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...matter of fact, Japan has never had any little to anything in Shantung. By virtue of China's declaration of war on Germany, the little of the leasehold automatically reverted to the lessor. In the treaty of 1898 between China and Germany. It was provided that Germany could not transfer her leasehold to a third power. This was confirmed by Germany in the recent commercial treaty with China. The Versailles Treaty, on which Japan bases her claim, is not binding up on China since she is not a party...
...passing of one kingdom--the independence of Korea--, and the Japanest domination of Manchuria, were among the first fruits of the Alliance. Without the Alliance the result of the Russo-Japanese War would have been different. In 1914, before--Japan mobilized to attack Tsing-Tao, the former German leasehold in Shantung, she called on Great Britain for joint action, basing her request on the Alliance. That was the beginning of this complicated international problem of Shantung, which the iniquitous decision of the Paris Peace Conference has made known the world over. Then the Shantung question started the notorious '21 Demands...
...railroads at all times; conflicting interests of shippers and the selfish attitude of railroad managers toward labor must never again be allowed to jeopardize the safety and well-being of the populace. Whether what we desire would be best accomplished under the former private ownership, under the leasehold system, or under pure government ownership is one of the many problems that must soon be settled by men in and out of Congress...