The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-05-07
New Reply Sent to the Japs -Un-
derstood to Grant Practically
All Concessions Asked
by Mikado
RESISTANCE IS
SUICIDE, REALIZED
Crisis is Believed to Be Past : Only
Details Of Agreement Re-
main 10 Be Clos
ed Up

By United Press.
Toxic, May Peace is assured as
Japan has withdrawn group five of her
demands upon China.
These demands involved military.
financial and political participation in
Chinese affairs on the part of Japan.
By United Press.
Pekin, May 1.-THE Chinese govern
ment sent new reply to Japan, which,
It is believed, will avert a serious
crisis.
It is understood that China consents
to grant the demands Of Japan, but
under protest.
An all night council of Chinese Of
ficias Is believed to have decided that
1t would be suicidal to resist.
London Hears China Yields.
By United Press.
London, May Especial dispatches
from Pekn today say China has yield
ed practically all Of Japan's demands,
only a few details remaining to be
worked out.
1t Is considered certain that this
action Of China will avert war between
the two nations.
BY United Press.
Toxic, May Japan is quietly
awaiting China's next move.
The Japanese minister at Pekin is
instructed to ask for his passports If
the answer to Japan's ultimatum is not
satisfactory when the time limit ex-
pires.
President Yuan Shi Kai is expect
ed to stall" as long as possible on ac.
count Of the strong anti-Jap party in
China. 1t is the belief here that China
will ultimately acquiesce in the de-
mands of Japan.
Official announcement was made
here Thursday Afternoon that Japan
had sent an ultimatum to China.
1t is understood that the Japanese
ultimatum demands acceptance by
China Of the demands within a time
limit which expires at 6 p. m. on Sun
day, May 8.
The Kokumin Shimbun states that
in itsu ltimatum Japan stipulates that
China must accept Internationally the
Japanese demands.
Pekin, May Tn further. COM
munication to the Japanese, the
+ Chinese government offered additional
concessions as follows;
China reiterated regarding Shantung
province that she would grant Japan
everything that already had been
granted to Germany there by treaty.
China agreed to grant Japanese the
right to work mines in south Man
churia and eastern Mongolia; that all
disputes between the Japanese in Man.
churia of whatever nature shall be
under Japanese jurisdiction; that
schools and hospitals may lease land
from the Chinese, thereby reserving
land ownership; to grant concession
to Japan to build the Nan Chang
Chaochow-Fu railway ii Great Britain
consents to the release of China from
the negotiations begun concerning this
railroad two years ago. The Japanese
claim they requested the concession
of this railroad in 1907.
4 The three stipuiations China made
to the demands in the nature of coun.
ter proposals last Sunday were not
withdrawn by China. They were that
4 China asked the right to participate in
an international conference for re-
arrangement of the altered status OF
Shantung; indemnity for the losses in
cured in consequence Of the Using
Tau campaign and the restoration OF
the status Of Shantung as before the
war.
! II is said that the Chinese govern
J ment has resolyed to communicate
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