Show HOW JAPAN APAN VIEWED PROPOSITION TOKIO TOKIO J Tuesday Jan 18 via Seattle Feb Feb 9 The The most rigorous official sile silence si si- le lento lence ce followed the receipt of the tho note suggesting the ne neutralization of the Manchurian railways presented by the United States government to Japan While higher o officials were ah ab absolutely close clos close mouthed the subject was discussed dis dis- discussed discussed cussed in all its phases by the pr press ss and public As a whole th the newspapers newspaper rs a were conservative One or two two- of f those known as Chauvinists and jingoes gave e vent to sarcasm and unrefined remarks about bout the motives of the tho United States but th those these se were but scattering and the thc themore themore more conservative newspapers indeed th those se representing public sentiment were remarkably were remarkably moderate After a week of discussion tho the idea J 5 gained ground that there was in reality no ulterior motive moti and that the the- Amen Ameri- lean government always friendly to Japan Ja Ja- pan Tian a 1 was simply trying to clear up a situation which is is full of difficulties The rhe objections however seemed to b be e insuperable ii One of the tho principal of these and andone ant an antone one one that it took the tho newspapers sometime some sometime time to discover is that a section a oi of f the tho th South Manchurian railway runs run through h. h Japanese leased Japanese leased territory annot anc aud s itis not to be supposed that Japan permit of the tion ion ot off a r railroad running through her hei own wn f teased leased ased property The Te refusal b by y Russia was vas taken for granted and i iwas il t t was w was s a announced ong before belore the Japanese Japa nese peso answer was sent in that Russia Russin would under no c circumstances counters countenance ance arise the passing nassing from tier her lOr control o ol of f the Chinese Eastern pastern railway or the con n via Manchuria l of the two tyro por poi t. t s of tho the Russian lower country |