The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-08-20
UlTiMAYUM ogMANo0 REMOVAL
o. GERMAN roRcEs IN CHINA
~ AUGUST TWENrv-THiRp.
TO ABANDON kIAuCHAu
NeSToRE PORT AND CONTIGUOUS
TERRITORY TO cELEsrIALs
UNcoNoiTIoNALLy.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

" ANeWSpHpeT Union news HSrNlCo.
Toxic. Aug. 17.-Japan sent an ulti.
matum to Germany Saturday night de-
mandinE the withdrawal of German
warships from the Orient and the evac-
uatioo n Kiauchau and giving Ger.
many until Saturday, August 70, to
comply with the demand. Otherwise
the ultimatum states that Japan viii
take action.
Japan demands that Germany, not
later than Sept. is. deliver to the Jap.
anese authorities, without condition Of
consideration. the entire leased tori
tory Of Kiauchau, with . view to the
eventual restoration of the same "a
China.
Treaty provides that whenevse, b
attack q action. or any power I'm.
perils the pesce of eastern Asia, and
either Great Britain or Japan shall bs
involved In war On that account,
Great Britain and Japan shall toin
forces and fight for the restoration
OF peace.
American government assured b.
Japan that Its interests will be safe.
guarded. but United States officials
regard ultimatum as one Of the krav.
est developments in the war situa.
tion. as 1t brings the great military
power OF the Far East into a range of
conflict heretofore held within Europe,
The general expectation here is that
the ultimatum will be followed BY
war. Takaaki Kato. the Japanese for.
eign minister, simultaneously with the
dispatch of the ultimatum. conferred
with George w. Guthrie. the Ameri.
can ambassador. and made to him a
broad statement calculated to assure
the United States that American In.
terests In the Far East would be safe
guarded and the integrity Of China
upheld.
The government also notified Count
Won Rex, German ambassador to
Japan. and likewise retarded the time
limit for reply until August %.
Owing to doubts whether communi.
cations with Berlin were assured,
Japan, in order to insure the arrival OF
the ultimatum, forwarded It to Berlin
by six channels. including Washing
ton, London and Stockholm.
Inspired utterances express regret
at the inability to maintain neutrality,
but say that Great Britain the ally Of
Japan is compelled to defend herself
against the aggressions of Germany.
It is pointed out that Germany il max,
ing preparations day and night at
kiauchau, where 1t is storing provis-
ions. while its war ships are securing
the seas of Eastern Asia, TO the great
detriment of commerce.. and that its
converted cruisers are seizing English
merchant vessels.
The statement In the Japanese ulti.
matum that Japan proposes to return
Tsing-Tau to China is regarded hope.
fully by Chinese officials.
Such actions, it Is argued. are di.
rectly calculated to disturb the peace
OF Eastern Asia. and. accordingly. af.
ter full and frank communication with
Great Britain, Japan has found herself
compelled to send an ultimatum to
Germany.
AS 1t is not considered likely that
Germany will comply with the Japan.
ese demands. preparations are pro
ceeding for a campaign by force OF
arms. The British regiments in China
have received instructions to hold
themselves in readiness for the trans.
portation.
According 10 Japanese figures the
German troops at Tsing-Tau number
$500. There are several hundred re.
servists at the various treaty ports.
It is not known where the German
fleet has gone. 1t left port about ten
days ago with Golfers.