Show JAPAN REfUSAl TO END TREATY NOT SURPRISING Chinas China's Move Declared I II I Merely Question Pres Preserving Preserving Pre Pre- s serving Opposition on Reco Records ds of Government PEKIN March 15 By A. A P P. P.- P. Toldos Toldo's rejection of Chinas China's effort effort to abrogate the twenty one demands de de- mands treaty reaty of 1315 1915 to reclaim I Dairen and Port Arthur from Japanese Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese lease running half halt a century century cen cen- tury has caused no surprise In political political political po po- po- po circles here where the nature nature nature na na- ture of ot Japans Japan's reply r was vas anticipated antici antici- p te Theres There s no immediate prospect prospect prospect pros pros- of ot a further rejoinder It Is la generally considered that the Pekin governments government's chief chiet desire In sending the note was t td comply with I the denH demand nd of or parliament that I China preserve the record ag fis objecting objecting object object- I ing to the continuance of ot the treaty reat in view of ot the approaching expiration expiration expiration tion of ot the old leases on Dairen and Port Arthur which are extended extend extend- ed fifty years under the new pact In the present nebulous state of the Chinese cabinet interest In Japans Japan's attitude is overshadowed bv by i ithe l I the greater question of the immediate immedi Immedi- ate future of ot the Pekin government It is 19 considered g generally that even should the present ministerial truce result in the tho cabinets cabinet's retracting definitely its proffered and and pending resignation th the tho government government govern govern- ment has ha no g guarantees or es that there will be no further coercion on the part of ot the militarists Furthermore there Is evidence ofa of ot ofa a II lack of ot solidarity among the members members mem- mem memi i bers bels of ot the tho cabinet The course to tobe be pursued is the subject of much The likelihood is that several portfolios will Vm be changed The foreign minister has hag been in his office only long enough to re re- re i the Japanese reply I |