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Show CHSNA REJECTS JAPAN'S OFFERS Intends to Fight for Abrogation of Demands at Washington P,v l RH t;. ROGERS. Inteniattona Nows si-riry. WASHINGTON, Jan 14. China to-nlk'nt to-nlk'nt served formal notice upon the world of her Intention to fight before the W.iahiapton conference for lio ;i.brogllon of the famous "'.'I demands," de-mands," reaxdle.su of th announced oppoHltton of tho Japanese and hJrit-iah hJrit-iah delegations. China's action took the form of an otflclai statement by Dr. Chung Hun Wanir. former chief Jumie of the supreme su-preme court of Cbina and a senior member of the Ohlneso delegation lu-re. Likenlne the demands to Germany's ultimatum upon Ruasis and Franie In 1914, the Chineso spokesman declared: de-clared: TFXT OF ST TKrKVT. "It is inconceivable that while China, even under the menace of the ultimatum of 1 9 1 fT. had the ojupj.u to protect against the deniands. and would remain n'lent now, when fhe la a party and a participant Jn a conference confer-ence the iivowerl purpose of whu h Is to removft International complications" complica-tions" Read in their true light the 21 demands de-mands practically reduce China to the position of a vaHal state, deprlvln h-r of the right of self development and self preser -atlon, Dr. Wjinc de-clared- They constitute a flagrant infringement in-fringement on the open door and are In direction of opposing other powers in China and Ki"'o Japanese "such a privileged position that ro equality of opportunity is possible." Dr. Wanr as-f as-f erted MANY RKSTRICTIOXS. Under their frme, cntna In required re-quired to build her railways in her OTvn territory only with Japan's consent. con-sent. Dr. Wang continued. Shn 1 compelled to give op her coal. Iron and gold mines so that they muy b-operated b-operated only by Japanese and with Japanese capital; she Is required not to build dockyards nr "tner shipping equipment In Fukien, one of her principal provinces; nitlt is inquired K't to borrow foreirn spltot other than Japanese for the development of I the- Hanyehplng iron worjts. trie great- est in tho country, and sho is com-1 com-1 pcllfii to extend the leaso of Port Arthur Ar-thur and E'.iiren and the terms of the south Manchurlan and Antung-.Muk-den railway for 09 yeai 1. i.i i tits in ti.im n "NOW it cannot be dnred that the i?l demands affect not only the inde-1 inde-1 pendente and Integrity of China, but I also her obligations towards other I power." the Chinese epo-cesman said. "They put into Jeopardy the rights and Interests enJo ed by thr. foreign powers having treaty relations with China." "It is needless to piv thepe conditions, condi-tions, unless removd, or renounced. Will ploce China in a position where self development nnd so If preservation become a practical Impossibility ' thi Chinese spokesman asserted |