Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-19
AN APPEAL FOR CHINA.

mands could bring from the missionaries of
China such an appeal as that cabled to Presl-
dent Wilson, reported by the Associated Press
last Saturday.
The missionaries of China are not acting
without reason. About month ago they out
lined briefly their opinion and sent it to the
president. Since then there has been nothing
TO indicate that America is contemplating a
firm protest to Japan, and the missionaries
!. realize that unless America acts, the statesmen
OF the island monarchy are likely to impose
their will upon the foundering young republic.
On Thursday last the Star Bulletin published
the japanese demands in FULL thus giving
Hawaii rs first knowledge of the nature of
these demands Doubtless there will be denials
that the demands are as printed, but this paper
had unqnestionable authority in publishing the
FIVE groups Toxic proposes for dual agreement
1t needs only casual reading of these de-
mands to convince anyone that an agreement
on the part of China would transfer sovereignty
from China to Japan. Not only through polti-
cal commercial and military advisers, but
through actual administrative officials in Shan
tnng, Manchuria and other provinces, Japan
would be ruling in China as surely as if the
Elder St&tesmen sat in Peking.
The pEOgress of the negotiations is peculiarly
uncertain Japan has been reported as waving
number of the demands. These reports were
made with much emphasis Immediately after,
the United States despatched a polite note of
inqniryfo Toxic. Japan at once disclaimed any
intentionsof seeking unfairly to control China.
Yet Chinese alarm and resentment since then
have increased rather than dinlnislRdNilai
more as America has shown no further sign
Of possible Intervention. President Yuan has
apparently been forced slowly to yield. IT aisl
safe to assume that Japan is steadily gaining
the points she is determined upon "a
TO do this, Japan has insisted upon the ut |
most secrecy. A despatch from Peking-un-
doubtedly genuine, since it was allowed to APP
pear in Japanese papers-rather naively i'll
Eliminates this point: X ..
~ PICKING, China, March 2S-Despite the fire. |
quent warnings of the japanese minister to the |
Chinese government that the proceedings of the
negotiations should be kept absolutely secret be-
both parties only, the proceedings each time
are reported in the English papers here in detail
and are subsequently translated in the Chinese
popuaf minds against the negotiations The
Chinese authorities thus never listen 70 the Japan.
them In favor Of their country, /
1t is to Japan s interest to keep the demands
and negotiations secret for two reasons, be-
cause publication of the demands in detail will
show the world the extent to which China will
be subjected to japanese control and CONNER
cial exploitation; and second, because if Japan
can succeed in keeping from her own people
the knowledge of these demands in detail, she
can save her face' if she is forced by external
pressure to waive some of the important fea-
lures. -~>... ~--... - ...'. /
And this last reason is very weighty one
with Japan just now. There is restiveness in
the island monarchy dissatisfaction with it's j
limitations ambition for more world 4
action Japan demands room for expansion. Z
Her people clamor for "a more vigorousl
policy, with China. Plainly, this means for
Japan to take what she wants in China, buntly
and with force if necessary. II
If japan is forced to waive some of the de-
rands- -and the people at home learn of it
there will be an indispensable surge of pro- =
fest which might even overthrow the Okuma {
ministry. Hence Japan, foreseeing the posi-
bility that she cannot get everything she de-
mands of China, wishessto avert home dissatis-
faction by making the Japanese people think S
an sof her demands have been filled.
This is acnte diplomacy, but it was conceived
without reckoning with the able Journalists of f
China. British and American neWspapermenls
there were not long in finding out the nature
e the demands and in giving them to the world,
at first, but finally in pretty dennte
Form And then began the protests In emma
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