Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-28
Where Mikado' S Minister Yield
ed One Point, II Is Reported
That He Insisted Upon An
other Far Worse
MANY ADvISERS'PR0VlDED
IN TIME OF TROUBLE
All Ammunition and Arms for
Republic Must Be Purchased
in Island Empire, Says Pro-
poSal,

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the new draft Of the japanese dc
mands on china now In the hands OF
Chinese Foreign Minister Ln Cheng
Hsiang. Interest Is aroused IN the ma
lure Of the notifications which Japan
has made In the original document
President Yuan Shi Raj and his adj
visers have carefully examined the de-
mnnds as amended, but no decision
has been reached and they are likely
TO be the subject Of further discuss
sions.
Group one Of the original demands
has not been altered IN the new draft
from the form to which the Chinese
government has ALREADY agreed. This
group relates 10 shan Tung province.
enc Demand Stronger.
The group dealing with south Man
thuria, To six articles of which China
also has agreed, remains unchanged,
The second article Of group three
bearing on the property rights and IN
terests Of the Hanyehping company,
is eliminated but the first article OF
that group Is made stronger from the
japanese viewpoint by requiring that
China shall promptly compel the
shareholders OF the Hanychping COM
pany To accept the formation Of
loint company, which shall include
the TWO nations
The japanese had already accepted
the Chinese proposal regarding group
four which provides that the Chinese
government shall not eede or lease to
any third power any island, port or
harbor along the Chinese coast.
The Chinese governments proposal
with respect to group four was 10 the
effect that white 1t WAS willing 10
make public declaration that Cnina
should never cede or lease port
harbor or Island to another power, II
would decline TO pledge Itself to mat
effect to japan.
More Nienaciug 10 China.
The new draft entirely reconstrucls
group tive In manner which the chi
nese representatives declare is more
menaclng because, they say, the
amendments are based on statements
which Lu Chcng Hsiang made in the
conferences with the japanese minis
ter, lGkio Htkio, aud M. Abata and
which, il is alleged, the Japanese are
attempting to designate as pledges
from China, II is further declared
that the Chinese foreign minister per-
mitted himself to be drawn into dis
cusson Of these demands, which Yuan
Shi kai had instructed him to refuse
TO discuss,
Would Subvert Independence.
Group five comprises seven articles
relating 20 the employment by the
Chinese government OF japanese as
,s4srfa In
military affairs, supervision of the
Chinese police, the right of Japanese
ownership of land for the building OF
hospitals churches. and schools, the
purchase Of munitions of war from
Japan, various railway and mining
rights as well as the right by the Jap
anese to propagate buddhism IN
China.
With reference to article one Of
group five. Japan requests note
from China declaring that when any
important crisis arises China shall
ask Japan TO appoint many japanese
advisers This peculiar working is
the undertaking 10 which, the Japa-
nese state La Shcng Hsaing commit.
/ ted himself
Would open Country to japs
IN article two Of group five, Japan
new requires the right either TO rent
+ or lease lands The Chinese express
| themselves as being fur from satisfied
with this because this article, which
! i il separate clause from that relat.
ling to Buddhism, would huNe the et'
| feet Of opening the entire country L
/ the Japanese individually as well az
lunder religious societies,
( Article three Of group five, reiatint
| to the police administration, mas beer
Withdrawn, bu Japan now requests
/ the appointment OF police advisers
and also Joint ChinO-Japanese. tribu
nails for land disputes In Manchurii
/ besides extra territoriality, to which
the japanese like other foreigners
are everywhere privileged.
Regulate Purchase Of Arms.
The requirement of article four O
/ this group ls also based On cont
mitment into which Lu Cheng Hsiant
lis said to have allowed himself TO b.
/ drawn, namely, that China shall sene
a delegation of military men to japan
Ia adopt procedure for the purehas
Of arms aud the conduct Of China
/ arSenais
The new draft Of article five say
that China MUST grant TO Japan tn
/ AANftA W RAtAR Atit iaitNtA 2 NN''ffAf'N.N
subject 10 japan reaching an arrange
ment with an u1named power tGrea
BRITAIN or She must grant Japal
these concessions unless II ean b
shown that they have already beer
granted To another power The ran
ways in question are lines conneetih
Wa chang with Kin kiag and MAJ
chang and Chmn Chau.
Prohibits Concessions.
Article six Of group five, as amend
cd, SAYS that china must give Japa
a pledge that no foreign power shal
receive concession and that no fot
eisn company shall he employed +
The province of Fukien without ia
/, pans consent
Regarding Buddhism it Is set fort
in article seven. china must recognlz
lJanan's right 20 discuss this ~ ~
! ture date
The four articles tn the new Mon
| golia group provide
First No foreign leans may he Sc
! cured by Mongelian taxes without 1a
r pans consent second. no railway cor
: SESSIONS can be granted without ia
. pan = consent third, the openine
& a number II treaty ports Is reautree
: fourth, farming PRIVILEGES TO last
: lyear
Y No Further Discussion
japan has already secured conee'
sions for the construction 81 lou