Show JAPS WILL NOT SELL THEIR RAILROADS IN MANCHURIA Proposition of Secretary Knox Not V Only Cause of Surprise V but Anger Tokio Feb 6 The proposition of the United States for the neu neutralization of the railroads in Manchuria came as a surprise and the publication of details of the note handed to the Japanese government on oa December 10 by the American ambassador aroused an immediate chorus of disapproval Putting aside all questions of the business or political advisability of the proposition sentiment entered most largely into the attitude of the people of Japan The foreign office while admitting that such a note had been received would give no intimation as to how it had hadS S been or would be treated Count T Hayashi last minister for tor for foreign foreign eign affairs and the former ambassador ambas to Great Britain Count Okuma formerly one of hio bum most active of oC statesmen and everyone whose name carried any weight wei ht whatsoever were w quoted in the news newspapers newspapers newspapers papers in strenuous objection to giving up what is claimed to be the harvest harves of or orthe the war with Russia Tens of or thousands of our soldiers died dl d din in Manchuria in the war with Russia they said We e got little out of the war except exe t what t was political The Tue material side Is represented by the South Man lan and the railways The leased territory and Port Arthur Arthurw were w re only V recovered These we won t ten n years rears before and antI lost by br the In of certain powers power when w w II w a aa a weaker nation Now the United s t thitherto tat hitherto alwa always s our friend comes oms combination with other powers iwers and i 1 poses that we should give up the So Manchurian railway a paying road read ar I the the continuation t tour 1 our railroads r in Korea to the control of 0 foreigners and strangers stranger Japans Agreement The reasons assigned for this thi HP ii re t f t the principle of the open door and vi 1 opportunity for all nations na doing b Del ne in China must be preserved A H i t Japan has entered into leran apr II VS ment with the powers powen merfa H a at al J Continued on Page Two II JAPS WilL NOT SELL RAILROAD IN Continued From Page One Europe to preserve the Integrity of China and to maintain the principle of ot the tho open door and equal opportunity in concert with all other nations and to this Japan wih had adhered religiously In two ways therefore there tore the united States attacks the honor and sentiment of the people of at Japan Is it any wonder that we refuse refus to permit our government even to suggest that the proposal has hasben been ben received by b Japan with equanimity ity iy This statement practically voices the entire expression expresion heard from the public entre in the first hours after the first news of receipt of at Secretary Knox s note But the further sentiment was expressed thus The riots riot that followed the making of the treaty of Portsmouth would not be bea a circumstance to the trouble that would follow the relinquishment by Japan of ot other her rights in Manchuria even een though she received twice the Intrinsic value alue Japs Playing Fair So far as can be learned arned It by responsible investigators there is little or no foun foundation foundation dation for charges of ot discrimination brought daton against a Japan in connection with trade ir Manchuria The leading busi business business business ness firms of England and America Americ are in common with the Japanese suffering from a depreciation in trade in this ter territory territory territory but that depreciation is due to conditions over oer which neither the Japan Japanese ese or any other country has any con control control control One thing may ma be set down as absolutely absolutely absolutely certain and that is that Japan Is not going to give up her rights In Inthe Inthe inthe the South Manchurian railway until those rights shall be bo terminated by the tho lapse of tho the term for which Japan has control control Japan was given control of the South Manchurian Manchuria railway for years from the signing sl ing of the Portsmouth treaty treat The railway will wi remain in possession of Japan for fifteen years There are In Manchuria about 30 Japanese settlers and since they are within the setters zone of the railroad where Japan has a sphere of Influence the proposed taking over by the powers power would place the Interests Interest of these in jeopardy |