El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-06-14
JAPAN ANGRY
At j. s. AGAIN
Feels Sighted Because Not
Consulted in Regard To
u. S. Note to China.

/ Toxic, Japan, June 14.-Auch
criticism Of the United States has
been aroused here as a result of the
American note to China regretting
the dissentions in that country and
expressing a sincere desire that tran
guilty and political coordination be
reestablished. The Japanese press
maintains that Japan should have
been consulted and that the Ameri-
can government has been guilty Of
unwarranted interference.
The feeling as expressed in Off
cial circles is that the situation
would have been better treated by
exchanging views with the entente
and especially Japan. which is
described as rigidly adhering to a
policy of non-interfererce in Chinese
domestic affairs.
the United States glazing interior
ence and warn the government that
il is probably an epoch making pre-
cursor Of further activities.
Officials here expressed the opinion
that the Chinese situation will be
settled by a compromise
Must Not Ignore Japan.
The semiofficial Times says:
The foreign office officials must
obtain from the United States an as
surance that it will not repeat its
action in interfering with the domes-
tic affairs in China, completely ignor-
ing the existence and position OF
Japan"
The newspaper adds that negotia-
tons with the United States already
have begun and affirms that the cab
met has discussed the situation at
= II "
concerns the future Of the empire
Japan's special Position.
Regarding the future OF China as
interviewer intimately with her own.
Japan has long observed a funda-
mental policy, the goal OF which is 10
procure recognition by the powers OF
a special and paramount position for
Japan in China.
The impression prevails in Toxic
that Great Britain and France, since
the outbreak Of the war. have tacitly
extended a measure Of recognition OF
special privileges to Japan and the
present issue appears 10 involve the
question whether the United States
will abandon the prerogative Of indie
pendent action in China and hence
forth consult Japan.
Consider L. :. Interfered.
The following statement OF Japan's
position is furnished TO The Asso-
ciated Press in well informed quar-
tiers:
about to urge Yuan Shi Kai (the late
president of China TO postpone resto-
ration OF the monarchy. the United
States was consulted beforehand and
invited to participate. The United
States replied that it favored a repub-
lie but could not interfere in the in
ternal affairs Of China
The recent American note. which
virtually was Interference and was
sent without consulting Japan. caused
surprise Il was not until afterwards
that We were notified and invited to
participate.
Japanese Very Sensitive.
we are making efforts to assure
the people that the United States had
no intention OF sighting the japanese,
but they are extremely sensitive to
anything touching China which they
deem supremeiy vital question Of
The foreign office declines to dis
cuss what action viii be adopted to
ward America.
Due To MisunderSfanding.
Washington. D. c, June 14.-Un-
American note to China was based
upon a distorted version of the dOcu-
ment appearing in the Toxic Asahi, a
leading newspaper OF the japanese
capital and purporting to have been
cabled from New York.
AS the United States has not COM
the official text to the
Toxic foreign office. this version,
Intentionally misquoted
was commented upon as genuine.
The situation was brought to the
Of the state department sew
eral days ago and steps were taken
at once to see that the text of the
note as given out at Pekin was pub
lished in japan. II is not known how
this was received.
This is not the first case OF mis-
of the governments
foreign policy in an apparent effort
TO cause trouble.