The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1915-11-03
JAPAN Wants help.
ASKS THE UNITED STATES TO
PUT PRESSURE" ON CHINA
ALLIES BACK JAPANESE
Position Taken is That Change of
Government VIII Cause Revolution
Which Might Prove Embarrassing
to Other Nations in the World
: Crisis.

Great Britain and Russia, as well
as Japan, it became known Saturday
| nightf have made unsuccessful ef-
forts to enlist the aid Of the United
States to prevent the establishment
of monarchy in China instead OF
the present republican form Of gov
ernment.
Conversations between Secretary
Lansing and ambassadors OF these
poweS5 failed to elicit from the
Washington government any express
sion of approval or disapproval of the
proposed change. The United States
takes the position that it can not with
propriety express ON opinion on the
internal concerns of sovereign.
state, and that the Chinese should be
left free to work out the problem.
It was represented to the state de-
partment by the Allies that the. ques-
ton involved possible upset of the
political equilibrium of the far East,
since revolution was certain to fol-:
low such change. ANY CONFUSION
in China, it was pointed out, in view
Of the disturbed political conditions
of the world, might prove embarraEs-
ing.
Official sentiment has not crys-;
talized definitely as to the merits of
hte change. In some quarters close
to the administration the view is held
that decision can be postponed with
no disadvantage to China; but the
opinion also is held that monarchy
with a liberal parliamentary system
would aid in the development Of ma
tional unity in China.
That the subject is likely to de-
yelop more importance as the NoveGa-
ber date for the assembling Of the
Citizens Convention in China ap-
proaches is evident from the efforts
being made by the Allies to persuade
President Yuan Shi Kai to postpone
the question indefinitely. In allied
quarters it is denited that France is
unsympathetic with Great Britain,
Russia and Japan in the movement. :.
The theory was advanced among
diplomats representing the Allies that
China is being influenced indirectly
by Germany in the hope that the po-
iltical situation in the East again will.
be disturbed and ,Japan'S attention
concentrated on possible revolution
airy outbreak in China with the re-
sultant suspension of ammunition
shipments from Japan to Russia.
Russian armies felt it severely; when
the japanese Chinese negotiations
were at critical state last winter .
and Japan was boarding her war mu-
nitions against emergencies.
There is nothing to indicate Ger
many's attitude towar dthe change OF
government in China. SO far as
known there has been no converse
ton or the subject with the German
ambassador.
Picking, China, reports that the
Japanese government on October 18
transmitted to the Entente powers
and the United States request that
they act with it in bringing about
posponement Of change in the form
of the Chinese government.
The United States and France abb
stained, in the steps taken at Peking
by Japan, Great Britain and Russia.
This phase of the situation is causing
much speculation among Chinese Of
fcials, some of whom express the be-
lief that France and the United
States are not willing to follow jap
anese leadership in Orietal politics.
Jokio, Japan, says the japanese
government has requested the Anerl-
can governments support in the rep
resentations at Peking for the pur-
pose of postponing re-establisnment
of a monarchy in China until the
European war is ended.
Japan's policy was decided on after
consultation with Great Britain.
There is much interest in the attl-
tude of Germany. Contradictory re-
ports have been received concerning
the position taken by German diplo-
mats at Peking.