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Show UNITED STATES URGING JAPAN Endeavors to Influence Country Coun-try to Ameliorate Demands on China and Avoid Infringement In-fringement of American Ameri-can Rights. Washington, March IS it was stated sta-ted officially at the White House today to-day that representations by the United Uni-ted States to Japan concerning the latter s demand - on China had been entirely independent of any section by Great Britain and Russia or other powers. Further than this statement, officials offi-cials in all quarters preserved the strictest Bilence regarding Ihe situation situa-tion as one of delicacy Trying to Influence Japan. Slate department officials, however, have admitted that since the beginning begin-ning of negotiations between Japan and China over the former's demands for commercial and other concessions, the United States has been endeavoring endeavor-ing to Influence Japan to ameliorate her demands and to pre.ent any ln-I ln-I frlngement of the rights of the United Uni-ted States. None of the steps in the represn tatlons which have been mado to the Japanese ambassador here as well as j to Tokio and Peking have been mado public. |