Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-22
CHINA AND JAPAN
BUSILY ADJUSTING
THEIR DIFFERENCES
Rights in Southern ManChuria
Are VitalIy Involved; PriyiI-
eyes of Interior Eastern Mon
golia Figure.


PEKING, Sept 21.-Mr. Hoik, the
Japanese Minister, is in daily confer
ence with Foreign Office officials az
ranging details growing out of the
Cino-Japanese treaties It was agreed
by Japan and China on May 25 that
part of the sections of the new treaty
relating to South Manchuria were
suspended for three months to make
necessary preparations for puttioq
them into effect.
The suspended sections are design
ated as Articles 2, 8. 4 and of Group
2. These sections provide that Japan
ese may lease land in South Manchu.
ria for agricultural or commercial
purposes; may reside, travel and en-
gage in business there; may cooper
ate with Chinese i'm agricultural and
industrial enterprises, but must sub.
NIT to the police laws and taxation of
China
While the conference will doubtless
result in an agreement between China
and Japan as TO the regulations under
which these articles are to be put into
force, Chinese newspapers are skepti-
cal as to whether other nations inter
ested in the Far East will accept the
new conditions I'm South Manchuria
uncomplainingly.
In discussing the sections of the
treaty affecting Eastern Inner Mon
golia and South Manchuria, the Pc
king Daily Gazette says: THE regu-
lations in connection with the treaty
respecting South Manchuria and East
ern Inner Mongolia may give more di-
ficulty. The object tina THE Japanese
have in view, as is clearly evidenced
by the wording of the treaty, is to Sc
cure for Japanese exclusively the
right to lease land, travel and reside
and carry on any kind of business in
/ South Manchuria as well as special
privileges in Inner Eastern Mongolia.
/ This viii be difficult of attainment as
I the most favored nation clause is a
formidable obstacle to Japan's ambi-
tons"
Much interest is manifested in
China in the Japanese promise last
May, before the completion Of the
new treaties, that Japan would not
ask for any rights in Shantung prov
ince which Germany did not enjoy.
The new treaties provide that China
is to open certain ports in that PROV
ince for foreign trade after consulting
with the Japanese Minister. The two
governments are now discussing the
ports which are to be opened and an
announcement of the decision is ex-
pected this month.
Germany never claimed any right
to demand that she should be CON
suited concerning China's general pol
icy in Japan, according to the Picking
Gazette, which says; THE object that
Japan had in making this demand
was obvious. She sought an admis-
sion from China that her policy as re-
CARDS Shantung, as i'm the case of
South Manchuria, was to be dictated
/ by Japan. Under a threat of war
China made this admission and thus,
under duress, assisted Japan to alter
materially the status quo that she
had solemnly pledged herself to main
tain by the Root-Takahira agree
. ment.
/ In fact, the open door has practi-
cally ceased 10 exist as far as South
Manchuria, Eastern Inner Mongolia,
Shantung and Funhen are concerned
Whether it will be left in any mea.
sure ajar so that those who do not
4 possess the Japanese password may
enter depends upon the interpreta-
ton given TO the Most Favored Ma
] ton Clause Of the treaties BY this
clause any general privileges or rights
! granted to the citizens or subjects cf
any one nation are automatically eN-
tended to the other treaty Powers.