Norwich bulletin., 1921-12-20
CHINESE FIRM FOR CANCELLATION NJ
 OF 2I DEMANDS MADE BY JAPAN

Washington. Dec. 19 (By the A. P.)-I Declaring they still represent China inI truth, desDite the resignation of thel Picking cabinet. the Chinese delegationI in statement today declared that unlessI the tWenty-0ne demands enforced by Ja-I pan on China in 1915 "are cancelled thel principles adopted by the Washington conference amount to nothing more thanE a scrap of paper.'
 The Chinese delegation today receivedI official notification that the Peking cab inet had resigned and that Dr. w WI Yen, minister of foreign affairs cf the retiring cabinet, remains as acting pre- mier.
 The delegation said that "Chinas for eign policy will remain unchanged."
 The delegation members said that Dr. w. " Yen was educated in the United States, having been graduated at the University of Virginia. and served for a time as second secretary of the Chinese legation here under Minister Wu Ting Fang
 ] The statement issued by the deIega- 1 tion said:
 "In reply to inquiries concerning re- 1 cent news from China, it has been said i by members of the Chinese delegation ] 1 conference have emphasized the desire ! throughout China to unify the country 1 It is the belief that the unificat'on of l the country is the sine qua non for an independent nation. Without d strong l central government supported by the va. 1 rious strong parties in the country. il 1 is impossible to avail ourselves of al the advantages to be derived from the principles adopted at the Washington conference. The central government as l well as the strong men like Genera Chang Tsao Lin of Manchuria. Genera Tsao Kun of Tien Tsin. and General Wi Fet Flu of Central China. and Dr. Sur 1 Vat Sen of South China have been fully l convinced of the necessity to co-operat, and to work together.
 l General Chang Tsao Lin in Manchurii naturally considers his region mos; like iy to be affected by the decisions of tn Washington conference. The Japanest delegation has delayed and postponed tn i deliberations with regard to China an they are tieterninedly holding on th. privileges an Shantung. There is thi feeling that the interests of Manehari
 might be bartered away since the Jap anese refuse to scrap the twenty-one de
 manGs affecting the future Of those pro
 inces. It must be recalled that the twen lS -cilc dSllldiIuS were presented Nitn a
 ultimatunl. but since they effect the ter ritorial and administrative autonomy C
 the Chinese government, unless the de
 nands are cancelled, the principle
 adopted by the Washington conferenc
 amount to nothing more than scraps (
 paper
 In an earnest attempt to get the e
 operation of all the leaders in China
 General Chang Tsao Lin desires to unit
 all the forces of the country. There is very strong likelihood that the othe
 leaders, especially General Wu-Fei-F,
 who is popular and powerful in Centr7
 China, will rally to the call Of patrio ism.
 History is in the making and we | not know the final results. but this W
 do know. that all the men in China, hot
 high and low. are thinking about unif
 cation seriously.
 ''The Chinese delegation at the Wasl ] ington conference bas the continued SUI port of the people and so whatever nal
 pens in China, they will represent Chin in truth"