Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-09
Reply, as Outlined in Peking,
Shows One Conflict Of In
tereStS Affecting People Of
United States.
MIKAD0'S GOVERNMENT
DlSCLAIMS PR0TECT0RATE
Would Prevent All Foreign
Powers From Acquiring Ter
ritory Now Held by ASiatic
Republic.

tnY hoRHlsG JOURNAL SPECIAL LrAsrn WRIT
! Picking, April S.-The Chinese gov
ernment received today an outline of
the note of the United States govern
ment 90 Japan concerning the de-
mahds made upon china by Japan,
and of the reply Of the Japanese gov
iernment IL is said this reply was
made on March 22 by Takaaki Kato,
japanese minister OF foreign affairs
! The Chinese report says that the
American note covered twenty pages
and specifically asked five questions.
These questions and the replies OF
Japan thereto, are set forth as fol-
lows:
THE United States inquired con-
cerning Japan's demand that in the
lprovince of Fukien, Japan shall have
the right to work mines. build rail-
roads and contract harbor works,
and in case of the employment of
foreign capital that Japan shall first
be consulted. The japanese govern
ment replied that these concessions
were desired for the primary purpose
Of preventing other nationals from
acquiring special rights there. Japan
understanding that Americans wish to
build dock yards in the harbor at
SANTIAGO. This position is Of great
strategic importance on account OF
the possibility of its use for directing
operations against Formosa in case
of war.
The second question concerned the
Japanese demand for supervision
over the manufacture and purchase
of war munitions by China. The Jap
lanese government expressed the opin-
ion that this question could be
solved most satisfactorily by the en-
ployment of mixed forces OF Japa-
nese and Chinese; a system which
Japan says, already exists.
The third question dealt with the
Japanese demand that the Chinese
police in certain places be admins
tered jointly by Japanese and Chinese
officials or that China shall employ
numerous Japanese TO organize the
Chinese police. The Japanese gov
ernment replied that this demand APP
piled only to southern Manchuria.
The fourth question concerned the
demand of employment by China of
Japanese as political advisers. Japan
replied that political advisers Will not
be imposed upon China, but merely
recommended.
The fifth question related to the
demand Japan was said to have MADE
that mo island, port or harbor along
the coast shall be ceded or leased to
any third power
The Japanese government replied
that this proposed restriction would
apply to Japan as well as to other
powers.
The Chinese government it is said
has been informed that If the Amerl-
kI ~
can government pledges itself NOT 10
construct a naval dock yard at san
tuao, the japanese Will forego thelr
demand for special privileges IN fu-
ken. probably excepting the puild
ing of railroads. 1t has been learned
that the agents of an American steer
company visited Santuao two years
ago at the request of the Chihese gov
ernment and considered the project
of naval base there, but that even
n preliminary contract was not slgneu'
Mikado's Government objected.
II is asserted that the late japanese
minister TO China, En1iro Yanaza'
subsequently had informed Paul $.
Reinsch, the American minister, that
Japan could not permit the eonsuma-
tion of such q project and that Mr.
Reinsch replied that there was no
treaty to prevent American contrac-
tors undertaking the task and that
Japans declaration of a sphere OF IN
fluence i'm Fukien did not apply.
The American Steel company sui
holds a contract with China aggre-
eating $40, 100000 for underlined naval
ana under which only
one gunboat has been specified up 10
the present This contract was award
ed by the Manchu government. The
government evidently de-
sired the Santuao project to absorb
the remainder. Of the $2O,000,0O0, but
the company expressed dissatisfaction.
Some Demands Modified
Regarding the reply of Japan to
the second question of the United
States it is denied in we'll informed
quarters that mixed system" ex-
lists in the arsenal 1t is added that |
the replies to the third, fourth and /
fifth questions are contrary TO the |
text Of Japans demands, but that |
Japan already has given the Chinese I
TO understand that she would modify !
these demands.
At todays conference immigration |
TO south Manchuria was again dis |
cussed, but NJ. Hiold, the japanese |
minister, declared that he was not |
to reach a conclusion on /
this point. The conforees then dis
cussed the demand that Japan In the
province of Fukien shall have the 4
right to work mines, build railroads, /
construct harbor works and be first
consulted in the employment of capi-
tai.
NJ. Hioki firmly pressed for the ac-
ceptance of this demand.