Show lAP JAP WAR DESPITE LEA U f Ne vr Version r of juggling o b in Far East Told Foreign Relations Committee of Senate by T TF F. F Millard lillard B By James R. R Nourse C I St Staff ff Correspondent oC or Universal Service cc TIT W i ASHI Au Aug Ja r V Y pans pan's seizure oC or Shantung an and other aggressions rc ions upon China nn will br bring n war in the east within ten car d declared red ll Thomas IF Millard illard a far eastern expert in ip testimony toda today before before before be be- fore the Senate foreign relations committee The war war ill will ll come the W tn id o over er Japans Japan's refusal to abide by her hera a agreement to return Shantung and the United States Stales will be drawn into I it for the protect ion iun lun of American an in interests ill ill- in China f Millard scoffed at the idea that tho thoi i proposed league lo of nations would ba be of or any use toward preventing such uch a al war Ho lIe said that If Ir the case cao were I I carried to the he league England Ingland Iranee ranco i I and Italy Il a 1 b because of or their secret treaties with Japan n would refuse to I allow the time league to Interfere with Japans Japan's purposes cs JK Text of 01 r-r r Prediction I statement was wat as follows follows- Tho The situation in the thc Far Kar 1 Kast Isnow is isnow now flow such that if I wo we dont don't have hac war within the tho next ten y years ars tho the ice ice- will willbe willbe t be to so blamed thin that tha we e will have havo j it without I trouble skimming over o breaking it Ju Just t as the ice over over I whIch tile the European diplomats ts skated I Ifor for years rears was so NO thin that it finally broke and the war with Germany became bc- bc c- c I Inevitable came camo Questioned d by Senator of I North orth I Dakota lakota as asto to to whether he ho really real real- real 1 I ly h believed the Shantung matter could lead to war war between Japan ant and tho the United States Millard replied I 1 That depends alto altogether upon the the I I character and antI mentality of or the thc man j I who happens to be Lie l president n o of or the tho United States at the tiamo the question arises I But nut do you OU thing the lie American peo peo- people I pie will be willing to go o to war on or I such BUch a proposition 7 pcr persisted Senator Senat-om McCumber If If you oU put it to them now th the American people would sa say a no no W dont don't want to go o to war an anI and an 1 I think well we'll 11 ho he very ery foolish Coolish to do tic any anything thinK to provoke war nut Hut whenever whenever when when- I ever the Issue arises we will fight It II doesn't make any difference whether It II ItIs Is Js at the North t Pole or In China We e eI I will fight tight for our national nallon i sovereignty sO t a arid and d for tho the protection of American tights right You have hai eat here and nd have ha seenI seen cen I this thlu Japan Japanese se thing creeping on on- yo you z ju Just ua Ull the thc German thing crept on or Europe and you ou will ivill havo o to me meet t it p some time lime You Tou cant can't evade t It Il and ami It Is 18 coming om In to you ou In a form that th thA the A American will fight ht for cV even n If It It itla China or I In Japan n you ou have another Ger Ger- Germany fIan many Thany In In China you have havo a a. bl bi big d dem dum m Arc wo we going oln to have havo another Germany get et till tho ho hegemony in Far Eastern tern affairs Sooner or later well we'll I have nave to tcp step In iii and stop It ri Millard told told the the committee there t Was aai IJ but one ozie wa further way t I leading to war Wi ml might ht be stopped J b by b the States And that was h by the thc c senate Ins Inserting a n provision pro In tho the 0 Proposed Anglo 4 Franco American r treaties to tho the effect Affect that t England I 4 and nd Iranee I ranee would support the United iJ states In the event of ot trouble in the I East t Ho I-fe RaidI Raid laid I t dont don't know what hal you are going i t to do with this trent treaty with France Prance 4 but out I do know that you ou ought to got ot l Jt It down iown own in blade black and white that untim un- un tim dIr certain circumstances i ind Prance l will stand tand by us WeIn We Ve we went In Into Ho the thc war blind and anI gave o all nil our IV and 1 knew 4 1 v nothing of tn th sc 4 secret traeR which th time allied pow pow- frs hl had rn with Hh Japan It Is la now no r orne hIm to tai iv a 1 t written Understanding I I Ith l ct as aa to what whal the they do for fOT un if IC w yV We get Into IntA trouble on pal ag 1 i JAP WAR Vt DESPITE lEAGUE Continued from page 1 If JC you leivi t lV It In Itt present position Japan will go EO building this thing thinS up uil Yr Version lon oT Millard trough brought hl out the history of ot th the Shantung in a rather fashion Tho story as aa re- re ht r by br him h wa b is follows When China d desired dired to break off diplomatic relations with German Germany Japan refused