JAPAN'S POLICY.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 January 1920, Page 5

JAPAN'S POLICY.

SETTLING WAR PROBLEMS. HELP FOR CHINA. By TelsErspli.—Press Assn.—Copyr>eM. Received Jan. 28, 1.60 p.m. Tokio, Jan. 23. In the Imperial Diet, Viscount Uchida (Minister for Foreign Affairs), in the course of a declaration of policy, reaffirmed, in connection with the Shantung policy, Japan's determination to restore the leased territory of Kiao-Chau to China, while the Shantung railway will be worked under a joint enterprise, according to the agreement of 1918. Viscount Uchida pointed out that Japan was ready to render China financial aid, provided the assistance would not be used to foment a conflict between the North and the South. He emphasised Japan's earnest desire to see reconciliation between the North and the South.

Respecting the situation in Siberia, he said that Japan had despatched half a division to reinforce her guards along the Siberian railway. Viscount Uchida finally emphasised Japan's desire for universal peace and international cO-operation, and her determination that right and justice shall be the guiding principles in dealing with other nations. —Reuter Service. THE ATTITUDE OP CHINA. DECLINES TO NEGOTIATE. Received Jan. 29, 1,40 am, New York, Jan. 2S. The Pekin correspondent of the New York Times reports that the' Chinese Cabinet decided to decline to negotiate ivith Japan on the retrocession of its rights regarding Shantung on the ground that such action would be equivalent to acceptance of the Treaty of Peace. Cabinet's decision has been referred to the Foreign Office.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

The clauses in the Treaty of Versailles dealing with Shantung comprise Section VIII., and are as follow: • Article 156.—Germany renounces, in favor of Japan, all her rights, titles, and privileges—particularly those concerning the territory of Kiao-Chau, railways, mines, and submarine cables which she acquired in virtue of the Treaty coneluded by her with China on 6th March, 1898, and of all other arrangements relative to the Province of Shantung. All German rights in the Tsing-tao-Tsinan-Futrailway, including all branch lines, together with its subsidiary property of all kinds, stations, shops, fixed and rolling stock, mines, plant, and material for the exploitation of the mines are to remain acquired by Japan, together with all rights and privileges attaching thereto.

The' German State submarine cables from Tsing-tao to Shanghai, and from Tsing-tao to Che Foo, with all the rights, privileges, and properties attaching thereto, are similarly acquired by Japan, free and clear of all charges and incumbrances. Article 157.—Tbe movable and immovable property owned by the German State in the territory of Kiao-Chau, as well as all the rights which Germany might claim in consequence of the work or improvements made oy of the expenses incurred by her, directly or indirectly, in connection with this territory, are and remain acquired by Japan, free and clear of all charges and incumbrances. Article 158.—Germany shall hand over to Jar>an within three months from the com ; , into force of the present Treaty the archives, registers, plans, title deeds, and documents of every kind, wherever they may be, relating to the administration, whether civil, military, financial, judicial, or other, of the territory of Kiao-Chau. Within the same period Germany shall give particulars to Japtra of all treaties, arrangements, or agreements relating to the rights, title, or privileges referred to in the two preceding articles.