Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-26
JAPAN PRESSES !.
FORMER DEMAND
Insists on Concessions in
Note to Chinese
Minister.
SEVEN DEMANDS OF
FORMER NOTE MADE
Believed Japan Will Insist on Program
Of Last Spring Without Modification
European Nations in No Position
70 Protest Aetion-Looks to United
States as Only Power Which Can
Make Representations.

minister in Toxic for transmission to
his government a note embodying seven
demands which were included in the
Japanese program of last spring, the
Manchester Guardian learns from far
eastern sources.
The Guardian expresses the hope
that this news will be "authoritatively
contradicted," as the demands when
previously presented were full of dan
ger to China's independence and there
general effect would have been to place
China under the tutelage of Japan. IL
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.
TT is duty we owe both to our
selves and to China" says the Guardian
finally, ''to help her in that direction
and we have enormous material inter-
ests, too, which reinforce what is for us
the only right and just policy
Original Demands Of Japan. ;.
On Jan. 18, 1915, Japan presented to
China list of twenty-one demands ar
ranged in five groups. The first group
related to the Shantung province and
to the conceding to Japan of rights and
privileges previously enjoyed by Ger
many In Shantung,
Group two related to south Man
churia, and to concessions there for
leasing of property, trading, railroad
operations and construction, the ap-
pointment of Japanese as political, A.!
nancial and military advisors and other
concessions. ss IA,
This group p>yaIso fnclnded ademallas
for special rights to be granted to
Japan regarding inner Mongolia
Group three referred to the Hanyah-
Ping Company.
Group four, known as the special
group demanded that China proclaim
that hereafter she would not yield or,
lease any coastal territory to any
power. 49, gm,r...s s s.s
Demands Which Caused Protest.
Group five known as the general
group was the one which aroused
most vigorous protest from the Chinese
government It contained seven articles.
China Of Japanese as advisors; the
u,
hospitals, churches and schools IN
China; third, the employment of Japa-
nese in the police department in the
large centers; fourth, China to pur-
chase g. certain proportion of war mu-
nitions from Japan; fifth, Japan's right
to construct certain railroads in China;
sixth, concessions to Japan in the prov
ince Of F>ukien, and seventh, the right
,F to- 90 f<>,p p,,1-
disrn in China.
Representations by United States.
The United States government adj
dressed note to Japan with regard to
the demand 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. I
The Japanese government replied to
the note on March %.
On May 25, two treaties between
Japan and China, together with thir-.
teen notes. were signed in the Chinese
foreign Office, covering, 1t was an
nounced, the practical conclusions
reached on the Japanese demands Of
which, however, five articles were left
for Interior argument. It was under
stood at the time that the articles for
consideration were those Of group five.
The articles in this group were origi-
nally seven in number but It was later
stated that article three had been elm
mated and that article six had been
displaced by pledges that China would
undertake no military or naval prepa-
rations or authorize foreigners to un-
dertake such preparations on the
Fukien coast In the future. It is pos
sible that the seven demands alluded
to in the Manchester Guardians article
were the original seven Of group five.
WARRiNa NATIONS powERLEas.