Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-05-12
CHINA A FACING ] WAR j. !:
b ULTlMATuM L SENT BY JAPAN
GIVES AS HOURS TO COMPLY II.
WITH DEMANDS. 3 ~
MAY END EuRolPE's WAR
If Mikado's Government Enforces
Threat Germany and Great Britain,
as Well as Russia, Will Be seri-
ously Affected. ,, j, & Y.s

London, May IS Japanese ulti-
matum to China, ;" cables the y kyo
correspondent OF the ! Central News,
grants a delay of forty.eig ht hours"
washington, April China has
given her final reply ito Japan. She
expects an ultimatum1tos be presented
and will reject Il. Japan then must
make good her threat to use force or
back down. n ts<$sss
This, 4 in a nutshell, is the situation.
in the far East. It has aroused the.
liveliest concern in Washington and
London. It is gratifying to Berlin,
because IL Japan and China become
involved in war the former can no
longer supply munitions OF war to
Russia. Cut OF; from the Japanese
supply, Russia will not be able to
continue a vigorous offensive against
the Germans Ind Austrians. Thus
the allies will besweakened. Nor Is
It expected that the close relations
between the British and japanese gov
ernments will maintain. The former
certainly will not back Its ally in 9,
war OF aggression against China. zS
At the moment when Japan is
seeking to remake the map OF the far
East It has leaked out that Paul M.
SReinsch, the American minister to
4 China, will come home the latter part
of this month. There are reports that
the minister has been recalled and
viii not 60 back to Picking
Some diplomats go so far as to i be.
5lieye. that Japanese war on China
would lead to a5sett ment Sof the Eu-
ropean strife In order that the powers
may be In q position ito take care Of
their valuable interests in the far
East. III ~ f7 h IA !
In Europe, these same diplomats
say, deadlock. has been reached in
northern France and /. Belgium. This
deadlock can be broken only at Z
heavy cost in men and money. Ger
many is willing to withdraw from Bel
gum and northern France and to COM
Epensate the former for damages, re-
ceiving in return colonies in Africa.
In view Of the larger interests OF
Great Britain in the far East, It ts
claimed she would be justified IN
stopping the Euro can strife In or
der Il. give attention to Them. $.5
The United States has been using
\ its influence with Japan to induce it
4 not to go to war with China, but SO
\ far as present developments indicate
I the result has been nil. Either the
\ Tokyo 3gOvernmen t has determined by
force to obtain compliance with its
so-called modified demands, or 1t will
make the threat and, then postpone
action. The government here is in.
clined to. believe that the Japanese
are engaged in q game OF bluff. Those
familiar with Japanese diplomacy
scout the possibility Of : surrender
BY the Tokyo ministry. .45;s !
Everything OF an authoritative char
tacter that has come from Picking es-
tabiishes that President Yuan Shi Kai
has decided to accept war rather than
shumiliate his; country BY: acceding to.
demands which destroy sits sovereign
3ty In this attitude he is backed mp
by practically all Of the people.
That China alone can successfully
resist the Japanese is Of course I'M
possible. An army OF 500 900 men.
has been created, but It lis short Of
ammunition and two of q the three
arms and cartridge factories are at
points accessible to Japanese men-of-
war. It Is believed in sPeking, how
ever, that resistance will be valuable
In arousing the people and that the
great interests OF foreign powers will
cause them to intervene. Japan has
il million troops ready for service.