The Washington herald., 1921-12-01
JAPAN REFUSES
TO YIELD GRIP
ON MANCHURIA
Bold Insistence on Treaty
Rights Startles Con-
ference.
TOKYO WILLING
TO QUIT SIBERIA
Will Call in Experts on
Problem of Wireless
Stations in China.

japan stands on her treaty rights
in China.
She will decline to sacrifice them
merely to restore Chinese sover-
cignty.
She considers retaining her SOL
diers in Southern ManchuriA
duty"
That was the bald. uncompromis-
ing declaration that yesterday cleo
trified the session Of the committee
on Far Eastern and Pacific affairs.
out of the maze of suggestions.
promises and professions of good
will toward China there has at last
come Il definite bold declaration on
the part of the Japanese govern
ment. Tokyo has spoken through
her representatives here She will
not surrender anything that she
considers guaranteed by properly
drawn treaties.
VIII Evacuate siberia.
Japan prefaced this initial decla-
ration OF absolute position by again
reiterating that she "entertains no
dsET'SSlNt purpose 'T any utSllt 10
cncroach illegitimately upon chi
nese sovereignty" But she con-
siders that she had a perfect right
to maintain Japanese garrisons in
certain sections of China because
proved by Pekin.
Where such troops have been
placed there in arrangement with
Japan is ready to act in concert
with such other powers and with
draw them. That Applies to North
/ China. II applies to the troops
along the line of the Chinese East
crn Railway who are to come out
as soon as Japan evacuates Siberia
And Japan. through her delegation
here. late yesterday positively
pledged that she will evacuate S-
bcria There have been reports
from time to time that she would
do so. but yesterdays pledge. made
in full committee, was the first Of
fetal declaration to equal powers
that this would be done.
Minister SEE to Reply.
But as to South Manchuria. the
Japanese confirmed the exclusive
statement in yesterday mornings
Washington Herald that she will
not take her troops from there. In
the official communique, issued last
night, the Japanese delegation is
quoted as saying:
SIn such a situation It Is not pos
sftle for Japan to forego the right,
or rather :he duty of maintaining
railway guards in Manchuria. whose
presence .is dul" recognized by
treaty"
The Chinese delegation refused TO
accept the Japanese viewpoint Min
| lister SEE said that later on he would
reply to the statements as made.
He asked. however. that he be given
opportunity 60 study all of the
statements and reply in detail later
on. In order to afford opportunity
for this. the Far Eastern commit =
tee recessed until, Friday.
To Call in Experts.
The only other business consid-
cred yesterday was the question OF
wireless stations in China. This
subject Is so complicated that, after
committee had been named to
aCrec upon general proposals 1t was
decided that special experts should
he called in to dec d. on technical
details.
The complete c.mmunique deal
in" witt the proceedings was q
follows:
The CO mittee on Far Eastern
and Pa,ilC o.....rs at, i ... -
| ing. November 81. 1921, in the ran
American Building. Washington d.
| c. at IL o'clock. All the delegates
were present except Ambassador Shi-
dehara and Signor Media. Mr.. Hani-
hara for the Japanese delegation,
presented the following statements:
| The Japanese delegation wishes to
explain, as succinctly as possible
why and how the japanese garri-
sons in various parts of China have
| come to be stationed there. A,
the outset. however. / desire to dis
claim most emphatically that japan
ever has entertained any aggressive
purposes or any desire to encroach
illegitimately upon Chinese sover-
eighty in sending or maintaining
these garrisons in China.
Japanese railway guards are ac.
tually maintained along the South
Manchuria Railway and the Shan.
tung Railway.
Stresses Bandit Raids,
With regard to the Shantune
Railway guards, Japan believes that
she has on more than one occasion
made her position sufficiently clear
She has declared and now reafirm.
her intention of withdrawing such
guards as soon as China shall have
notified her that Chinese police
force has been duly organized and
is ready to take over the charge
of the railway projection.
The maintenance of troops sIonr
the South Manchuria railway
stands on different footing. This
is conceded and recognized by
China under the treaty of Peking
of 1905. additional agreement
art. IL. 1t is measure of abso-
lutte necessity under the existing
state of affairs in Manchuria-a re-
gion which has been made notorious
by the activity of mounted bandits.
Even in the presence of japanese