THE FAR EAST
RETURN OF SHANTUNG .WOULD ONLY BE PART OE JAPAN’S OBLIGATIONS. By Telegraph— Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, September 28. According to a dispatch from Tokio Mr Paul S. Reinsch. (American Minister to China) has made a statement to "the effect that Japan’s restoration of Shantung would mean only the return of the shell. Japan would gain world-wide approbation if she returned to China everything, retaining only the privilege of entering Shantung on equal terms with the - rest of the world. According to a dispatch from Tokio Admiral Kato in a speech stated that Japan would never cfmsent to abandon her preferential rights in Manchuria and Mongolia. JAPAN’S POSITION IN MANCHUIUA AND MONGOLIA. (Received September 29, 5.6 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 28. The “New York Times” Pekin cor. respondent reports that diplomatic anc financial circles'believe that Japan is asking for the recognition of her paramount position in Manchuria and Mongolia, failing which she will refuse to < ratify the Peace Treaty or enter the League of Nations.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10397, 30 September 1919, Page 5
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172THE FAR EAST New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10397, 30 September 1919, Page 5
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