VI. Claims

14. Tbe omission of any référence in the Treaty to the question of daims which Cbinese citizens may bave against tbe Japanese autborities or Japanese subjects, for the restitution of real property in Shantung or for damages to the persons and property of Cbinese citizens in Shantung, sball not préjudice sucb daims.

15. Tbe Cbinese autborities sball furnish the Japanese autborities with a list of sucb daims together with ail available évidence in support of eacb claim. Justice sball be done through diplomatie channels as regards the daims against the Japanese autborities, and through ordinary judicia! procédure as regards the daims against Japanese subjects. With respect to the latter class of claims, the investigation into actual facts of each case may, if necessary, be conducted by a Joint Commission of Japanese and Cbinese officiais, in equal number, to be spécial ly designated for tbat purpose.

16. The Japanese Government shall not be beld responsible for any damages which may bave been directly caused by military opérations of Japan during tbe late war.

Washington, D.C., February 4, 1922.