The Washington times., 1915-07-05
Newspapers Hold Up Date Of
UtIimatum Presentation as
Day of Disgrace.
ACTION HURRIED THROUGH
Demands Infringe independence
and Integrity Of China, Says
One Journal.
BY OSCAR KING DAVIS.

'he acceptance OF tne Jdpanese u'@
tum by the Chinese government the
vernacular newspapers have been COM
menting on chat act as national dis
grace. and describing the day on which
1t was done as a day OF national shame.
Some of the papers give the date on
hich the ultimatum was presented,
May 7. as the day OF disgrace, and
others give May s. the day on which
they regard the acceptance as having
been made
AS matter of fact. the final docu-
ment was delivered to Minister Hioki at
half-past l o'clock on the morning OF
Sunday. May Q. The ultimatum gave
| the Chinese until 7 O'Clock on the even.
inE of that day for their reply. but
when they once made up their minds to
, accept they hurried 1t along as rapidly
as possible 30 as to be through with the
VI pleasant task
As a result OF this criticism and agi-
tation May or promises to be cele-
brated in China for some time to come
as day of mourning. and organiza-
tions are already in process OF forma-
ton for that purpose.
Day of Shameful Memory.
Have you read the Japanese ulti-
matum and have you learned what our
| government has done in response?" asks
the editor Of the Ching Tsin Shih Pao
| MY countrymen. let US weep In sack
cloth and ashes. This is the day of
Shameful Memory to us Chinese and the
| beginning OF Japanese oppression.
| we have harped on patriotism and
| other virtues. but how about today?
| where Is our patriotism and where is
our spirit? There 1t is, the fate OF a
disaster to our nation before us. Yes.
our future, how about it?
II presume our people will soon forget
about 1t, at least our diplomats will soon
| forget. Ever since the beginning of dip
iomatic intercourse in China our diplo-
! mats have been defeated at every move
and our disgrace has been accumulat-
| Ing with the defeats of our diplomats
The conscience of our diplomats has be-
come 80 hardened that they no longer
| know what Is disgrace.
| What do they do in time Of peace
| but drink and be merry and what can
we expect OF them when troubles ap-
pear but defeat and defeat? Whether
not we shall not"
| oplTlt Oh DOlOneSS.
The editor of the Min Pao wrote in
similar vein.
May 7. 1915. is the day of disgrace
to China" he says. Let US remember
It. Engrave it in our hearts and write
| II on our bones until the day we shall
have avenged the wrong.
| Our enemy will say the Chinese peo-
pie will soon forget such a day as they
have forgotten the date of the Chino
Japanese war, for they are a wasted
and a degenerate race
Let them say what they like. Let
us continue in our determined endeav-
or to cope with our enemy In the spirit
| Of firmness and quietness.
THE blood that boiled in our veins
and the hearts that thumped in our
bosoms when the Japanese first i'm
posed their demands on our govern
ment will continue to boil and thump
though our officials may have decided
to yield. We will sleep on straw and
eat bitterness until the day Of revenge
May 7. 1s15--the day we shall ever
| remember"
| Another in the same strain Is the
Huang Chung Jih Pao. which says:
Not a single one of the Japanese de-
mands does not infringe the integrity
and independence OF China. to say
nothing of the privileges they attempt
to rob from our hands. Not a single
| citizen has not been looking forward
to our government to firmly refuse
these unreasonable demands, for on it
depends the life and existence of our
| nation.
Yet our diplomats agreed to one de-
mand one day, and agreed on another
the next day. until hardly any of the
forefathers is left.
! Nevertheless the Unsuitable Japanese
served an ultimatum on US. Such an in
suit to China is without parallel in his
tory. No one who has life in him can
stand this sort of insult, and 1t was
hoped that we would make the last
| effort to preserve our sovereignty even
| by fire and blood.
who could have expected that our
| government would be cowed by a mere
| Japanese document, though said to be
the last-that is, an ultimatum? How
given away our integrity and our inde-
pendence Is beyond our understanding.
| This is the day of disgrace for us.
Let us all who have heart remember
| for aye"
"Series of Blunders."
Bitter criticism of the men who ham
died the negotiations and DESPAIR of the
| future of the Chinese marked the edi-
torial utterance Of Min Shih Pao.
"A long series Of blunders has been
committed by our diplomats since the
outbreak Of the war in Europe" wrote
the editor Never have they had any
policy in dealing with diplomatic affairs,
but fumed and blundered whenever any
difficulty arose.
"They let the japanese troops land on
Chinese soil and delimited for them an
| area for war. They let the Japanese
troops march on Tsinan along the rail-
way as II the whole territory was
theirs. pillaging and robbing and kill
ing Chinese citizens.
"They then made the most serious
blunder in agreeing to discuss the de-
mands, and obeyed the orders of the
Japanese diplomat like so many Jap
| snese servants.
"Discretion is. indeed. an asset of a
| diplomat. but 1t does not necessarily
| mean to disgrace the nation to the ex-
tent our diplomats have done. They say
they were unwilling to yield so much
but were compelled to do so. II that Is
the case, why did they not resign?
Hopeful of Future.
I'VE want to ask them why they
have given away our territory under
the preteNt that our country is>weak.
They have disappointed not only the