Arizona republican., 1914-08-17
Action of Kaiser's Men in Raiding Commerce in ASiatic Waters and AL legged Preparsti ons at Kiau Chau is Reason
FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
 GIVEN FOR ANSWER
Unless Favorable Response is Returned by Germany, Japan is Prepared to En- force Dema n ds - For Peace in Far East
ASSOCIATED PRESS prsPArcH1

TOXIC. August 16-Japan has sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding the withdrawal of German Warshlps from the Orient. and the evacuation ot Kiau Chau. demanding compliance b! August 23, failing which, Japan will act. The general expectation is that the ultimatum will be followed by war.
 Takaaki Kato, the Japanese foreign minister, simultaneously with the dls- patch of ultimatum, conferred with George w. Guthrie, the American am bassador, and made to him broad statement calculated to assure the United States that American interests in the Far East would be safeguarded, and the integrity of China will be up- held
 Owing to doubts whether communl- cations with Berlin are assured, Japan, in order to insure the arrival of the ultimatum, forwarded it to Berlin by six channels, including Washington, London and Stockholm. The govern ment also notified Count von Rex, the German ambassador to Japan, and likewise retarded the time limit for a reply until August 23.
 Count Okuma, the Japanese premier, today invited peers. neWspapermen and the leading business men of To- kio to come to his office at noon. at and o'clock in the afternoon. respec- lively, when he made known to them the terms of the ultimatum, and an nounced that he would give out the negotia tions in connection with the al- liance.
 The ultimatum follows: We con- slider it highly important and neces- sarv in the present situation to take measures to remove the causes of all disturbances of peace in the Far East and to safeguard the general interests as contemplated by the agreement of alliance between Japan and Great Britain.
 Tn order to secure a firm and en- during peace in eastern Asia the es- tabishment of which is the aim of said agreement, the imperial Japanese gov ernment sincerely believes it to be it's duty to give the advice to the imperial German government to carry out the following two propositions:
 First, to withdraw immediately from Japanese and Chinese waters German men-of-war and armed vessels of all kinds. and to disarm at once those which cannot be so withdrawn.
 Second, to deliver on date not later than September 15 to the Imper- ial Japanese authorities without con dition of compensation the entire leased territory of Kian Chau with a 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's not receiving by noon on August g 1914, an answer from the imperial German government. signify ing it's unconditional choice of the above advice offered by the imperial Japanese government, Japan will be compelled to take such action as she may deem necessary to meet the situ- ation."
 Inspired utterances express regret al inability to maintain neutrality. but they say that Great P.itain an ally oi Japan, is compeliad offend | r.-elI against the 1s Ger ny Moreover, it is that Ger many is making prep r.tions and night at Kian Ch here it l.. storing provisions, while it's warshps are securing the seas of eastern Asia tc the great detriment of commerce, ant that its converted cruisers are seiZinl