Show Mr S Sr r SITIO 1 Issues a n Statement nt Telling the Reasons That Hare lIac Impelled Her to Her Present Course COREAS INTEGRITY NECESSARY Her lIer Proposition to COlt Proposals Of or Manchuria Feb Peb 0 The following Is tho ho holed text led cf ot tho statement Issued by tho I Japanese government setting forth Ha Its position It being Indispensable to tho welfare and ond safely ot Japan to maintain tho nJ cc amI territorial Integrity of ot Corta and to safeguard her para paramount mount interests the tho Japanese rt duds It Impossible to indifference any ony notion endanger m tho th position rollIon of ot Corea whereas Russia notwithstanding her solemn treat with China and her ns to tho power not only con COli of ot Manchuria hut but 1 her 01 has Ule tlell aggressive In Go Co Gown Cor wn r an Manchuria bo annexed to the of ot Cores Corea naturally bo Impossible The ThO o government therefore being desirous of or securing permanent wace r ace for tor eastern Asia by 1 means of ot di dl direct negotiations with with a n Mew Jell of ot arriving at Rt a 1 friendly adjust adjustment ment nJ nt of ot their mutual Interests In I Manchuria and Corca Corea where their In Interests net meet communicated toward the end of ot July Jul last such desire to tho Una Hus inn and Invited Ita nee nce To this the tho Russian government n a willing ascent According Accordingly ly 13 on the of or August tho Japanese proposed to through Us Its representative at b rr the Iho basis of ot an nn agreement which tva substantially ns follows FirstA mutual engagement to re r tho Independence territorial Integrity Int of ot the Chinese and Corean empires Second S A mutual engagement to maintain the principle of ot nn equal op 01 opportunity for tor tho commercial Industry of t all 1111 nations with the natives of oC those countries o Third A reciprocal recognition of ot Japans preponderating Interests In Corea that has hils special In In railway enterprises rl In Mon buria antI and a n mutual recognition of ot the rights of ot Russia therein Ih H It lIIS as the Intention of ot the Japanese originally that a 1 confer conCer conference ence tnie take lako place between their at St HI Petersburg the tho authorities so as liS to facilitate eM n liS much ns as possible I In reach rench reaching ing g a of ot the situation but the tho Russian government absolutely refused to l do so on tho plea that th the czar czarI I lined ned A trip abroad for tor other It was unavoidably decided to too o dail th tho at nl It II as jiB not until tho 3rd of at October t e government presented c In III them she do tit doii titU ii U fil d to engage In to the sov 1101 ly and territorial Integrity of ot l ln stipulated the tho maintenance df M the tho principle of ot equal opportunities for lor tho th commerce Industry of ot nil in III China and requested de Inre Manchuria nOlI Its lit littoral loral toral as U being of ot her Interest Sh She further put several rl in Japans ot action nellon In Co Corn rn tel for tor m recognizing Jn In funs right to dispatch troops troop when Mm ry for tor the protection of ot her In Inlets lets tl m III Corea Corell Russia refused to al III low h nor r to In nie mE any IIII portion of ot Cor nn territory for tor In fait lall la so tar far as us to propose to n II zone zono In territory north of ot tho Iho par slid aile The o government i N d to why who professed ti M Intention of ot absorbing tilt be disinclined to 10 Insert In III tho n In m lh her own repented declared r In reporting the sovereignty of ot China Chinn Further thin Ihl of ot the Russian gov I l c l the Japanese gov 10 u the moro more with the tho necessity ot if the In of ot a n clause to the effect t 1 Jaran lilts commercial i LJ Jn hI la entertains M n hi I H of or their develop i 1 thAt politically Japan hns hn e n I jjr Interests therA by f t IN H r rIton Iloni to Coren so 80 that ho po Manchuria 1 1 L h hll her sphere of ot ll lIW tec reasons rea decided Japan t tl f I reject the tho Russian pro r c 1 I Ill n l government ex ox hl Hie w aho views nt th fan I III 11 other 1 fA In III tho Russian counter till 1111 I furter prop with It I that If It ono was to tn bo ho boul i 10 it ul bl b C e tnt on both N k t l I I lino IIno between ii 11 i 11 Id with equal I MI I i o 1 kilometres After Atter fr Irl t re roo onn at tho Iho Japa n t r tho I I their thel r definite J r nn the Ihl JOth of then thon h I I HI In ri government for tor n II b I I I and I i doni Oil he Iho 11 th of ot December i ll Ri la r t Mam ao o M to tho thou Hilton u entirely to r 1 I in It original tie rr III 1 ir ti tim t h r 1 llor lory for tor pur 11 UN nn et X I lOne hut tho I r Ir r tho pro r II linn ln I luR It I If to tn tho It l t ot f the n IRr I I t tit Mr t a t att I h Mo to the hi t to 0 Inc te in I h r n bhag m g ro I I 1 lh I h n i M to tl H P own 1111 V lUll U tn y u Ing to render the position of oi Corea Coren In Insecure secure Tho Russian government by means of or amendment rejected Japans Corca Corea the of which tho Japanese te Ie gards ns Indispensable to assuring a the tho Independence and territorial integrity of tho t 10 Cm van and to safe safeguarding guarding inter interests Interests ests In the tho peninsula a This attitude on the tho part of ot Russia coupled with to enter Into nn Oil agreement with re Sll ct to 10 territorial Integrity In which Is menaced by continued occupation of ot that province notwithstanding her treaty tr nt engagements ln with and her repented assurances to the other pow POll powers ers having Interests In III the 1110 same re glon hns rendered It necessary for the Japanese government to seriously con Rider what measures of at they tiro 1110 called upon to take In the presence of ot the tho delay delu on the tho part of ot the government in connection with tho pending negotiations which hns i e I Me d largely unexplained and of at their and military activity which It Is I to reconcile with an all entirely pacific aim aimIn aImIn In tho pending negotiations the i Jal government has exercised a degree of ot which they the be lie affords II abundant proof of If their loyal desire to remove from rom tho rela relations between Japan and Russia HUMla every for tol misunderstandings hut but finding In III their efforts no pros of ot securing from tin Russian gov government adhesion either to Japans moderate sh proposals or to 10 any other othor proposals likely to establish a IL lasting policy In till the fur east tho Japanese government has h now no other alternative that to terminate the present futile negotiations In adopting that tho government reserves to themselves th lh right to such pUch Independent pendent ns nil they thay may deem best to consolidate and defend tI Japans menaced position lion UH well ns as to protect her rights and legitimate Interests Tho Japanese government having exhausted In vain every cIery moons moans of or con dilation with the tho view low ot oC removing from tho relations of ot tho coun countries tries every cause for future complication tion their Just representations lI moderate unselfish un r proposals made II tie in the Interest of ot per permanent t r manent pence in the far east ero not receiving from tho Russian govern government ment the consideration which Is 18 due I uc have resolved to sever their diplomatic relations with tho government which for tor tho named has coated to possess value At the Japanese legation here this was regarded as ns tantamount to n a de declaration of ot war anti and It Il is I believed that no othor announcement will bo be mado to tho world |