The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-08-18
United States Now More vitality Interested Than
Ever in Whirlpool of War-Japan Assures
She Only Means to Drive Germany From
China and Will Carefully Guard All Amer
can Rights and Protect Citizens.
sea from the southcrIy japanese
islands,.
GERMANY ALONE IN CHIN,

SEA from the ~sOuthcrly JapaupSe
islands.
GERMANY ALONE IN CHIN,
Explaining h political effect of
Gerrany's occupation of Kiau-Chau.
this diplomatic authority said the is.
sue presented today had it's origin in
inc events OF the Japan-China war.
Al that time. he said, Japan had
taken Port Arthur from China after
a contest. At this point.
however. he said Germany took the
read among a group of Europea
powers in demanding that Japan
ShOuld not retain the fruits of her &c
tory by holding Port Arthur. Yield
ing to this pressure, Japan had re- |
Iinquishcd this prize. Shortly after
this a German fleet occupied Kiau
Chau. claiming it as an indemnity fer
alleged attacks on German mission
aries. Since then Kiau Chau has
been steadily developed, until now
with its fortress, it's HinterIand and
its outlying sections in Shan Tung
province 1t represents in the Japa-
nesc view a formidable foothold OF
German influence.
Meantime, Russia no longer is at
Port Arthur and England has given
up her naval establishment at Wei
Hci Wei. So it is pointed out. Ger
many remains virtually alone among
the European power i'll North China.
Japan'S cOnStai t avOWed policy has
been to get the return of Kiau-Chau
TO China and it is declared in authori-
tative Japanese quarters tina Japan
has no territorial aspirations what
ever as to kiau Chau.
UNITED STATES EXCEPTED.
The AnglO-Japanese alliance is said
to have been the decisive factor III
bringing about the present step by
Japan. This alliance wa originally
uNnskl4 - M ~ ~ " AIA~
alliance was extended for 10 years,
and also much enlarged. Ono i'm
pOrtant addition, affecting the United
States, was in article four, which pro-
yided that neither of the CONTRACTING.
parties was obliged to 60 to warSwith
a power with whom a treaty of arbi-
tratiOn was in force.
As the United States has treaties of
general arbitration both with Great
Britain and with Japan, this new ar
ticle four excepted this country from
the operation of the Anglo-Japan ALI
ancc.
ENGLAND ASKED AID.
) 1t is understood the recent ex-
changes between English and Jap;>
nese officials has brought out a viCw
of Great Britain that her interests in
2 the Far East were being endangered
by the operations of German WafshiI.s
; and by h general conditions growing
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sitiOn at kiau-Chau.
: Since the beginning Of the Euro
pean war, Japan has been preparing
$ her military forces for ali Cmcrgen
cieS and has been concentrating he
naval strength in the China seas. Th'
American government has kept con
8 Stantly advised Of these nlOvemcn
y and has expected some decisive actor
G on the part of Japan with regard t
the German provinces in China.
. Japan's warships and armies are al
e concentrated in the Orient. Japan
G naval stations in southern Korea az
within $50 miles of Kiau-Chau. Their
. are about 200 United States marine
e and infantry men stationed at Pekir
JAPAN ACTIVE IN EAST.
Japanese naval xperts took tn
IS view today hat Japanese activitie
would be confined entirely to the Fla
e East, at least for tho present, but
le was declared tina ia the event OF wa
4 between Japan and Germany. Japan
III field of activity would not ncceSsati il
Is I've confined to the Far East, as he
TT feet and forces would be available
n occasion required. for operation i
re conjunction with her ally, in westcr
is waters, including the home ports {
n Germany.
r At the German embassy no infOI
MT nation had been received to-day COZ
mt corning Japan'S action and no con
mept as to the German viewpoint
the crisis is available.
r Ka; Flu Shah, Chinese minister her
h. shown the text of the ultinlatuIn, a.
al el;ued to comment, saying he ha
n heard nothing frona his goHernmen
to He had not been officially informed
m tho u3timatum having heard OF 1t on
through the press notices.
of Anon experienced diplomats II
fact has not escaped notice that );
as mans ultimatum not only brings ~
90 ;nto the active developments OF q
nv Drcsent conflict. but also brings n,
nd automatically as a factor to NC rec
onrxl with whcn the final
NJ E,urope are hehl to settle the strife.
is n;r, aoe.,
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