The sun., 1919-07-26

tuht tne J6pantt0 government WOuiu
not recognize the cancellation of the
special military zone which the Chinese
Government had delimited in connection
with the operations of the Japanese
forces besieging the small German gar
rison at Tsingtao within the leased ter
ritory OF Kiao-Chau.
8. This note from the Chinese Minister
for Foreign Affairs Is the last of a series
OF six notes passing between him and Mr..
Hich. These notes dealt not only with
the special military zone, but with the
protest of the Chinese Government
against the forcible and unnecessary
seizure by the Japanese Of the Trans
shantung Railway, which dominates the
province of Shantung.
The whole of this series of notes Is
important because they connect the
twenty-one demands with the situation
created In Shantung by the Japanese
military authorities in their operations
for the reduction of the German fort
ress' Of Tsingtao.
This fortress was garrisoned by $3.50
German and Austrian regulars and re-
servists hastily assembled. Under the
plea Of military necessity the Japanese
forces entered Chinese territory $50
miles to the rear Of the stronghold"
In the land operations ensuing the Jap
u
killed and thirty wounded and 324 rank
and file killed and 1.14s wounded. In
the naval operations one small cruiser
was sunk by a mine and ESQ Of the crew
perished. In addition to this disaster
the navy had forty men killed and
wounded.
These figures are not given in any
way to detract from the merit OF Japan's
principal military achievement during
the war, but only to indicate what OPP
erations were actually involved In the
fall Of the fortress.
6. The note from the Chinese Minister
for Foreign Affairs points out that two
months have elapsed since the capture
Of Tsingtao; the basis Of German mill
tary preparations has been destroyed;
the troops of Great Britain have already
been and those of your country are
being gradually Withdrawn. This shows
clearly that there is no more military
action in the special area and that the
said area ought to be cancelled admits
of no doubt. AS efforts have always
been made to effect an amicabie settle
ment of affairs between your country
and ours It Is our earnest hope that your
Government will act upon the principle
of preserving peace in the Far East and
maintaining international confidence and
friendship"
7. Within thirty-six hours Of the ex-
preston OF this earnest hope Of the
Chinese Government Mr.. Hiclxi present.
ed to the President OF the Chinese Re
public a series of demands which the
Government and people Of China viewed
as an act of the same order of policy
as the Austrian ultimatum to Serbia
that had plunged Europe into war just
twenty-four weeks before.
Demands Taken Up I'm Detail.
The Chinese White Book then took
up In detail the twenty-one demands.
The book said:
The rights, interests and concessions
of Germany In Shantung included the
eased territory of Kao-Chau within the
harbor of Tsingtao. the Transmitting
ailway. knowns as the Tsingtao Gilman
Railway or Kiao-Chau-E sinanfu Rail-
yay. and other railways as well as min
ng rights in the province.
They were the fruits of sixteen yeare
Of German aggression in Shantung prov
nee. And their transfer to Japan means
hat the Teutonls methods which enabled
Germany to dominate and exploit the
province will pass into the hands of a
Power with great military base al
raady standing on Chinese eoii at Fort
Arthur"
The book said that by granting the
japanese demands for the former Ger
man railway rights In Shantung the
Peace Conference would be giving to
Japan control of north China through
the Shantung railways and the Man
churian railways. and Pek'n would be
solated and cut off from southern and
central China
Group two OF the twenty-one demands
included the preferential rights. interests
and privileges in south Manchuria and
eastern inner Mongolia. The White Book
said that these Japanese demands would
Increase the difficulties (which seriously
hamper effective Chinese administration
IT, these two areas"
Group three of the demands embraced
the economic demands. The Chinese
White Book said that they would lead
to ultimate Japanese acquisition of the
most important Industrial enterprises
of the Yangtse Valley" The japanese
demands included one that the Chinese
Government should not use any foreign
capital other than Japanese in building
up the Shantung economic enterprises.
The White Book continued:
China does not admit that her nat
ural resources are necessary to assure
the economic existence of Japan any
more than the natural resources Of Al.
sace-Lorraine were necessary to assure
tho economic existence of Germany"
Group included one demand that the
Chinese Government engage not to
cede or lease to any other Power any
hsrbor or any island along the coasts OF
China" The Chinese Government in.
sisted that Japan also be included in the
engagement.
Group OF the twenty-one demands
the Chinese book said, were not admit.
ted by Japan to exist when public at.
tention was first drawn to them, and
| they were not included In the japanese
communication replying to an inquiry Of
| the great Powers regarding the nature
| and the terms of the twenty-one de.
| mands.
by this group of demands" the book
| continued. influential japanese wer,
TO be engaged by the Chinese Govern
ment as advisers in political, fnancia
and military affairs The police de
partments of important places Cir
China) were to be Jointly administered
by Japanese and Chinese. or the polio,
departments of these places were t.
employ numerous Japanese China
was 10 purchase from Japan a fixed
| amount of munitions OF war (say 81
per cent. or more) of what Is needed
| by the Chinese Government, or Their,
ST all be established in China a Chino
/ Japan Jointly worked arsenal. japanese
technical experts are to be employed
| and Japanese material to be purchased.
'In other words the Chinese army
with its illimitable possibilities In man.
power--was TO be organized and con,
| trolied NV influential Japanaaa ,,1tItta -,