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Show : CHINA COMPLICATES SHANTUNG CONTROVERSY: Ill IKES EICE WITH lljl fOE lestials Refuse to ubmit to Japanese Assure to Sign Docu-jent Docu-jent as Drawn Up. ficulties of Wilson , Settling Territorial ight Enhanced; Ob-acle Ob-acle to Ratification. - AEIETH SE.VKS ItEN"XlXG. fc.--..:.' Trihuac Special Serviced fcrJNdTON. Sep:. Uk Krsh - i-:.s were aided today to the ecntrov ersv, w hich is one t oM:-cles to rav.fifatica of th? t ::;s'7 with Ciora,:-.i;y. : fcwli; ;ie Jisclesare tbrtt I'r.-si-'' TtiU-v. las called upon Japan to c? s definite date ou which i: itr.-'se Ki.tockow- to China i". ws ntM :hr.t t hir.a ir.d deelare l I Gerxitny r.fter refuitr.: tj - - i ar.""-ueso -rcsare to sin th1 L. f-s I I r. of Cr.lr.n in t.rrmir.atin,; ti: T-.:h (.v-r'ii:.::;-- by an ciiet - Ir:eib;r l"i instead of si,::ir.4 -L :.v-:c; Mia-cd a: Paris enhances 1:1. -kiss atten.iir.i; the efforts - - irrrc.id; to r.ba'o the rfkan'ung - I'-:--. ' AX MAY NOW - iNGE COURSE. J-t-n now yiekts to the lmpor- - w tie president it wiil be eoni-.to eoni-.to fci. dovrn on its recent as-i as-i that i: vvjld not enter into ne- 7'a with i hlna for the restora-Kliociow restora-Kliociow until China had Jz) i''-v' treaty. H- s :tat Mr. W-lson had made -" '::. :cs to Japan in regard to t t:r.f.::i;c-nts for the return of lea-ii territory in Shnn-6 Shnn-6 -"a rerehe 1 V, riMiicton from ihv.nce of tiae president - I vTerary of State Lansing. K P:.::.:p-t he acting secretary . :- ie. a--lined to confirm or denv the I '--n? department offi-l:eve:, offi-l:eve:, ami at the capitol the ras riror.ounced authentic. TfJ--' slniinistration leaders in -f m the league of nations d'::lrae(l the r,.,on uncq.jivo- ': !D TO HEW ' ' OPPOSITION. '-. "i'-stned that the president had ' Kp in an effort to cut . w,,-"r The opposition vvhich p? a majority in favor of the ,? ,ar'cn'lmcit adopted hv the l'f-ilions committee providing )P: '""nation of Shantun? to i IT- h.,.e;(i ' t , L;"'n' "as deplored the trans- -- r''''? to Japan, which he has -. s an act of expediency to C",' '"ature of Japan to the cretary Lansing, however, ,I,"ai,,e committee that in his -V'f would have signed with- - ' ' s'ng concession, finitcness of the promises -:-PIomtore Kiaochow to China - ; the opposition and 'lie efforts of the administra-, administra-, k'm,c tIlc BPna.o that the ' ; jf Wtletnent does not menace integrity of China. If i;'X cr'"!d elicit from Japan n--': J'"""' 10 restore Kiaochow J the defeat of the Khan-,,-m virtually would be as- : 1 pBASSY AT ; XPIAINS. lc'nh"nCan f'nib:,?s.v in Tokio ., . ''1Ve explained the situation inner, (-overnment in detail - yo impress ja!,an tlu, aiir;, definite prnini:,e "el on Pag8 8, ColurnnT)-- mam mms Pekin Government by Edict ! Declares War With ! Teuton at End. i (Continued From Page One.) i to t lie 1'uited iSrates if Tokio desires i to remove the d;ini r of the senate up-. up-. ' setting the hamuli scttlcnx-nt and 'sending the treaty l.;ae!c to I'uris for a J reopening i;f tlie negotiations. I Jap:m lias maintained all along that : it s ind-vlinite oral promises to restore ' .Shantuujj are sufficient and that more could not W.- exai'ted without affronting affront-ing a sensitive nation, whivh always lias kept its engagements. AVlu'ther, Uierc-fore, Uierc-fore, it is disposed to yieid to the president's pres-ident's urgings is a question of great interest h're. Tremendous pressure lias been J brought to bear' by Japan upon China: to sign the Versailles treaty. Parti- sans of China have charged that Tokio j has resorted not only to coercion but to bribery of Chineso officials in the endeavor to obtain the signature which would mean acquiescence by China in the transfer of shantung to Japan. The Chinese edict declaring peace with Germany defies Japan not only by refusing to sign the Versailles treaty bui by flouting rfle Japanese threats to hold Shantung indefinitely if China should refuse to sign. |