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Show :tll sorts of rumors ot. afloat until al'tor tlio sonato lakos definite notion, but tiio people of this country are not "wildly "wild-ly excited over the Shantung controversy, contro-versy, which, after all is said and done, is ono of the minor issues raid by thoso who oppose any hind of a loap.no of nations. As mat tors now stand China is certain to recover sovereignly over t ho Shantung peninsula under the terms of the Versailles treaty. Such sovereignty cannot be restored by the United States senate by striking out the word x Japan" and inserting "China;'- in placo thereof. SHANTUNG AFFAIR. An authoritative p.fntTnmr. hai ,rr-n i'sucd in Wa.hin 'on to tho rff-rl that t here have brr;n no c x '.hn n "h of r'-ori r'-ori v,i.h Tokio on tli'; f'.ii.'-t of tho return of K;fiorho"v to hina sinrr th'; formal h'-ifinnt. ntr."!.; l.y I'tToln Min-p.t.fr Min-p.t.fr Olii'Ja on A.ifmt. L'. It may Ijo tru'', ho'A'c. or, that IT -.i'i '-nt. Wi!-on ha-i hrcn floun'lih th-; Ja pr. ri";r; I''.-om-n.nt upon tho Hihj'' t, v-itli tho i n ' n -Mon of ohfaiiin "omo sort of ,u I"'.-laration I"'.-laration whioli vo'il'l hnvo tho t-ff't f-f fjllayinjf. 'li.trnt of tho i'- intention inten-tion of Japftn arouH'I hy tho fit;fit of R"na,o fort-r:'i; Tfh:tin( rrm in i 1 ' " (in tho Shantung j-ro vi-jri of tio ,'-; ' ,' :i y. If on unJ r---' an 'i t n ha ) n T'Urh'-'l tho ffj'tH V. II 1;"0 ,('.' J:fOV.'ll in dun cou rso of tj rn". A : or '1 1 n ' t o t iiO (I is pa 'it-from '.'a h i n t;t on, it. it yrt' that, ,,'ijan ii still unahh; to fix fi frf ci,'' o!;i,t: for r-vao'ta Hon h""au::; tlin jjfio! t r" ft y la'J: h ra t i f i'-ri t jfin ly tho rr'pjiro'I nnrnh'T uf p'i ;' r". It i!i fW stato'I V.,uK it will Iv: n -!:i ry ff.r .If' pa n to '-ti t " r into u f ia ' io n v i I h ( h i n a. to ,a rra n for tho t ra n ' hi na , Ii o -." rr ha h not y "t, i n - I i ci I "'I f,--r r iiiinti" '.n lo ii' t,"itia'o on th".-:o r oi ri t 'i, do I ho .la -a " o-, r r inii" n t. fV..U 1 hat. i' r-annot yl. f.pff i f y th" :;if, f, lifii f: Iran-f' r '.'.ill h" ina.J". Ti." ' hin", t, . f'.t.o, inr , i 'if''i 'hn pf rcn tr'a'v ari'l it ii no.v t-ni' that t.ho I'!'in:; t- o r n m t t trmi-r trmi-r ii V 'J t h'! v. a r v. i ! h f . " rm 'r n v h y n n p-. p-. I (', I, ','.' o"o not I" li' ". f.o-i w. ion v. 1 1 1 'in1 j li 'p ! " rn u ' I r a to air. ron - ,,r ral.K! " 'Mil. '-." t !. I i ' :if y in 'fl'.f:-! I. ' thf T' 'piiM 'I IMII'.h.T of pO- . r ...pan ' ill ' t'hoof 'loof.f !..-. ) j'oo'I i , r f,r'.'-iN" i ai.'l ' 1 t.,'i Ill I.- in f. -!, I r pio'i'.n th:.n l-l I." -Ml .n ui'f nt h- ' " i. ! . - ' 'I i.'l .1-i'iii' I I." r |