Show SAYS JAPANS JAPAN'S CLAIM WILL VILL LEAD TO WAR VIAR FAR EASTERN EXPERTS SEE A MENACE IN SHANTUNG PROVISION PROVISION PROVISION PRO PRO- VISION OF TREATY Asserted That Fight May Start Between BeS Between Between Be Be- S tween China and Japan But That sooner or Later We Will be Swept Into Controversy y It Washington It was wal the unanimous opinion of ot American experts on far eastern affairs at Versailles that war must result from the peace treaty provisions pro- pro visions Is Ions giving Japan control in the Chinese province of ot Shantung the lie senate senate sen sea ate foreign relations committee was told on Monday ronday by Thomas Fr F. T Millard an nn American writer who was attached to tile the Chinese peace delegation i Mr rr Millard declared the original acquisition acquisition ac ac- ac- ac of ot German rights lights In Shantung was largely responsible for the Hay open open door and was vas one one of ot the indirect 11 n causes causes of the Russo Russo Japanese Japanese e war The German rights were ac ae acqui acquired qui red he said with the secret assent of ot the former fonner Russian czar Asked how the Shantung agreement might lead ead to war between Japan and the United States the lie witness s said there were many dangerous elements involved As an example he lie said the cumulative effect of Japans Japan's successes In in China might easily encourage her hei herto herto to to assume assume commercial rights nights which would trespass on the Hay open open door door policy or or on the special commercial treaties the lie United States has with China This Japanese situation he lie said has bias been cre creeping pIng up on us just as the German situation crept up on Europe and you are going to beat It and you cant can't beat bent It with words You'll have to fight It may start with a fight between Japan and China But Bu American missIonarIes missionaries mis mis- will be killed and American rights violated and sooner or later we wew w vill be sw s' swept ept in V |