The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-12-13
DIPLOMACY
OUTWITLED BY JAPANESE

WASHINGTON Nov. 17-Whie the acceptance part OF
this Government of the agreement of September
specifically only agreement dealing with
mining rights Manchua this Government stated
accepts the whole agreement and contempae neither protests nor in
quries agreement important of
these articles after that delmng the mining situation article
which comedies to Japan the right of consultation and logically the
right concerning possible railway building plans
tween Hsmintum and Fakumen.
Whether that article is in reality acceptable to
question the formal acceptance of by the
State department That the clause in question gives material adj
vantage to the Japanese is evident from study of the Manchurian
map Those familiar history Oriental diplomacy for the
last five years believe there existence force this
v TO an attitude of acouiescence whether the State Department
dspead with bill prepared for by the japanese diplomats
The article reads follows according to the version Of the treaty
supplied the State Department English by Japanese embassy
Arce 1.-The Government China engages that of
its undertaking construct railway between Hsmnu and Fa
language apans sphere of influence with her CONNER
sphere quite number of miles further to the West than
will give Japan the right to
the Chinese plans for railroad construction between those points
any and beside giving Japan heavy hammer over Chna
head will empire direct nconspcuou way
the which foreign capital will be allowed to participate
the proposed construction.
Japan laid the foundation for her present bold move Back as far as
1905 In that year she induced China enter into secret protocol
which the Chinese Government pledged itself not to parallel or com
with the Japanese line known as the south Manchuria
existence of this protocol slow in coming to the public
eye believe that the of nations sure eventually
to learn of and to be interested Japan noothed the way by a
in advance confidential disclosures of the terms OF the protocol
the signing of the Portsmouth Treaty. with its open door declara
handled we'll by Japan and mee by China that wer
the protocol finally became public property had already run
for time without protest There has been no protest dece
against though this Government has finally recognized
become tacity recognized by sheer lapse OF ne
that protocol that apans rights to consultation gar(
the Hmnu akumen line are supposed to have grown up
The line mentioned ad might be constructed competing
Manchuran Railway and to that extent would constr
violation of apans rights under the old protocol 1t is be
Ived that in that fact lies explanation if the for the
acquescenc the of this Government what otherwise NIGH
be construed material violation by Japan OF the open door policy
What advantage this article will give Japan opposed ohe
Powers interested Manchua exploitation, remains to be
is possible that eopardze the proposed line run
ming from the coast of Chnch up the Tranberan junction
Tsitshar originally British project though rebuff eI
peenced in the early negotiations induced the British nncers
admit portion of American capital of syndicate