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Show JUSTICE TO THE CHINESEADVISED i Far Eastern Adviser to Ameri-; Ameri-; can Peace Delegates Explains Situation in China. ) , SAN FRANCISCO, June 26 Signing of the peace treaty without reservation reserva-tion h the Chinese delegates would bayfl j ' suited in economic domination of the entire Shantung peninsula by Japanese, even though Japan restored j Sftantung peninsula and Kiao Chau to China, as her ministers promised, according ac-cording to Professor K. T. Williams of Berkeley, who was Far Eastern adviser ad-viser to the American delegation at ; Paris. "We certainly can do nothing but iroice highest praise to the men who have BtOOd firm to prevent spoliation of their country," he said, commenting on the action of the China delegates, in addressing the riqhtoenth annual conference here of the Chinese Student;.' Stu-dent;.' Alliance, western division. If the league of nations lives up to Its profession it must be the court to !( de this question on its justice," he added. "All of us love peace, hut there is something greater than peace, and that Is justice. There can be no lasting peace except a peace founded on righteousness." Explaining the situation In China concerning Shantung and Kiao Chau he told of the address of Dr. Wellington Welling-ton Koo before the council of ten which, he said, plainly stated China's request that the properties taken by the Gorman? as "pirates' should be returned to China. He said the council coun-cil of ten was swept in the clarity of (he plea but that secret treaties between be-tween Japan and Great Britain and ! France in 1917 pledger! these terrltor-! terrltor-! to Japan and tho decision of award was made upon these treaties. He said Japan's representatives had said they would return Shantung and Kiao Chau to China later but had never nev-er p, dged to give up railway rights in Shantung and additional rights granted in the Chinese-Japaner-e con- J cntions of September. 1 9 1 s . gra inline Japan privileges of extending these railways into Honan and Klangsu provinces. pro-vinces. In addition, he said. Japan claims the right of an exclusive con-cos con-cos -ion on Kiao Chau bay from among I the properties held formerly by Or man . These properties. Professor Williams Wil-liams explained, consisted ot the north anil south headlands of the ba , including in-cluding Tsing Tao on one headland and B bathing beach on the other. "It's if rtain Japan would not take, the bathing beach," he raid "therefon it must plan to take the concession of! j Tsing Tao. Other nations, of course,! would be entitled to take concc-sion.-in Kiao Chau bay. There ie nothing unusual in this, other nations havi concessions in various parts of China. But the only thing left for other nations na-tions in Kiao Chau bay is the shallow reaches of the bay into which ship-1 I pine could not penetrate until it is j dredged." |