The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-05-28
ESTABLISHES
MONROE DOCTRINE.
Japanese Reception of Accept
ance BY China Of Terms Of
the Ultimatum Served ,.

In view of the anti okuma agitation
now being fought out in the Japanese
diet, It is interesting to note the vary
ing opinions which greeted the an
popncement Of the acceptance by China
bf the Japanese demands, with the de.
mands Of the Fifth Group eliminated
In the terms Of the ultimatnm. Tho
Japan Times Of May Is quotes n nun.
Der Of representative Japanese The
Times article, in part, says: ....1..
n Now that the Japanese ultimatum
10 China has been accepted, many opin.
ons are expressed concerning the re-
'ults Of the negotiations. Those who
are more or less connected with the
Ninisterialist parties are satisfied with
he achievements Of our diplomacy,
While others in the Opposition express
dissatisfaction at what our country has
yained. Takenori Kikuchi, M. p, Of
ihe Chusei-kai, halls the conclusion of
he negotiations as dawn of peace
md glory for the two countries, saying
hat the real principle of our demands
vas simply to establish a sort of Mon
oe Doctrine in the good sense in the
FAR East, and that the concessions made
~ our country in the negotiations were
shame to the dignity Of Japan. On
he other hand, says the member Of par
lament, President Yuan should not Pre-.
end to say that he has beaten Japan
n the diplomatic transactions There
ire some among our politicians who de-
tounce our ministry for the results of
he negotiations; but they are wrong. in
heir conception Of our demands on
hina,. for they seem to have been dis
appointed because we have not obtained
oneessions and rights enough TO sat
sly them. The whole truth Is, how
,ver, that we have gained all neees-
airy TO the achievement of our ideals.
lie believes that the concessions made
~ our authorities do not destroy the
pirit of our demands, because they are
4 the nature of advice to China.
Enough for Buffer g. ..l
Kazuye Shoda, formerly vice-minister
# finance, is satisfied with the results
# the negotiations, and says that those
TENS in Group v which have been
truck out can be achieved by other
means in the future to some extent.
rhe settlement of the questions per.
aiming to Manchuria and Mongolia is
nough to establish the peace Of the
"
will prove a buffer against the aggres-
ion Of any European power. "The
My mistake committed by our country
n connection with the Chinese question
vas that of declaring war upon Ger
made a blunder in opening fire before
he right time. The opportune time
must have come after some battles had
haf
Britain in the Far East. Then our
work. would have been more appreci-
tted.S'l ~. ,.rY.. 10 gla,l pEE 75Y
Promised Retrocession Mistake
Viscount Okitomo Akimoto, a promi-
tent figure in the house of peers, says
hat the results of the negotiations are
Yellow the level of diplomatic success
'or Japan. But his lordship qualities
lis pronouucement by saying that he
'annot agree with those who declare
he negotiations to have been q COM.
'lote failure on the part of this coun
ny. To cite one example or, two Of
Japan S mistakes, the proposal TO re
urn Tsingtao to China in return for
,ther concessions was contrary to her
Ormer idea of demanding Germany to
rand it over to China. Japan ought
o have waited till the end of the Eu.
'opean war for the disposition Of the
,laee. Another instance was that those
questions which had been pending since
he time of the late Marquis Komura
we're served in the same dish as the
luestions which have been created by
new turn in the Chinese affairs
3aron KatO is credited with the repu-
alton of having very good knowledge
# Britain, but one cannot help doubt
ng If he has really grasped the true
dea of Downing street on the negotia-
ions.
Japan's White Feather
Masami Oishi, formerly leader Of
he Doshikai who is now retired from
lctive politics, pronOunces his Judgment
IN the subject by saying that Japan
has shown the white feather. "Our
government seems to have had no fixed
principles in proposing the demands,
and opened the negotiations without
my program. A perusal of the official
'tatement of the progress of the nego-
;iations published the other day will
convince anybody that the ultimatum
retains almost nothing of the original
demands. All through the negotiations
Il is clear that Japan has been die
tated to by China. Especially the man
Ter in which our concession has been
made at three different times was the
worst kind of diplomacy. The govern
nent ought to have made the eonces-
sions of April 20 the last ones"
A.