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Show JAPAN WILL NOT PRESS CLAIMS Tokio, Oct 26. (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) The Associated Associat-ed Press learns that Japan has decided decid-ed not to make a part of her peace conference plans the right to hold permanently per-manently the South sea islands wrested wrest-ed from Germany. Several of these islands, which belong to the Carroline group, lie not far from the American Ipland of Buam, the American terminus termi-nus of the Pacific cable. It has been informally stated that there, was a desire on the part of tho United States that these islands should not become a part of the Jap- imtjBtj empire. Inasmuch as they were captured through the joint operation of the British and Japanese fleets, it Is understood un-derstood the United States first took up the question with Great Britain and a joint suggestion was made by the United States and Great Britain that Japan should not insist upon the permanent maintenance of the islands. In view of Japan's promise to accede ac-cede to the Joint request, it is believed be-lieved likely that Japan, at the peace conference, will seek compensation In some other direction, perhaps in the affirmation of her rights in the Chinese Chi-nese peninsula of Shantung, of which Kiauchu is the great naval base. The Islands in question are now administered ad-ministered by the Japanese government govern-ment oo |