New-York tribune., 1919-02-26
Notes Reveal
China Bowed
To Japanese
Continued from pSge /

above propositions, it is requested that
your government lose no time in taking
the necessary steps to cause capital
lists in your country to agree to enter
negotiations for loans on the same. A
reply to the above is awaited and will
be appreciated"
Overture Officially Accepted
Minister:
"I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your excellency's note init
mating that your government has de-
cided speedily to build with loans from
Japanese capitalists railways connect
ing the points as set forth below. (The
note cites Items /, 2 and 3 as con-
tanned in the note of the Chinese Min
ister.)
"The imperial government, while not
ing with much pleasure the communi-
cation of the Chinese government, beg
to state in reply that they will lose no
Japanese capitalists to enter into
negotiations for loans on the same"
Notes and 4 missing.
Note 5.-Baron Goto to the Chinese
Minister:
81 have the honor to inform you
that the imperial government, in view
of the feeling of good neighborhood
existing between the two countries,
and in spirit CT mutual accommoda-
tion, have deemed it fitting, and ac-
cordingly have decided to propose to
your government to settle various
questions relating to the province OF
Shantung in manner as set forth be-
low
"First.-To concentrate at Tsingtao
all Japanese troops stationed along
the Tsingtao Railway, except
ing contingent to be left Tsinan.
Chinese to Guard Line
"Second.-Thc Chinese government
to provide for the guarding of the
Tsingtao-T Tsinan Railway and to or
"Third-The Tsingtao- Tsinan railway
to contribute an appropriate sum to
defraylng the expenses of such police
| force
"Fourth-Japanese to be employed
at the headquarters of the police force,
the principal railway stations and the
training stations of the police force.
"Fifth-Chinese to be employed on
the Tsingtao-Ts Railway
Sixth - Upon determination of
ownership the Tsingtao- -Tsinan Rail
way to run as joint Chino-Japanese
undertaking
"Seventh- civil administrations
now in force to be withdrawn.
In acOualntinr VOu will, tho obO,o
the Japanese government desire to be
advised as to the disposition of your
government regarding the proposals" ="
Note 6.-Tsung- -Hsing Chang to
Baron Goto:
81 have the honor to acknowledge
receipt of your note with contents 20
the following effect. (Rcpeats almost
verbatim the contents of Baron Gotos
note.) | beg to acquaint you in reply
that the Chinese government gladly
agrees to the proposals of the Japanese
government above alluded to-"
Manchuria Lines Defined
The proposed railways in Manchurla
include {. line from Kaiyuan northeast to
Hailung, thence to Kirin, q total OF
about 1870 miles; another line from
Chang Chun, north of Mukden, nortn-
west to Taonan, in Mongolia, a distance
Of about 200 miles, and third line
from Taonan southwest toward Jehol,
il, Chill Province, North China, with a
spur extending to the sea at a point
still undetermined.
The proposed new railways in Shan
tung Province include a line from
Kaomi, twenty miles west of Tsingtao,
running southwest to Suchow, about
$50 miles, connecting with the partly
constructed Belgian line from Lam
chow, in Kansu Province, to the sea;
a line from Tsinan, in Shantung Prov
ince' directly west to Shunteh, a dis,
connect with the railway operating
from Pekin to Hankow, on the Yang
Use River and connect Tsingtao with
all the important railways in North
China