Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-09-04 | Page 4 | Early Restitution of Shantung Likely

EARLY RE RESTITUTION OF SHANTUNG LIKELY LIKEL Y By Associated Press Preas NEW YORK Sept 4 4 of ot the province of ot Shantung to Chi China by Japan within a a. year was predicted d here by Yosuke Matsuoka secrets ry in the foreign department of ot Japar Japa n and a member of ot the Japanese peace e delegation Mr Matsuoka has just arrived arrived ar ar- rived here from Paris on his way t tc o Japan I I should not be at all surprised he said if it our government opened d within a very few tew months or even a a afew afew few weeks negotiations with the Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese nUe government with a view to settling settling set set- the Shantung question in a wa y satisfactory to all aU concerned