Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-07
London Times Warns Japan
Against Violation of Treaty
Rights of Other Nations

LONDON. May THE Times, in
leading editorial on the Carbohydrates
situation. after expressing the hope that
China and Japan may spare mankind
the misery of another visitation of war,
and warning Japan against rashness,
adds:
This hope is not encouraged by the
latest messages from Toxic and Peking
Nevertheless. there seems to linger the
feeling in both capitals that matters
may not go to extremities. This ex-
pectation is no longer entirely shared
in Washington. where the situation is
being closely watched
Japans victorious expulsion of the
Germans from Chinese soil and from
the far east gave her opportunities
Whlch 1T was manifest she would use.
She was not likely to forego this occa-
SION OF impressing upon China once for
all that she is a great power This is a
matter on which Japanese feeling is
particularly sensitive. and in the pa st
China sometimes has shown a foolish
and arrogant disregard for her sensi-
bilities.
Washington Feeling.
we believe that Japan would be
hardly less ill advised than China were
she to permit matters even now to pro-
| coed to extremities Denial by Wash
ington that anything has been initiated
toward actual meditation has a sig
nificance in the present state of Amer
lean feeling which can scarcely be
| missed in Toxic.
! The high reputation for sagacity
and moderation which Japanese states
men have acquired all over the world
would undoubtedly be impaired were
she short-sighted enough now to take
the course likely to arouse the jeal-
ousy and hostility of the other great
powers after the European war. This
war VIII not last foverever, and in the
period OF great commercial activity
which Will follow 1t in the far east the
good wiz and confidence Of the others
Will be OF Importance to her. Nothing
could prejudice them more than the
suspicion that while they were involved
IN life and death struggle in Europe
she seized the occasion to press her
private interests. to their hurt
we expect, even now at the eleventh
hour. that she will exert her high abili-
ties to avert a catastrophe, and to
Justify once again British confidence in
Japan and British sympathy with all
OF her interests in the far east
Emperor Gives Assent.
A dispatch to Reuters TELEGRAM
Company from Toxic says Emperor
Yoshihito gave his sanction to the
ultimatum to China
Reuters Pekins correspondent says
that 1t is believed the Chinese cabinet,
in the event of the presentation of the
ultimatum, will yield to main force.
A Picking dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph says: Chinese statesmen declare
unfounded semi official statements
from Toxic that China has demanded
pledges for the return of Kiaochow
and indemnities for Chinese losses as
| we'll an undertaking that China be
represented in the final peace negotia-
tions.
"All China demanded was that her
views with respect to these matters be
recorded. in order that she might prop
erly define her international position
as a neutral state in whose territory
warlike operations and an invasion oc-
CURED against her will"
Effects Of Ultimatum.
II the ultimatum of Japan is not ac-
cepted before the time limit expires
Minister Hioki will leave Peking. The
Chinese minister at Toxic has been
informed Of the action taken.
The foreign Office said in issuing a
| long communication covering the en-
| tire negotiations with Japan that no
further statement would be given out
today.
The officials explain that the ulti
matum decision was reached only after
mature deIiberation by the cabinet,
elder statesmen and Emperor Yoshi
hito himself.
In substance. the communication de-
clares: "Whatever action Japan is
forced to take. she feels the posi- lie
rupture creates A new situation. She
desires scrupulously to adhere to the
provisions of treaties with friendly