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
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 tn" manner in which the
demands have been pressed at Toxic.
The Japan Advertiser ably edited and al
ready on record as believing that Japan intends
no wrong to China nevertheless charartcrizcS
The japanese policy as "bundrring" The
editorial writer thus comments:
There Is the case of Tsngtau. as example. The
ultimatum Germany which delivered
August Is advised Germany to deliver on date not
later than September u to the Imperial Japanese
authorities, without condition compensation, the
entire leased territory OF KaOchow with view to
the restoration OF the same to China. Japan was
called upon at that time to mention the restora-
ton of Kiaochow to China. She might we'll have
remained silent the question. But not only was
the restoration mentioned in the ultimatum, but
apparently the authorities made effort to coun-
teract the general impression that Japan was
pledged to return the territory.
Here was a series of blunders for which the For
eign Office must be held responsible In the first
! place why mention the restoration of Tsngtau at
all II 1t not intended to restore it If Germany
fought? Everyone knew that Germany would fight
IL meant that the place would not be restored
n Germany fought then why not have made it plain
allow the impression 20 get abroad that Japan was
under pledge to China? The gratuitious mention of
the restoration of Kaoehow and the course of action
which followed has succeeded only in placing Japan
in a bad light and has caused many TO suspect her
sincerity. little more care on the part OF the
foreign. Office might have avoided all this
The second series of bitinders OF the foreign office
came with the presentation of the demands on China.
for here with the Tsingtau incident foreign OBJ
servers find more to criticise in the method in which
the to 9s h.
Tas no8HS
contrary the treaties which Japan has signed re-
garding China, there particular need for
secrecy. Furthermore, Japanese diplomats must
have known that there are no secrets IN peklns
is to get such infcrniation$ ! r..
This LAUNDERING diplomacy" we suspect,
really means that the military party in Japan
has forced on the Okuma ministry an unwel-
come thing-the Chinese situation. Okuma
virtually pledged his ministry to restore Using
tau to China, yet a 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-
plomaey Association, which evidently assumes
TO tell the government what it should do, re-
Gently held meeting and passed this reso-
lution:
Resolved; That Japan should not give way even
an inch IN these twenty-one clauses of demand which
are the basis Of the present negotiations
ST, That China should be made to reply to Japans
demands either in affirmative or negative in a GER
tain fixed period.
That no power should be permitted to interfere
In the negotiations.
No wonder that China is gravely alarmed
and that the missionaries there have cabled a.
5O00.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,"
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