New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-19
CHINA REVEALS
JAPAN'S DEMANDS
Her Version Presented to
Powers Differs from
Toxic Statement.

Washington, Feb. 1S.--China has in
structed her ministers in the United
States, Great Britain, France and Rus
sa to deliver to these powers a memo
rsndum of the demands originally made
BY Japan for concessions and privileges
in return for the restoration of the
territory of KiauChau TO China.
Ksi Flu Shah, Chinese Minister here,
has just presented the memorandum to
the State Department. This, on com
parison with the memorandum which
the japanese Foreign Office gave to the
diplomatic representatives Of Great
Britain, France, Russia and the United
States on February 3. contains seven
OF eight other demands.
American officials considered to-day
directing an informal inquiry to the
American Ambssssd at Toxic and the
Minister at Peking, to learn which OF
the two versions was the present basis
of negotiation, but this plan, it was be-
lieved, would not be carried out be-
cause of the expectation that with the
publicity already given to the japanese
demands a voluntary explanation OF
the differences in the two versions
would be forthcoming.
Secretary Bryan denied reports that
a note had been sent to Japan, and 1t
was stated authoritatively that the
American government had not since
the beginning of the negotiations
made any representations or taken
any diplomatic steps beyond keeping
itself informed along with the other
powers.
The belief prevailed in official quar-
ters that as the Chinese memorandum
antedated considerably the statement
given the powers by Japan the latter
document probably constituted the
present basis of negotiations and sig
led either that the original demands
were only tentative and orally made
or that they had been abandoned al
together b. Japan.
The Japanese version. published yes
terday, combining Japan's requests to
privileges and concessions in Southern
Manchuria, inner Mongolia and Shan
,ung, does not, so far as American OBJ
servers are informed, conflict with the
two policies TO which the United States
has been committed-th principle OF
maintaining the integrity of China and
the "open door" for commercial oppor-
tunity. As for the original version now
given out by the Chinese government,
Il was believed in quarters usually well
informed that the Japanese also had
asked for privileges in certain local.,
ties, as the provinces of Fukien and
Kiangsi, with new railway concessions
and control Of mining works. Obliga-
tions requiring the consent OF japan
before choosing political, financial or
military advisers or the floating OF
loans were thought here, too, to have
referred only 10 those provinces and
not 70 the republic Of China. although
there are persistent reports that China
as a whole was affected by the first set
Of requests.
Toxic, Feb. 1S.-The impression is
held in some quarters here that, with
out intending to disturb the open
door policy" the integrity OF China, or
the spheres Of influence OF other pow
ers, Japan will gradually seek to ex-
tend her influence in China. She feels
that her position entities her to pre-.
dominating part in the development OF
the Chinese Republic.
London, Feb. l8.-The anxiety feit
here concerning the demands made by
Japan on China was eXempliiied IN
request made in Parliament this after
noon for the publication OF the text
Of these demands. Sir Edward Grey
said he was not in position to COM
municate the desired information, which
had been given 10 him confdentally
by the Japanese government.