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Show ,osed changes is a realization- that suspicion has been unnecessarily amused among the powers and that n handle has been given Tor charge that In reality were not well founded. This may. too. be regarded as an outcome of the agitation over the prop- ; osltlon advanced by Secretary Knox, which, while it has solidified the Interests In-terests of Japan and Russia In Manchuria, Man-churia, his nevertheless awakened Japan to tho necessity for extreme caution JAPANESE TO CHANGE THE PLAN OF MANCHU Rl AN CONTROL Toklo, Jan. 18, Tuesday Marquis Katsura, prime minister, acting In connection with the foreign minister. Count Komura ha-i formulated a plan that will entail ?a . very considerable chnngo In tho methods of Jananese administration of her Interests In Manchuria, Man-churia, .and In the leafed territory. Up to the present the army and tho navy have been well lo the fore, the army being represented by General Oshlma, governor general of Kwani? Tung, and the navy has had a station at Port Arthur. The governor general gene-ral resigned last week. The premier has decided to remove all military elements. The government govern-ment of Kwang Tung will be re-or-ganlxed on a much smaller scale and the naval station at Port Arthur will be abolished. The stations at Snocbo and Chlnampo, Korea, will, however. bo enlarged. The administrative work of the South Manchurlan railway together to-gether with the control of the pollce will be turned over - to the railway company. The consuls are to take charge of all foiicgn affairs. Tho reasons given for these pro- |