The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-08-20
uLTiMATUM DEMANDS REMOVAL
OF GERMAN FORCES IN CHINA
BY AUGUST TWENTY-THiRD.
TO ABANDON kIAUCHAU
RESTORE PORT AND CONTIGUOUS
TERRITORY TO cELEsTIALs
UNCoNOlTioNALIY
western Ncwspaper Union News Service.

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Toxic. Aug. 17.-Japan sent an ulti-
matum to Germany Saturday night de-
manding the withdrawal of German
warships from the Orient and the evac-
uation OF Kiauchau and giving Ger
many until Saturday. August 90. to
comply with the demand Otherwise
the ultimatum states that Japan will
take action.
Japan demands that Germany, not
later than Sept. 10. deliver to the Jap
. enese authorities. without condition or
consideration. the entire leased terri
tory OF Kiauchau. with n view to the
eventual restoration of the same to
China.
Treaty provides that whenever. by
attack or action. or any power i'm
perils the peace of eastern Asia, and
either Great Britain or Japan shall be
Involved In war on that account,
Great britain and Japan shall join
forces and fight for the restoration
OF peace.
American government assured by
Japan that its interests will be safe
guarded. but United States officials
regard ultimatum as one of the grav-
est developments in the war situa-
ticu. 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.
Owing to doubts whether communi
cations with Berlin were assured
Japan. in order to insure the arrival OF
the ultimatum. forwarded 1t to Berlin
by six channels. including Washing
ton. London and Stockholm.
The government also notified Count
Won Rex. German ambassador tC
Japan. and likewise retarded the time
limit for reply until August %.
Count Okuma. the Japanese premier
Invited the peers. the newspaper mel
and the leading business men of Toxic
to come to his office at noon. at fou
and at six O'Clock in the afternoon re
spectively. when he made known tt
them the terms of the ultimatum, ant
Announced that he would give out thu
negotiations in connection with the al
lance.
Inspired utterances express regre
at the inability to maintain neutrality
but say that Great Britain the ally o
Japan is compelled to defend hersel
against the aggressions of Germany
1t Is pointed out that Germany is max
ing preparations day and night a
Ktauchau. where 1t is storing provis
ions. while its war ships are securing
the seas of Eastern Asia, to the grea
detriment of commerce. and that it,
converted cruisers are seizing Englisl
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 d
rectly calculated to disturb the peac
of Eastern Asia, and. accordingly, al
ter full and frank communication wit
Great Britain. Japan has found hersel
compelled to send an ultlmatum t
Germany.
As it is not considered likely tha
Germany will comply with the Japan
ese demands, preparations are pre-
ceeding for campaign by force o
arms. The British regiments in Chin
haye received instructions to hol
themselves in readiness for the trans
portation.