Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-05-16
POLITICAL OUTLOOK IN MANCHURIA

few weeks ago article under the heading of "The Par
t of China The Capital Journal Correspondent at Yokoha
edwin o. Sotts described briefly the complications which
surround the Middle Kingdom calling attention to the fact that
various countries held foohod within the Chinese empire and
that troops actually advancing from four different drec
tonFance and Great Britain from the south and Russia
from Turkeysan while by her showing Japan had acu
ally 100000 troops Chinese territory and taking steps
to augment that force.
the interval Japan action has given good ground for the
fear expressed by Chinese venacular papers, that she
about ready her intention to Southern Man
chura
Her attitude becoming and more threatening and
the personal encounters between Japanese and Chinese citizens
and officials becoming frequent when suddenly the
surprise of the announcement that 5OOOOOO loan from ia
pan to China and things eased up bit
Japanese veracuar papers produced leading articles refer
ring the friendship which should exist between kindred peo
pies the prospects of increased trade, etc.
The surprise yesterday with the
of the final signing of documents for the American $5OOOOOOO
loan.
At the time of presenting former summary of the situation
the writer concluded his article with the words Sometimes
Chinese diplomats have risen to unexpected heights in such
emergencies.
I will be interesting indeed how they will meet this
situation"
the reports that have hand prove to be true,
land there is to doubheir accuracy it will appear
that either Chinese statesmen their advisors have worked out
of the remarkable pieces of diplomacy the world has
seen and what more carried it through successful
issue.
appears that the security for the Japanese loan of $5 OO0
OO about which Japanese papers elated heradng
remarkable piece of diplomacy the part of the Japanese
statesmen wasthe taxes of Shantung provnceGrea Brit
aims special sphere of influence.
Now the denoument in the that the
curiy of the $50000000 loan from the Four Powers-nted
States Great Britain France and Germany sthe taxes of
Manchura,
other words the four greatest powers earth pledged
maintain the integrity of Manchura for 45 years. the life of
the loan.
Whatever has to say-favorabe adverseregardng
the Japanese be admitted that they good sposmen
good losers.
In this whether by accident design the negotiations
of such nature that Japan has not ghost of
for protest.
For has she not within the last month"; herself accepted
cury the taxes of province which another nation and that
her sworn ally claims controlling influence?
Native papers now in dozen leading articles simply admit
the superior diplomacy and cody that Japan had
any designs Manchura anyway!
1t has been frank matter of discussion in Japanese papers,
both vernacuar and English semioca that Japan could
Manchuia and the Tung peninsula the end of
her lease.
Now her rights expire in II years. while the integrity of
the territory secured to China for As years. by the personal
interests of coalition of the four strongest powers earth
The world may perhaps know who actually engineered
this piece of strategy
But whoever he is here's to him.
He had shrewd nscrupuous diplomats to meet and he
them