first South Carolina
woman to run for office Is n1avor wa <