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Show SAYS JAPAN FAVORS LEAGUE OF NATIONS The league of nations is looked upon with much favor In Japan, says Kin.iuru Klkuchi, principal of tiie Middle school at Mi to and president of the preparatory college at Sendai, Japan, who is in Salt Lake on a tour of tho United States and TCurope. He Is studying systems of education edu-cation .and modern methods of instruction. instruc-tion. Mr. Kikuchi says the Japanese people are at a loss to understand why so much opposition has developed a jjainst Japan's taking over Shantung. He explained that Japan's object In demanding Shantung was simply to safeguard China's interests, and that Japan wished the territory to pass t)i rough her hands simplv to make sure that It was returned to China. Mr. Klkuchi says it had been the intention in-tention of Japan from the beginning of the peace conference to return Shantung to China, Its original owner. |