Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-20
WANT JAPAN To
SETTLE DISPUTES
WITH CHINA NOW
Much Comment Provoked by
Publication Of Manifesto Is
sued by Members of Nip
poneSe Society In Peking,


Picking Feb S.--Japanese citizens
resident IN Picking and organized into
a body called "Yu Chin Tuan" or So
elety Of the ambitious, have publish
ed a manifesto in Japanese papers
which has provoked much comment.
The manifesto demands that Japan
should take aggressive steps for the
immediate settlement of all moot
questions between Japan and China
while the European war is still in
progress. II comments upon the pres
ent opportunity as one which prob
ably comes not oftener than once in
a thousand years, and demands that
the Japanese government shall cease
waVering, and take a firm position
with reference to China.
The following is a translation of
the manifesto in part;
Peace or disorder in China effects
directly the interests of the Japanese
government. We can not and must
not compare il with those small in
terests of the European and Ameri-
can countries Japan, on account of
her share in the happiness and sor-
row Of the internal politics Of China,
has special privileges. And this is the
reason why Japan should have the
first say in China.
Jap Power Increasing.
"Since the outbreak OF the Euro
pean war the power of Japan in the
orient has been steadily increasing.
Her navy and army are sufficient to
maintain the peace and order of the
Orient. No country east Of the Suez
canal dares to disobey the command
Of Japan. Even the European powers
are awaiting the pleasure of the Jap
anese government This is the most
opportune moment for Japan to settle
once and for all the China question.
This requires nothing but scratch
of the pen. Yet we are allowing the
Chinese government to look down
upon US The fault lies in that
the japanese government is hes
itatng over matters and has no fixed
policy toward China.
The allied powers have not come
to any conclusion and are not work
ing entirely in harmony, and China,
seeing this opportunity, tries TO Sc
cure the official recognition of the
European countries in order to set
Japan at defiance. she thinks that it
would do no harm if Japan refuses TO
recognize the empire She also thinks
that Japan has no definite policy to-
wards China and that if the other four
powers recognize the new empire
while Japan does not follow suit,
Japan will not be automatically sup
ported and Will follow the other pow
ers and recognize her too Therefore
Japan should decide to fixe her pol
icy towards China and settle the ques-
ton once and for all.
III Japan should recognize the en-
pire for the mere privileges granted
by the Chinese government as recip.
r0eal rewards Japan will only be
looked down upon by President Yuan
and his ministers because Japan is
easily satisfied with such privileges.
China will eventually put up some
more obstacles and these privileges
will become nothing but names. Not
only this. but the Japanese govern
ment will be accused of selling friend
ly countries and her diplomatic trust
will become nun and void. Japan has
acquired her masters position
through her diplomatic relations with
China and cannot afford TO throw it
away for no reason.
Would Welcome Union.
If the Chino-Japanes friendship
can be carried out in name and in fact,
NC wiz WeltuIHt IT. buL lHtlc II ~
doubt that with the present chief ex-
ecutive. Yuan Shi-kai, for a friend,
We cannot expect TO do anything in
fact. We must look forward for a
man who has been under the true and
real tutelage of Japan before we will
snake hands with him. While the
European war is going on Japans po-
sltlon has become powerful and she
must in the meantime settle what she
expected to do in China in the old
days and secondly to clear all the OBJ
Stacles for our future generation. We
must not miss this great opportunity
which only comes but once in thou
sand years to unanimously establish
he everlasting foundation for the
whole nation with the officials and
people alike.
We ought to tender a third advice
70 the Chinese government to COM
PEI her to abandon the monarchy.
When the third advice Is rendered and
Tue restoration of the monarchy stop
peu' President Yuan's dignity and con-
naence the people. had in him will
ne shaken to greater extent The
sseat opportunity of Japan will come
mhen the whale of China will be di-
a iaed into two halves. or when the
alfferent provinces will each declare
'heir Independence.
e., Ihose shott-sighted people who
vsanot see thf B one-in-a-thousand-
bsn, opportunity but ON the other
fs sau Try to Cultivate friendship
.s',rs'noship betwaS ZEN burning coal and
ia, p'T sas Of tenth Yuan shi-kai are