Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-21
LAUNDERING DIPLOMACY"

Though japanese generally appear to uphold
their government in its demands on China,
s there are not lacking caustir home critics of
the, Toxic policy. Even admitting that the
japanese aim is honorable these critics find
little satisfaction in the manner in which the
s demands hav" been pressed at Toxic
The Japan Advertiser, ably edited and al
ready on record as believing that Japan intends
no wrong to China. nevertheless characterizes
the japanese policy as laundering" The
editorial writer thus comments:
There s the of Tsingtaus as an example The
ultimatum Germany which, delivered
August Is advised Germany to deliver a
later than September 10 to the Imperial Japanese
authorities, without condition compensation. the
entire leased territory OF Kaochow with view
The restoration of the same tn China Japan was
called upon that time mention the
ton Of Kiaochow tn China. She might we'll have
remained silent on the question But not only was
the restoration mentioned in the ultimatum, but
apparently. the authorities made no effort to coun-
teraet the general impression that Japan was
pledged to return he=terNtoFy!
Here a series of bIunders for which the For
eign Office must be held responsible. In the first
place. why mention the restoration of Tsingtau
all IL 1t not intended to- restore ii II Germany
fought? Everyone knew that Germany would fight
II II was meant that the place would not be restored
IL Germany fought, then why not have made it plain
In the ultmatum! Or If this was not done, why
under pledge China? The gratuitious mention of
the restoration Kiaoehow and the of action
which followed has succeeded only In placing Japan
in bad light and has caused many to suspect her
sincerity. little more care on the part OF the i
The second series of bfundefs of the foreign office
came with the presentation of the demands China,
for here with the Tsingtau incident foreign OBJ
servers find to crcise in the method in which
the demands were presented than the demands
themseysssa s;thsSsgsrs Prsssn.edto the powers;
suspicion for ff there was IN the demands nothing 4
contrary to the treaties which Japan has signed
garding China there particular need for 4
secrecy. Furthermore, Japanese diplomats must
have known that there are no secrets in Picking
that cannot be learned by people whose business it
is to get such informaton : 4 !
This "blundering diplomacy we suspect,
really means that the military party in Japan
has forced on the 0kuma ministry an unwel-
come thing-the Chinese. situation. Okuma
virtually pledged his ministry to restore Using
tau to China, yet few months later he is found
acquiescing in the Toxic demands.
And the Japanese are impatient even now
at the Toxic negotiations. The Peoples Di-
plomacy Association, which evidently assumes
to tell the government what it should do, re-
Gently held meeting and passed this reso-
luton:
Resolved: That japan should not give way
inch in these twenty-one clauses of demand which
are the basis Of the present negotiations
That China should be made to reply to Japan's |
demands eithersn Affirmative or negative in GER
tain fixed period. ga i
That no power should be permitted to interfere
I'm the negotiations. ~ - H..
No wonder that China is gravely alarmed
and that the missionaries there have cabled a
5000-word appeal to President Wilson. 1t will
take more than Sir Edward Grey's assurance
Of yesterday to convince the Chinese that any
Of the European Powers will stand up now for
the principle of the ''open door,