Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-17

tsY moRs,se JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ~'Tsl
Toxic, Japan, Aug. IL t2;5o p. MI
Japan sent an ultimatum to Ger
many at 5 O'Clock saturday evehins'
demanding the withdrawal of German
warships from the orient and the evac-
uatlon of Kiau-Chau and giving Ger
ma4.si until Sunday. Auguat 2s. 70
comply with the demand. otherwise
the ultlmatum states Japan will take
action. The general expectation here
is that the ultimatum will be followed
by war. Takaaki Kato. the Japanese
foreign minister, simultaneously with
the dispatch of the ultimatum con-
ferred with George w. Guthrie, the
American ambassador and made TO
him a broad statement calculated to
assure the United states that Ameri-
can interests in the Far East would be
safeguarded and the integrity of China
upheld
Owing to doubt whether communi-
cation with Berlin were assured, Ja-
pan in order to insure the arrival OF
the ultimatum forwarded it TO Berlin
by six channels, including Washing-
ton, London and Stockholm.
The government also notified Count
Won Rex, German ambassador to ia
pan. and likewise retarded the time
limit for reply until August 2S.
Count Okuma. the japanese pre-
mier, today invited the peers, the
newspaper men and the leading busi-
ness men of Toxic to come to MS OF
flee at noon and at 4 and o'clock In
the afternoon respectively, when ne
made known to them the terms of the
ultmatum and announced that he
would give out the negotiations III
connection with the alliance.
Terms Of Ultimatum.
The ultimatum follows
I'VE consider ii highly important
and necessary in the present situation
to take measures to remove the causes
of all disturbances OF the peace In the
Far East and TO safeguard the gem
eral interests as contemplated by the
agreement of alliance between Japan
and Great Britain.
In order to secure firm and en-
during peace in eastern Asia, the es-
tablishment of which is the aim OF
the said agreement the imperial Japa-
nese government sincerely believes IL
to be its duty to give the advice to the
imperial German government to carry
out the following two propositions
Must Withdraw Warships.
First to deliver on date not later
than September 15 to the imperlai
Japanese authorities without condition
or compensation the entire leased ter
ritory of Kiau-C Chau with view to the
eventual restoration of the same TO
China.
The imperial Japanese government
announces at the same time that IN
the event of it not receiving by noon
on August 23, 1914, an answer from
the imperial German government Sig
nifying its unconditional acceptance
of the above offered by the Imperial
Japanese government, Japan will be
compelled to take such action as she
may deem necessary to meet the SIT
uationv
MeDacing Conduct OF Germany.
Inspired utterances express regret
at the inability to maintain neutrallty'
but say that Great Britain, the any
OF Japan is compelled to defend her
self against the aggressions of Ger
many. Moreover, it is pointed out
that Germany is making preparations
day and night at Kiau-Chau where II
is storing provisions, while its war
ships are securing the seas of eastern
Asia to the great detriment of COM
merce and that its converted cruisers
are seizIng English merchant vessels.
Such actions. it is argued. are directly
calculated to disturb the peace OF east
ern Asia. and after full and frank
communication with Britain, Japan