The Washington herald., 1921-12-01
JAPAN REFUSES
TO YIELD GRIP
ON MANCHURIA
Bold Insistence on Treaty
Rights Startles Con-
ference.
Continued from Page one.

Conftnue0 from Fope oHe,
peated attempts to raid the railway
zone. In q large number OF cases
they have cur telegraph lines and
committed other acts of ravage.
Their lawless activity on an extend
ed scale has, however. been efec-
lively checked by Japanese railway
guards. and general security has
been m sintsined for civilian resi-
dents in and around the railway
zone. The efficiency of such guards
will be made all the more siEnifi-
cant by a comparison Of the condi-
tions prevailing in the railway zone
with those prevailing In the dis
tricts remote from the railway. The
withdrawal of railway guards from
the zone OF the South Manchuria
Railway will no doubt leave those
districts at the mercy of bandits.
and the same conditions of unrest
will there prevail as In remote cor
ners Of Manchuria. In such a sit
uation it's not possible for Japan
TO forego the right, or rather the
duty. OF maintaining railway guards
In Msnchuria- whose presence is
duly recognized by treaty.
To Leave HnnkoW.
Towards the end of 1911 the first
revolution broke out in China and
there was complete disorder in the
Hupeh district which formed the
base OF the revolutionary opera
tons, As the lives and property of
foreigners were exposed to danger.
japan. together with Great Britain,
Russia, Germany. and other prin-
cipal powers, dispatched troops to
Hankow for the protection of her
people. This is how 4 small num-
Der of troops have come to be sta
toned at Hankow.s The region has
since been the scene of frequent
disturbances; there was recently a
clash between the North and South
at Changsha, pillage by troops at
Ichang. and a mutiny of soldiers at
Hankow. Such conditions of unrest
have naturally retarded the with
drawal of Japanese troops from
Hankow.
/: has never been intended that
these troops should remain perma-
nently at Hankow. and the Japs-
nese government has been looking
forward to an early opportunity
OF effectinR complete Withdrawal of
the Hankow garrison. They must
be assured. however, that China
will Immediately take effective
measures for the maintenance Of
| peace and order and for the pro-
lection of foreigners, and that she
will fully assume the responsibility
! for the damage that may be or
may have been done to foreigners.
q - ri. .aEN.z
| uf foreign countries in North China
! is recognized by the Chinese gov
ernment under the protocol relating
/ to the Boxer revolution in 1900
] Provided there is no objection from
the other countries concerned. ia
! pan will be ready, acting in unison
with them. to withdraw her garri-
/ son as soon as the actual conditions
! warrant 1t.
4-JeS Trosps In China.
The Japanese troops scattered
along the lines of the chinese East
eTn Railway have been stationed
in connection with an intcrallied
agreement concluded at Nladivostok
n 1919. Their duties are to estab-
lish communication between the
Japanese contingents in Siberia and
South Manchuria. 1t goes without
| saying. therefore. that these troops
will be withdrawn as soon as the
evacuation of Siberia by the Japa-
ncse troops is effected.
At the present time Japan main
tsins in China proper approxims tely
$500 troops.
In considering the question OF
Japanese Consular police in China
two points must be taken into ac-
count.
Such police do not interfere with
Chinese or other foreign nationals
Their functions are strictly con.
fined to the protection and control
OF japanese subjects.
The most important duties with
which the Japanese police are
charged are. first to prevent the
commission of crimes by japanese
and. second. to find and prosecute
Japanese criminals when crimes
are committed.
Regarded a. Co-operntion.
In view of the geographical
proximity of the two countries, II