to permit h her r to do so 50 until act r she hc had obtained the secret l treaties with England Franco France and Hal Italy to recognize her claims cairns to Shantung Shan Shan- tung Japans Japan's reason for Cor this was as that if China had entered the war she have had a place am among ln the al allies allies al- al lies and would have hao been entitled to toL toa toa a L place at th the peace conference as one of be dominating powers pO After ACter Japan got ot the thc secret treaties she urged China to toll follow ow the United United Unit Unit- ed cd States Into Inlo the war war China refused to be guided b by Ja- Ja pan pin and placed el her cause causo In the thc hands of ot tho the United States Slates and the allied governments o permitted the United State to request China to enter the waon wan wa- on on the tho nIle le of the th allies despite t tic JC fact tact that th n neither China nor tho United States knew of ot the of the thc secret treaties that had held bc been n made with Japan As 5 soon as China entered the war Japan began the occupation of or Chinese territory upon the ground that it Jt was wasa a t military necessity neM Chinas China's prot protests v ere cre of no avail aall Millard flatly charged that Japan blackmailed the European nations into irto signing the agreements lo to permit her to grab Chinese territory He Hebald said bald Thess secret agreements were were negotiated ne ne- nc- nc b by Japan In tIme the spring of or 1 1917 n i. i That was tho th most precarious period of Cf the war for or the allies Inpan Japan Japan Ja In- Ja- Ja pan made do use UBO of oC this circumstance to the allies Into agreeing to these the secret a agreements upon the threat of sl siding with Germany if tc the they were nere not granted I Tho The betrayal o of China h by the peace conference was described by Millard I In emphatic manner He Ho said that Japan Japan Ja Ja- Ja- Ja pan desired China to put herself hersel under under un un- der dor Japans Japan's protecting wing but China China Chi Chi- na refused and sought the tho help of ot the tho United St States But wl when n China Chinn permission lo to ci have hao representatives present her claims to the peace conference conference con con- ference ferenee It was wa Secretary Lansing who I Issued sued the refusal Millard said Call sap jap AM Aid Secretary 13 Lansing nl objected to tho China government ho employing two I American lawyers to look after Chinas China's Chinas China's Chi Chi- nas na's interests at the peace confer confer- ence He informed the Chinese that the American government would re regard rc- rc gard It as embarrassing and inexpedient ent eat for Cor any Americans t to to- assist China Chinn Not Nol onI only oni did China comply and re refuse re- re fuse Cuse to hire the Americans but certain certain tam tain questions which were vital to Chins Chinas interests were at Mr Lansing's Lansing's Lans Lans- I ings ing's request not realized The first knowledge China Chin had of ot the existence of ot the thc secret agreements agreements agree agree- ments was vas when they sprung on the peace conference b by the thc Japanese delegates Japan had bad not only tried to keep China from Joining th the thc allies hoping thereby to make Chinas China's betrayal aal easier caster b by rc refusing her a voice In the peace conference but Japan threatened threatened threatened threat threat- ened t to to- quit the thc conference if the se secret secret se- se cret engagements with Great Groat Britain Franco France and Italy Itay were set sel aside The reason these nations were unable to do doan an anything to lo protect Chinese e rl rights was because thc they had already s signed ed away those rights to Japan b by these secret treaties And yet ct the United States was as al allowed allowed al- al lowed netI b by the allies to persuade Chinto China Chin Chinato to enter the thc war ar on their side when the tho United States as aJ well 1 as China ha had absolutely no knowledge of oC these sc SC- SC I IL I L. L UI- UI 0 President Wilson seemed to fear the effect Japans Japan's action would havon have hav on the peace conference If she carried out her threat to withdraw and In the President by tho the wa way was wai a the only one ono at the conference who ho did not be be- Japans Japan's threat was pure bluff blurt Millard told of ot conversations with British and French rench officials In Par Paris who ridiculed the policy of the United States with wilh regard to far eastern af at- at fairs lie IIo said they thoy d declared that I Ithe It If the United States would quit it Its shifting and arid shambling policy the situation in the cast would be differ differ- C at In answer r to lo a direct question as s to whether t Japan would ever eor give Ive Shantung Shan Sham tung back to China Millard said Not ot unless she Is compelled compolI d to and andI I believe beHove she sho will so maneuver or he her diplomacy as to neutralize opposition which other nations might interpose |