SECRET TREATY WITH ALLIES

Evening Post, Volume XCVII, Issue 93, 22 April 1919, Page 7

SECRET TREATY WITH ALLIES

THE SHANTUNG PROBLEM,

(UKITFD PRESS ABSOttAWW.—CWMUffIT.)

(AUSTIUtIAN-HKW ZBAJiAKD CASU ASSOCIATION.) NEW YORK, 18th April.

The New York World's Paris corrftspond«nt reports thai a Japaiieso official, who wished his name withheld, said in an interview that if Japan'?, position in regard to Kiaochau and Shantung is not improved by the Peace Conference Japan will withdraw from the Conference, and make her own arrangements with Germany. --.The correspondent continues : "The Japanese position is strengthened by the fact that she holds a secret treaty signeid by Britain. France, i*nd Italy in 1916, consigning her certain rights in perpetuity. Japan will not insist upon the treaty rights unless cojnpeHtvd te 0.0 k>. When the" question of the race equality amendment was considered by tbe T^eajra^ of Nations Commission, six mp.jßbers, namely. President Wilson, OoJonol Ho-.iss. Tf>;-d. Robert Owl!, and the Polish, BrasniiiUi.- and Romanian, dele-gat-sf,, mifoer vc-tefj against if: ov did not vote. Thv'.e is r«; is.v.t.h<yiUfa-ted st-jry current in IV.rii. that ;i <:«i.! wasi wa.de • between En^lAri'-i ata thfc United States'on the ecjiuiiity question, vfJssreby the United St.iUvi would■ oppose f.be ameiidment, against which Mr. Tjioyr] George stood, in order to pktcata Mr. Hughe's. In return, EiDglanci would withdraw fcur objection to the recognition of the Monroe Doctrine."