Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-01-28
JAPS RENEW THEIR
DEMANDS ON CHINA;
ENGLAND IS WORRIED
Seven Demands Made on Chi
neSe Government Which
Were Included in Japanese
Program of Last Spring
(By Associated Press. }

LONDON, Jan. 26-The Japanese gov
eminent has delivered to the Chinese
minister in Toxic, for transmission to
his government a note embodying seven
demands which were, included in the
Manchester Guardian learns from far
eastern sources.
The Guardian expresses the hope that
this news will be "authoritatively con-
tradicted" as the demands when pre-.
viously presented were full of danger to
China's independence and their general
effect would have been to place China
under the tutelage of japanese. 1T is
the aim and hope of British policy" the
newspaper continues. Ito see China
strong and independent, developing
peacefully without interference from any
foreign power.
1T is duty we owe both to ourselves
and to China" says the Guardian finally.
ito help her in that direction and we
have enormous material interests, too,
which reinforce what is for us the only
right and just policy"
On January IS, 1915. Japan presented
to China a list of 81 demands arranged
in five groups. The first group related
to the Shantung province and to the
conceding to Japan Of rights and priv
ileges previously enjoyed by Germany
in Shantung as well as new prerOga-
tlveS.
Group two related to South Manchuria
and to concessions there for leasing Of
property, trading, railroad operation and
construction, the appointment of Japa-
nese as political financial and military
a6x M
group also included demands for special
rights to be granted to Japan regarding
inner Mongolia.
Group three referred to the Hanyeh-
Ping company. Group four, known as
the special group" demanded that Chi
ma proclaim that hereafter she would not
yield or lease any coastal territory to
any power.
Group five. known as the general
group" was the one which aroused
most vigorous protests from the Chi
nese government.
1t contained seven articles, the first
regarding the employment by China
of japanese as advisers; the second,
the construction of Japanese hospitals,
churches and schools in China; third,
the employment of Japanese in the
police departments in the large CEN
tiers; fourth, China to purchase a GER
tain proportion OF war munitions from
Japanese; fifth, Japan's right to con-
struct certain railroads in China; sixth,
concessions to Japan in the province
of Fukien, and seventh, the right of
Japanese subjects to propagate Buddh-
ism in China.
The United States government adj
dressed a note to Japan with regard
to the demands made upon China,
querying in particular with respect to
three points: The selection of foreign
advisers by China, the purchase of war
munitions, and the question of foreign
loans. The Japanese government re-
piled to the note on March %.
On May 20 two treaties between ia
pan and China, together with thirteen
notes, were signed in the Chinese for
eign office, covering, it was announced,
the practical conclusions reached on
the Japanese demands of which, how
ever, five articles left for Interior ar
gument.
1t was understood at the time that
the articles for consideration were
those of group five. The articles in
this group were originally seven in
number but it was later stated that
article three had been eliminated and
that article six had been displaced by
pledges that China would undertake
no military or naval preparations, nor
authorize foreigners to undertake such
preparations on the Fukien coast in
the future.
1t Is possible that the seven demands
alluded to in the Manchester Guar
dams article were the original seven
of group five.