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Show JAPAN'S RENEWED DEMAND ON CHINA Further Indication of the Mikado's Mi-kado's Resolve to Control ( the Celestial Empire. j London, Jan. 26, 9:15 a. m. The Japanese government has delivered to the Chinese minister In Toklo for transmission to his government a note embodying seven demands which were included in the Japanese program pro-gram of last spring, the Manchester Guardian learns from Far Eastern sources. On January 18, 1916, Japan presented present-ed to China a list of twenty-one demands de-mands arranged id five groups. The, first group related to the Shantung province and to the conceding to Japan Jap-an of rights and privileges previously enjoyed by Germany in Shantung as well aa new prerogatives. Group two related to south Manchuria and to concessions there lor leasing of property, prop-erty, trading, railroad operation and construction, the appointment of Japanese as political, financial and military, advisers and other concessions. conces-sions. This group also included demands de-mands for special rights to be granted to Japan regarding inner Mongolia. Group three referred to the Hanyeh-Plng Hanyeh-Plng company. Group four, known as the "special group," demanded that China proclaim that hereafter she would not yield or lease any costal territory to any power. Group five, known as the "general group" was the one which aroused moBt vigorous protests from the Chinese government. govern-ment. It contained seven articles, the first regarding the employment by China of Japanese as advisers; the second, the construction of Japanese hospitals, churches an schools in China; third, the employment of Japanese Jap-anese in the police departments in the large centers; fourth, China to purchase a certain proportion of war munitions from Japan; fifth, Japan's right to construct certain railroads In China; sixth, concessions to Japan in the province of Fuklen and seventh, the right of Japanese subjects to pro-pogate pro-pogate Buddhism in China. The United States government addressed ad-dressed a note to Japan with regard to the demands made upon China, querying in particular with respect to three points. The selection of foreign for-eign advisers by China, the purchase of war munitions and the question of foreign loans. The Japanese government govern-ment replied to the note on March 22. On May 25, two treaties between Japan and China, together with thirteen thir-teen notes, were signed in the Chinese Chi-nese foreign office covering, it was announced, the practical conclusions reached on the Japanese demands, of which, however live article were left for ulterior argument. It was understood at the time that the articles ar-ticles for consideration were those of group five. The articles in this group were originally seven in number but It was later stated that article three had been eliminated and that article six had been displaced oy pledges that China would undertake no military mili-tary or naval preparations, nor authorize auth-orize ioreigners to undertake such preparations, on the Fukien coast in the future It is possible that the seven demands alluded to In the Manchester Guardian's article were tho 'original seven of group five. Jap Demands Merely Postponed. Washington, Jan. 26. Merely postponed post-poned and never definitely abandoned was tho status of tho group five of the Japanese demands upon China as it was understood y officials here. Diplomats here question whether developments of the military situation In Europe, the dependence of Russia upon Japan for munitions of war, and the relations of Great Britain and France with Japan for the maintenance mainte-nance of their Interests in the Far East have not placed the allies in a position where they may feel that they cannot afford to take issue with Japan over a question which she regards re-gards as one properly concerning only herself and China. Many of them feel that the only power in position to make any effective protest against renewal of the Japanese demands is the United States. Articles Objectionable to U. S. All the articles in group five were regarded as objectionable by the United States. Japan's demand for monopoly of railroad construction In parts of China was regarded as closing clos-ing a door to American opportunities American missionaries objected to the Japanese proposal to propagate Buddhism Budd-hism and the proposal to employ Japanese Jap-anese police In Chinese cities was construed as an assumption of sovereignty. sov-ereignty. nn |
