Norwich bulletin., 1919-10-10

! anese waters and the surrender of the l leased territories of Kiaochou to 1 Japan internationally, with a view I to it's eventually going back to China 1 A week had been given to the kaiser to comply with the request and the | completion of that period without re- ] ply the Japanese government issued the following: We hereby declare
 war against Germany and we com mand our army and navy to carry on hostilities against that empire with all their strength and we also comma nd all our competent authorities to make every effort fn pursuance of their re- Spective duties to attain their na- tional aim within the limit of the law of nations" At once the Japanese navy. assist ed by a small English fleet. proceed . ed, and on November 7th the white flag of Japan was flying above the Observation Tower of the German capital When the guns ceased their with his staff, presented himself and surrendered unconditionally. Of the Japanese forces concerned. 416 men
 were killed and 1.542 wounded. while wounded. Some time previous the
 kaiser had warned both Europe and
 America of the danger of the Yellow
 Peril, especially mentioning Japan in
 when the first bach of German prison
 CTS stepped from the train each one
 was met by Japanese lady who pre-
 sented him with a chrysanthemum
 German. Some difference in the Jap
 anese +kulture' of the ladies of the
 fF'lowery Kingdom" and that ''kul-
 tur'' displayed by the German wo-
 oners on their journey through the
 "Fatheriand" on their way to a pris-
 on camp.
 Now in this whole affair Jap pan never
 -~I-
 took it from Germany who had it in an
 iron clad agreement for, ninety nine
 years. Japan says that she will event
 ual1y restore it to China and her
 statesmen indicate that this will be
 done in a very short time. But she asked the peace conferece that she be allowed the use of the railroads and all other property placed there by Ger many until she has back the money she spent in taking it. She has not tried in any way to interfere with the sovereignty of China and has nothing to do, in any way with any part Of Shangtung province except that small portion covered by the lease which she secured from Germany. If Japan is not entitled to this then we are not entitled to any of the interned Ger man steamships or anything else we took from Germany.
 But these objectors say that this Is stolen property and should be restored at once. One. very remarkable thing 1 aDout these very men IS that some or them were in the United States sen | ate when Germany took it from Chi l na and they never lifted either finger 1 or voice to prevent it. Some of them it is rumored were actually party to a letter of congratula ton that was sent to the kaiser at the time. but now that Japan took it from him and asks the use of it for a time, they are raising a tempest about it. They say Japan will not restore it to Chi ma. but how do they know what Japan will do? While the sympathies of, the writer are wholly with China, never theless, he feels that it would be a thousand times better for Japan te have the territory for the original term of the lease than for Germany to have it for half the time. EDWARD LAWRENCE.
 Norwich Oct 7, 1919.