The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-08-20
JAPAN GETTING 7
INTO COKFL|C1.
Ultimatum to Germany 10 With.
draw Fleet In East.
WAR IN CASE OF REFUSAL
Toxic Foreign Office Gives Un.,a
States Assurances That INTEREST,"
OF This Country Would es
Safeguarded.

Tokio.-Japan sent an ullmatum IA
Germany demanding the wIthdrawala
German warships from the Orient srl
the evacuation Of Kiauchau and gup,
Germany until Sunday, August o. "a
comply with the demand. OthervIp
the ultimatum states, Japan will ub
action.
The general expectation here Is thu
the ultimatum will be followed by m
Takaaki Kato, the japanese ForeIn
Minister, simultaneously with the ts
patch OF the ultimatum, conferred With
George w. Guthrie, the American An.
bassador, and made to him broad
statement calculated to assure d,
United States that American interest
In the Far East would be safeguards
and the integrity Of China upheld
Count Okuma, the Japanss
Premier, Sunday invited the peers, d,
newspaper men and the leading bud
ness men OF Toxic to come TO lh
Office at noon, at 4 and at O'Clock
the afternoon, respectively, when h
made known to them the terms Of lh
ultimatum and announced that h
would give out the negotiations 10 COO
nectlon with the alliance.
UItlmatum Given,
The ultimatum follows:
"We consider It highly imporr,
and necessary in the present ata
ton to take measures TO remove n
causes of all disturbances Of the peas
in the Far East and to Safeguard d.
general interests as contemplated
the agreement Of alliance betvea
Japan and Great Britain.
"In order to secure a firm and q
during peace in Eastern Asia, D.
establishment OF which Is the ain
the said agreement, the Imperial w
anese Government sincerely belleVst
to be its duty to give the advice TO d,
Imperial German Government to cam
out the following two propositions;
"First-To withdraw immedla,I
from Japanese and Chinese water
German men-of-war and armed yes'si
Of all kinds and to disarm at OHs
those which cannot be so withdraw
"Second-To deliver on a date %
later than September Is to the u
perial Japanese authorities vllh1'
condition or compensation the enu'
leased territory of Kiachau win
view to the eventual restoration
the same to China.
"The Imperial japanese GoyeTnns
announces at the same time that
the event OF 1t not receiving BY hN1
on August 23, 1914, an answer 10
the Imperial German GoyeTnns
signifying its unconditional aesl
ance of the above advice o1eFed
the Imperial japanese GoyeFnn',
Japan will be compelled to take '1
action as she may deem necessap
meet the situation"
Urged On BY Great Britain
Inspired utterances express lsg'
at the inability to maintain neuulAV
but say that Great Britain, the ap
Japan, is compelled to defend nels
against the aggressions OF GeTl
Moreover, 1t is pointed out tna' "
many is making preparations day
night at Kiauchau, where It IS 81"
provisions, while its warsnlp
securing the seas of Eastern Aa'
the great detriment of commerce,
that It's converted cruisers are 'oi
English merchant vessels s.,
Such actions, 1t is argued are Wv
ly calculated to disturb the pe'u
Eastern Asia, and accordlngN
full and frank communication
Great Britain, Japan has iOala
self compelled to send an ul''D''
to Germany.