The Archive · 1901

7 GERMANY'S CONDUCT

in this connection still requires explanation and certainly the following cable dispatch received in Tokio from the German capital on the 28th and translated by the "Jo does not give the necessary explanation. It quotes what purports to be a comment of the Berlin Press on a statement made a few weeks ago by Japan's Foreign Minister, i Mr. Kato, concerning the question of Eh territory. 'The comment in question substance as follo though the panese Foreign Minister has made a public declaration to the effect that' Manchuria, according to what he understood, formed a part of the Chinese territory covered by clause 2 of the Anglo-German compact, it should be pointed out that in speaking of the preservation of the Chinese terri= tory, the reference is made only to areas over which the influence of the respective Powers extends. For this reason Manchuria is, in the opinion of the German authorities, outside the sphere in which Germany is concerned. If Japan's influence extends over the hills and plains of M: churia, she, Japan, is perfectly right in i terpreting the Anglo-German compact in the sense that it covers Manchuria. Under the circumstances, even though Germany and Japan may differ in their views and interpretations of the matter in question, the latter should not be regarded as ignoring Germany's declaration. Owing to the pressure of circumstances it is inevitable that the different Powers will differ in their standpoint on questions like the present, and Japan is quite free to stick to the interpretation which she has chosen:

Tokio, 29h March.

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