Evening star., 1922-02-03
PART OF DEMANDS
Y|ELDEDBY' Japan
Group Five, Affecting Chinese
Sovereignty, Abandoned.
Others Modified.

The Chinese request for the abroga-
t'oh OF the twenty-one demands of
Japan Of 1915 was met in part by
Japan at meeting of the far east
committee Of the Washington con-
terence late yesterday afternoon.
baron Shidehara, the Japanese am
bassador. read to the committee a
statement setting forth the position
OF Japan. agreeing to abandon COM
pieteiy group OF the demands, which
Shina had asserted would rob her Of
ner sovereignty, If enforced, and mod
iiylng considerably some OF the other
demands"
Three concessions were announced
by Baron Shidehara. one relating To
group and the others to the Sit
uation In Manchuria and Mongolia.
Japan was ready, he said, to with
draw the reservation attached TO the
Chinese-Japanese treaty of 1915. un-
der which She retained the right to
press further in the future the unac-
cepted group S. One of the other con-
cessions will open up south Man
churia and eastern inner Mongolia
to the international consortium. and
the other asserts that Japan has no
intention of insisting that Japanese
advisers be employed In these terri
or police matters. "
Scope Of Group Five.
Group five. cast into the discard after
It had been the center Of the de
nands" controversy for the past six
years, would have required China to
employ japanese political, financial and
military advisers in her central govern
ment. give to Japan tine right to jointly
police with China certain important
Chinese areas. establish in China
grant to Japan important mining and
railroad concessions. These require
ments. the Chinese declared, would
mean the end Of Chinese sovereignty.
Explaining the Japanese ultimatum
to China. which was followed by Chi
agreements of 1915. Baron Shidehara
said that seemed to the japanese gov
arnment the only way OF bringing the
protracted negotiations to a speedy
close" His statement follows in part:
Shidehara's Statement.
AT previous session of this COM
ni.tee. the Chinese delegation presented
a statement urging that the Sino-Japa-
nese treaties and notes of 1915 be re-
'onsidered and Cancelled. The japanese
delegation does not feel at liberty to
concur in the procedure in which China
has now rcsorted with a view to con-
collation. of international engagements
which she entered into as free SOW
ereiSn nation
1t is presumed that the Chinese
delegation has no intention Of calling
IN question the legal validity of the
'nmpactS of 1915. which wer"
formally signed and sealed by tn"
duly authorized representatives, o.
the two govern nlents. and for which
re exchange of rat;ncationS WIS ef
ected in conformity with establish
international uSages. If 1t Shout
bnce be recotrliEed that rights sol :
-mnly granted by treaty may ~ re
oked at any time on the ground Il! ::
hey were conceded against the spon-
taneous Will Of the granter. an -
seedingly dsnErrous precedent "
De established. with far-reac'1
consequences upon the stabili't
sie existing international relatitf.
Asia. in Europe ard evefy1htT
Formal Reply Reserved.
Although they rc.;yr, ed their :'n....
reply to the J@p nese .'twenIy-,...
demands" statement. the Chin
through Dr. Wang. declared t!s'.
that the 1915 =" ties Wee va
merely because Ch:3& had accep:
them. TIE cain eae go ternment, a.
people. he said, Il" ys had regard
he situation arising from the
.reaties as d de -f,cto" situation
,ithout any legal recognition.
AS an echo o the open door debats
IN the committee several days ago.
saron Shidahqra asked the Chinese
At the close of tod Us session Whit
;,eps they proposed to take to open
up for Development the natural re-
sources of China. To this DR.. SEE
replied that liberal policy" of de-
veloping Chinese resources both by
the domestic and foreign capital now
was in force and there was no dis
position to discontinue 1t.