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Show JAPANESE SIDE OE SHANTUNG 1 AFFAIR TOLD Ij ' TOKIO, via London, Aug. 5 - Vis- 'ount Uchida begins his statement regarding: re-garding: the Shantung affair by saying iliat it appears, despite the official statement of the Japanese dclcKatton in Paris May 6, Japan'? pnllry v.iih rc-card rc-card 10 Shantung, was Utile understood or appreciated abroad The foreign minister then recalls that Japan by an ultimatum in August. 1014." demanded the surrender b G6T man Of the entire leaded territory of i Kiao Chau wtihOUt rondltirin or com pansation, wtihin a month with a view Of Its eventual restoration io China, "The erme of that demand ncpr elicited any protest on the part of hi na or any other allied or associated power," Bays the foreign minister "Pol-H "Pol-H lowing tin- same line of policy Japan j 1 r.ow claims as one of the essentia con ditions to peace the accomplishment Of thai surrender without condition or IHI compensation. Ill "At the same time abiding faithful H' n V Ij by the pledce she gave China in 1 101.". she ;.- quit, willing to restore to j I bins 'he whole of ihe territory in question and to enter upon negotiations negotia-tions with the government ft Peking regarding the necessarj arrangement to give effect io that pledge at the soonest possible time after the Ver- ' t sailles treaty has been ratified by j, Japan." I CHINESE DISBELIEVED t't- STATEMENT. SAN FRANCISCO. August 5. "Mere camouflage. ' was the description applied ap-plied tonight b Di Wn qhao-Chu Chi-se Chi-se delegate to the peace confei i ni e, o the statement of VJscounl Uchida, , reported from Tokio to the effect that Japan will claim no rights affecting the territorial sovereignly of Chins in shautung. He added that China would he satisfied by no promises, but only by restoration Dr. Wu wasa peaking at a banquet given in honor of himself and his tour i olleagucs by four local Chinese asso II cial ions, ('hit Chaso-Hrun, Chinese consul gen ?ral to San Francisco, another Bpeaki l k-clarcd if Shantung were not restored nOTt there will finally be "a restoration restora-tion like that of Alsace Lorraine." |