Show J JAPAN rA A CHiNAS I A T I Makes a 11 Statement Defining Her lIer I Position on au Question of tatters letters Neutrality WILL DESTROY HO FlO PROPERTY I Except In hi Regions Where Russians t Now Arc Are Will Respect Her lIer t Territory Feb 19 The response of ot Ja Japan Japan pan Inn to the request of ot China Chinn for a II 4 statement of ot Its position In to the tho ot of the country was ivaN made public today Itt Its text Is as all a follows The Tho Imperial government desiring lesi ring to l OH ilK far tor ns na possible Ilos ft a 1 disturb of tho the peaceful condition of ot affairs n which prevails In Cuba China will In nil of ot Chinese territory excepting tho the regions now occupied by hy re reo tho the neutrality of ot China so BO long ns ne does tines tho the fame san sam The Tho rules rule of war sar which h govern Joern the I I I j I I i I j I 4 JAPANESE PROTECTED CRUISER F H I U I b bJ J j 0 t i Sr L 5 5 ST I II III III III JAPANESE CRUISER I I I of c r Lj k ii I c i q r i I Ii I II Iv I v I I 7 It J 1 t l bi I Ij 1 i I t tn n 1 t tl T i L II l R ussr AIr I forces of at In tho the Held lI cl do tb not per 1111 permit I mit tho tim wanton destruction of ot property Accordingly Accor the thu Imperial Chinese gov government go f p may test rent assured l that tho the 9 anti and palaces nt ot 1 t f nod Using lIng King and public building II 9 In China Chinn everywhere will 1111 bo ho from fron nil injury not attributable to the 4 Action of 4 t tho the tights of ot Chinese 1 ft i and Inhabitants within the thu theon Bono on of military operations will In Inv InI I v their i Persona er onH not property be b fully re rei reI I i protected by the th Imperial t It forces force HO jQ till far iii as ilK military necessity per Iler perI i I In the tho event however that they i Ji L should extend and comfort to tho tite I enemy of Japan the tho Imperial t t reserve to themi the right to 1 take teko such action as ns the thu circumstances require t 1 It II only remains tt to tD suy PUY ty In lit 1 lon ion that thu the present Will war s is not OOt be lie beI belog I log Ing waged by Japan for tho the e of but In lii defence of at her legitimate rights ond onU and iI consequently that tho the govern i nent has hat no zo Intuition to ter territory territory i nt the tho expense of ot China Chinn as us a n 1 ro in unit mitt of ot tho the conflict The government Jo nt titan also wish 1 4 the tho Imperial 1 to tt rt clearly understand that whatever wha tOlor iu no notion tion may mn lie be III taken n by Ity them item on Oil V m territory which Is made the tho theatre of lit 4 n wl will vilI t ho he 0 the 10 ic result of ot military necessity It and anil not In Iii of r Chinee sovereignty t |