Show PEACE IN ORIENT CERTAIN SAYS PREMIER Friendly Relations Are Assured Assured Assured As As- Between China and Japan TOJ TOKIO TORIO IO Ma fa May 22 Count 22 Count Okuma tho Japanese premier addressing the diet hot yesterday said that the conclusion conchi- conchi sion of or the negotiations between Japan and China meant that peace in inthe inthe the tho Orient had been solidified and that the friendly relations between China and Japan had haa been brought closer than ever er The Tho premier said he regretted that the war in Europe was still sUB in progress ross ress but hoped that the tho efforts of or orth tIl th allies flues would bo ho attended with success anti and that a speedy restoration restoration restora restora- tion of ot peace would be brought about Dealing with Internal affairs the premier explained the progress of the empire and requested the time government o t tl to grant supplemental credits These cr credits It is understood are arc needed chiefly for tho the development of ot time the the arm army and navy v rh Why Japan endeavored to keep se secret secret se- se cret the fifth lUh group of tho demands she presented to China Chinn hu last t January shortly 1 after the occupation of the Guman position of Chou Kin by time the Japanese waa explained in the tho diet today by Baron Kato Kate minister of ot fOl foreign foi-eign affairs There Thore had been previous lre indications that the minority would center Its opposition on the the- Chinese questions voicing tho the idea that the government Jo should have In Insisted In- In sided upon greater reater concessions Baron Kato called attention to tho the fact that Japan was not in duty bound to communicate these demands to the powers Japan believed belle she was Justified Jus jus- tilled he declared in demanding the tho cc concessions contained in the first four Cour groups The fifth firth group did not r demands but rather hopes hope We rc had to see what China would sn say tout about this fifth fUth group tho the foreign orel n minister explained and there was therefore no necessity of ot communicating c eating cating IL it Later L. because of the appearance appearance ap ap- ap- ap of ot erroneous accounts of ot this group Japan decided to make tho thoI I matter public Explains Japans Japan's Stand To an interpellation as to wh why Japan was restoring Chou Kiao-Chou to China the tho foreign minister explained that he was glad of ot the tho opportunity t t. t set forth the position of the government got gov which was based entirely on tho the destruction of German Influence in the Far East and the maintenance of the integrity of China Chinn The re restoration te- te of ot Chou Klao-Chou was not nol nn an Incident nt of ot tho the negotiations but had be been n decided upon long be before ore these wore undertaken So long as no other country held Chou Klao-Chou Japan was tI 3 satisfied H Replying to another query General Oka minister of at war denied denle-d that J Japan pan has menaced China He explained explained ex ex- that the date of or the changing of oC the tho garrisons In Manchuria had merel merely been advanced nd The discussion in the house of peers was virtually a a. duplication of ot that Inthe in the tho house of representatives Baron Kato was applauded d when ho he said paid that most Japanese did not consider consider con con- sider r it a disgrace race that the nation had made concessions for Cor the friendship of ot China and In the interest of the fr friendship of the powers Including Great Britain and the United States S1 |