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It is in relation to Shantung Mr;
Lansing discloses the sharpest ditter~
Wilson. Mr. Lansing gives his
bpinion that blackmail and bluff by
bapan impelled the President to agree
to surrender to that country such
a-tghts in Shantung as before the war
were held by Germany and automati-
can) annulled when China declared
chastilities. In his opinion only secret
alplomucy made it possible for-Japan
to threaten to leave the Peace Con-
ference unless its demands were
granted. a. threat Mr. 1 Missing believ-
ed would not limo been o\ecuted be-
cause of the appreciation hv Japan
that the benefits of a new and power-
Iul world position could be retained
only by membership in the League of
Nations.
That other members of the Ameri-
Ican Commission shared hisnirw that
' .iheShvantung derision as rnndcrcd'b}
[the’Cbuncil of Four Was a iin‘grant
wrong-and were prevented from re?—
‘ signing only by the critical conditions
in the world situation is clearly im-
‘ied by Mr. Lansing. lie describes
the indignation felt by himself and by
Henry \Vhiie and General Tasker H
Bliss and in this connection publishes
the létter written by General ill to
the President, in. which Mr Lansing
and Mr. \Vhite concurred. stating that
to support the Japanese claim would
be to abandon Chinese democracy to
nomination of Japan's Prussianized
militarism.
It was impossible. in Mr.'Lansing's
rbpinion, to make the League of Na-
tions' Covenant the greatest interna-
tional. compact ever written, as was
Intended, in the 11 days given to the
i‘lrafting. This is established by the
hocument itself. he says, which pro-
pides ”for ou‘ oligarchy of the Great
Powers and a. continuance of the pol-
icy of the balance of power against
which the President spoke in England
nut which he in effect subscribed to
.' approving the Covenant
vi" lating’ the. difficulties and em-
" rmssments to which three (if the
1" loricall Commissioners “ere sub-
acted by failure 01 the' President to
hold a. single conference with the
'Amerioan Commission on the League
bf Nations from its first meeting until
It: report was printed. Mr. Lansing
by! the office force of Colonel House
1’ know more about the proceedings
- the three American Commission-
ho were not present. Additional
ulties were caused by lock. or an
rican program. the Fourteen
tits at the President being entirely
tficient for such a purpose. Mr
'~ -ing found the President indies
‘- V-d to consider the subject of hav‘
ing‘a. program. He asked the Ameri.
, can legal advisers topreparc a “skele-
ton treaty." but was told emphatically
by the President that the latter' did
not intend to have lamcrs draft the
treaty of peace.
Mn. Lansing’s idea woe to secure
purposes and. nature of, the League of
.-Nations. providing for later negotia-
tion of a. detailed plan. ,and in the
,vmeantlme to make peace at the ear-
liest possible moment. This he
though; could be done by April 1, 1919.
‘ .Delny of peace Iwr the purpose of
’_ completing the League he considered
an unwarranted risk. The President.
Writ: gulch X or the
mmthstpt
ences between himself and President
adoption or a. resolution declaring the. '
' adored load” with dynamite;
' potable dementia. end
the American Senate,
eredltéd Article x. which Mr.
considered vital to the treaty,
Peace Conference.
defensive treaty as the price at, sup-
port of the League.
Secretary Lansing finds the man-
date system of administering con-
quered territories a. selfish device
denenting ’material interests of the
mandate—holding Powers under cover
of apparent altruism. It was sought
to take advantage or the unselfishness
of the American people to impose
burdensome mandates on the United
States while givmg profitable ones to
European Powers.
Mr. Lansing opposed the .» mandate
system in talking with Colonel House.
but. mover knew whether his objec-
tions were conveyed to the President.
In connection with
communications. sen
President were never acknowledged.
according to Mr Lansing. w’ho found
Mr. Wilson intolerant of suggestions:
irritated by opposition. and seeming-
l\- suspicious of the secretarv’s views
otter November‘121918.when Mr.
Lansing incurred hls displeasure by
urging llim not to go to Paris person-
altar Lansing discusses the testimony
of William C. Bullitt before the Sen-
rite l‘a‘elgn Relations Committee. Mr.
Bullittt quoted Mr. Lansing as my»
me. that it the American people un-
derstood what the treaty let them in
for they would defeat it. Mr. Bullitt
entirely changed the meaning of what
had been said to him in Paris. Mr.
Lansing doclaron.Tl1e President. at
this time was campaigning for the
League of Nations in the West and
Mr. Lansing telegraphed to him offer-
ing to explain the interview with
Bullitt. but. he saxs. the President
nevcr ml wered his telegram.
Because of the prrssim:
t directly to the
need 0?
pence Secretarv Tmnsimr despite his
difl'mcnces with \ifr Wilson. contin-
ny
nod to favor mtinentions oi' the ire
nnd Covenant \xithout reservations.
This he did as long as thorn was n
chance to secure an early peace by
this method. A
.
FIGHT OVER FOLEY CONFESSIO‘N.
TOLEDO. 0.. March 24.-—Lawyera
for state and defense this morning
continued their legal battle over the
alleged confession by Edward Foley.
of Omaha and Denver. to brim: a.
member of a gang of bandits that held
up and shot to death two New York
Central Railroad detectives in the
holdup at a. ticket agent here on Jun.
17’lnst.
Trial of Foley for first degree mur-
der come to a. halt late yesterday
afternoon. when Chief of Police'fler:
bert took the stand to tell about the
alleged confession.
The defense attorney obtained ex-
clusion of the jury and commenced
examination of witnesses‘ to show
that it the alleged verbal confession
was made by Paley. it won obtained
by either duress or promise of im-
munity.
NEW ALASKA 0113 FIELDS. _
FAIRBANKS. Alaska". Moron, 243—
Daniel Cadzow. factor of Remnant
House. One of the northernmost pom
ot the Hudson Bay Commy here. to.
day amid mountaddnollée patrols eve-x
from Fort McPherson and McKenzie
river district. declared an immense
camp in being formed in the Fort.
Norman oil fields. ‘
'SiOWever. thought otherwise and Mr. *
other problems his ‘
turning from tligbmunkndl tripl .
Onemmmmmmon
the}. it. would certainly be row by; a
and that it dis- 2
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was the _‘
opinion of Mr. Lansing during the ,
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.. belief that Clemenceau insisted on. the
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