The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-08-20
JAPAN GETTING I
INTO CONFLICT.
UItimatum to Germany TO With.
draw Fleet In East.
WAR IN CASE OF REFUSAL
Toxic Foreign Office Gives Unit.
States Assurances That INTEREST,"
OF This Country Would es
Safeguarded.

Tokio.-Japan sent an ullimatum I,
Germany demanding the Withdrawal a
German warships from the Orient Ana
the evacuation of Kauchau and giyp,
Germany until Sunday, August o. IA
comply with the demand Otherwh
the ultimatum states, Japan viii ta,
action.
The general expectation here Is TIM
the ultimatum will be followed by vp
Takaaki Kato, the japanese Foren
Minister, simultaneously with the ts
patch OF the ultimatum, conferred with |
George w. Guthrie, the American An.
bassador, and made to him a broad
statement calculated to assure d, |
United States that American interest,"
In the Far East would be safeguarld
and the integrity Of China upheld.
Count Okuma, the Japanss
Premier. Sunday invited the peers b.
newspaper men and the leading bvh
ness men OF Toxic to come to th
Office at noon, at 4 and at 6 O'Clock
the afternoon, respectively, when n
made known to them the terms Of ts
ultimatum and announced that h
would give out the negotiations In Us
nection with the alliance.
Ultlmatum Given.
The ultimatum follows:
1--WE consider It highly impotu,
and necessary in the present stR
ton to take measures to remove hs
causes of all disturbances OF the psia
in the Far East and to safeguard Gs
general interests as contemplated y
the agreement OF alliance betvea
Japan and Great Britain.
"In order to secure firm and q
during peace in Eastern Asia, ns
establishment Of which Is the aim
the said agreement, the Imperial Jif
anese Government sincerely belleyai
to be its duty to give the advice 10 u
Imperial German Government to carI
out the following two propositions;
"First-To withdraw Immediate
from japanese and Chinese water
German men-of-war and armed vesssi
Of all kinds and to disarm at onc'
those which cannot be so withdraw
"Second-To deliver on a date %
later than September Is to the u
perial Japanese authorities wlIhN
condition or compensation the enu'
leased territory Of Kiachau VIII
view to the eventual restoration
the same to China.
"The Imperial japanese GoyeTnn'.
announces at the same time thaI
the event OF II not receiving by lou
on August %, 1914, an answer no
the Imperial German GoyeTnns
signifying its unconditional aeef
ance of the above advice offered
the Imperial japanese Goyernns
Japan will be compelled to take "'
action as she may deem necessap
meet the situation"
Urged On BY Great Britain
Inspired utterances express req
at the inability to maintain neuulV
but say that Great Britain, the ap
Japan, is compelled to defend ns'S
against the aggressions OF GeTll
Moreover, It is pointed out 'ha' "
many Is making preparations Gay
night at Kiauchau, where II Is 81"
provisions, while its warshlp'
securing the seas of Eastern ASA
the great detriment of commerce,
that It's converted cruisers are "A'
English merchant vessels
Such actions, 1t is argued are au'
ly calculated to disturb the pe'u
Eastern Asia, and accordlnglN
full and frank communication
Great Britain, Japan has ioplu
self compelled to send an ui'iA'
to Germany.