Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-02-03
JAPAN WILLING
To CHANGEPART
Of z DEMANDS
Far Eastern Negotiations Ex-
pected to Be Ended Today
by Japanese and Chinese

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-(By The
Associated Press.)-Japan met China
part way today on the latter's request
for abandonment of the celebrated "21
demands" program of 1915.
Taking the center of the stage as
hte final scene of the arms conference
began, the Japanese announced their
government was ready to give up
group five of the demands" which
China has held was calculated to rob
her of her sovereignty, and to make
further concessions regarding eco
nomic privileges and political and mil
itary preferences in Manchuria and
Mongolia.
Tomorrow, China is to reply in a
statement that is expected to end the
Far Eastern negotiations, and on Sat
urday the Washington conference
probably will adjourn sine die, after a
plenary session for formal adoption
OF the Far Eastern treaties.
Opposes Chinese Plan
Consideration of the "21 demands, -
the last topic remaining on the Far
Eastern agenda, began in the Far
Eastern committee after hope of an
resolution adopted merely declaring
arrangements for better protection
of the road should be worked out In
the near future through diplomatic
| channels. The powers other than
China, appended joint declaration OF
China's responsibility for fulfillment
of the obligations to foreign stock
holders of the road.
Japan's statement on the demands
was presented by Baron Shidehara
who argued that the Chinese request
for abrogation of the treaties and
agreements resulting from the 1915
program could not be supported by a
Plea of .invalidity, because the agree
ments made were entered into by
China in the exercise of her full pow
crs as sovereign state. To question
treaties because they were made un
der duress, he said, would be to chal-
lenge the validity of many of the most
| important existing international con
! cords throughout the world. He ex
cused the delivery of an ultimatum to
China, just before her partial accep
lance of the demands" as an exped
lent to bring the prolonged negotia
tions to an end.
Three Concessions Made
Three concessions were announced
by Baron Shidehara, one relating to
group five, and the others to the stu.
alton in Manchuria and Mongolia
Japan was ready, he said, to withdraw
the reservations attached to the Chi
nese-Japanese treaty of 1915, under
which she retained the right to pres
further in the future the unaccepted
group five. One of the other conclu.
sions will open up south Manchuria
and eastern inner Mongolia to the in.
ternational consortium and the other
asserts Japan has no intention Of in
sisting that Japanese advisers be EN-
ployed in these territories in political
financial, military or police matters.
The famous group five, thus cast in.
to the discard after it had been the
center of the demands" controversy
for six years, would have required
China to employ Japanese political
financial and military advisers in he1
central government, give. to Japan the
right to ointly police with China Ger
tain important Chinese areas, estab
lish in China a joint Chinese-Japanese
arsenal, and to, grant 20 japan impor.
tant mining and railroad concessions
These requirements, the Chinese de
clared, would mean the end of Chi
nese sovereignty.