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Show J"5 FOLIC! II ' ClOlPUIliO Count Okuma Asserts His Nation Has No Intention of Conquest. TOKIO, I'rh. 27. The Japuncse premier, Count Okuma, 5-ai to-l;iy that in presenting its demand to the Cliincfo government Japan Lad no intention o trespassing tho rights of China or iu-ten'urin iu-ten'urin with the opeo door policy. Tho desire of Japan, he said, was that China should attain the. rval dignitv of indej endence ani not fall tho prey ot any nation. Coun t Okuu'.a V remark s woro ma do-to do-to Professor bhailer Math-wa of the University of ( hicao ami Profehor Sydney L. Guiiick ot New York a they ware taking leave of t i i e premier. They sailed for San Vrarioi-'-o on th "tea mship Mongol ia. having completed th-'ir inision to .lapau, n rider tho auspice aus-pice of the Federal ' "0'ineil of ChiP:h"j of f liri.-t iu America. In the judgment c thi? Japanrsc nr -s. the work whi'h they havft done in fo-teriop; cordial re-latiiir'3 re-latiiir'3 between Japan and thn L' n : r .d States is of historic si'.-ifi'-anre and will provo to he most helpful in maintaining main-taining tho friendship of tho two nations. na-tions. Count Okuma tnlrl Proff-f-eor ?dathcw-. and Professor Guilick that th integrity and ropor;tv f ( liinu not only mm to llii; nu'up' of .l:iji.-in, liul tliut thfv coiibtituM.I tlio ttiU' -unrauty ot ,.-a'.-n in tlin urn lit. To ti-cun; Ihl? h a.-f. In' sniil, rr;is thu unl-rl ing n:o-t: n:o-t: ti tl' .lul linr-Hr ,1 i phiniri' .lapan lili" nut tii'xilit of iiu'ritiuma "1" tiie rilils i.l i.tli- r n.-itiuni, an.l 'ptan. f iTtu'r iMli.i:uls liy I liina olllil linohc uu M.rll inl : ini;i'riirtit. "i;i'tnrL r-.-' iitlv hnvn bei.-n n.a.l.' lo invint. fi.inn )..iii"il.li- r.'ti'un Inr :i H is-rii.fi(.n is-rii.fi(.n of ti.r reliiliona In!' w'rn .lu.:in an. I Aiiht1. :i," the j . r-:n i -r cintiuut .1. 1' h-s. iitLinpls lmvn.i- fiiilr-l, tin-misrliirf tin-misrliirf multiTs tjnw I. .ok to I'limn 11-:i 11-:i ficl'l in wliii-h tiio twu jmpri r in ay lif m:idn tri r!a-h. I sr-o no nu.-nn for it. -h n. r.onflirt. ' ' Count (li,uina Milt". 1 witii rni,.l!i-i tlint .lap.ni anil limat I'.nlaiu .n?si'.sH,..l a wull t'roilli.l.'.l un.l.ir-'aii.lili i"f 'M" :i itv nf i..H.rli.nilv in ( lima im.i tin' in-t in-t r-nrit v (if tlii't imtinn. In aceoi ilanri' with 'the v..; known .i.i.'y nf the I T n i tO'l Hfatr", Ii" hi'linvc.l that incrl-.lin incrl-.lin inaiiul :i tur.ru would I'iii'l Ihe I hi iic-n nuirl'..'tH u..'il to th.'in. Japan ha. I no int-nti"ii "f rcmrlniK ' unfair inran!" for thn .nrpnfe ol mojiopoliini; Ihrsn mark."- l'rol."'or Mnthr'W-r Mil. I li, w.o rnnvinrr.l of thn rlrcp rooli-.l frion'Nliip nf .Inpnn for Amcrira. |