The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-09
China Receives Outline of Note Sent Japan by Uni ted States Relative to Present Negotiations
FIVE QUESTIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY ASKED
 IN AMERICAN NOTE
Jap Government Assures This Country That De- mands Are Not as RigOr- ous as Generally Supposed

Picking. April s--China received to- day an outline of the note of the United states to Japan concerning demands made upon Chinn by Japan. and of the reply of the Japanese government. It wa- Said the reply was made on March 2: by TakaaIi I~ato, Jnpanese minister Of foreign affairs.
 The Chinese report said the Americsn note specifically asked i've questions. Those questions and Japsn's replies thereto are set forth ns foIIowst
 The United States inquired concerning Japan's demand that in the province of FulSien Japan shall have the right to work mines. build railroads and construct har- Dor works, and in the case of employment of foreign capital that Japan shall be first consulted. The Japanese government re- piled that those 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 of Santuao. That position is of great strategic importance. Japan pointed out on account of the possibility of it's use for directing operations against Formosa in case of war
 The second question concerned the Iap- anese demand for supervision over tho manufacture or purchase of war munitions by China. The Japanese government ex- pressed the opinion that this question could be solved most satisfactorily by the employment of mixed forces of Japanese and Chinese system which. Japan says, already exists.
 The third question dealt with the Japa- ncsc demand that the Chinese police in certain places be administered jointly by Japanese and Chinese officials, or that China shall employ numerous Japanese to organize the Chinese police The Jap- anese government replied that this de- mand applied only to southern Man. churia.
 The fourth question concerned the de- mand for employment by China of Japa- nese 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 re- piled that this proposed restriction would apply to Japan as well as to other DOW CTS.
 The Chinese government. 1t Is said, has been informed that If the American gov ernment pledges itself not to construct a naval dock yard at Santuao, the Japan ese will forego their demand for special privileges in F'ulSien, probably excepting the building of railroads. It has been learned that the agents of an American steel company visited Santuao two years ago at the request of the Chinese gov ernment and considered the project of a naval base there. but that even a pre- liminary contract was not signed.
 It is asserted that the late Japanese minister to China, Enjiro Yamaza. sub sequently informed Paul $. Reinsch. the American minister that Japan could not permit the consummation of such a pro- ject and that MT. Reinsch replied that there was no treaty to prevent American contractors undertaking the task and tha. Japan's declaration of a sphere of in- fluence in FuSien did not apply.
 Still Holds Contract
 The American Steel company still holds O000o0 for undefined naval construction. and under which only one gunboat has been specified up to the present. This contract was awarded by the Manchu government The republican government evidently desired the Santuao project to absorb the remainder of the x20.000. 000 but the company expressed dissatisfaction.
 Regarding the reply of Japan to the
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