Bespatch by Dr. C. C. Wu to Japanese Minister: Fears of an "Alsace-Lorraine" Problem Nanking, Oct. 6, Voicing the popular anxiety over 'Who apparent revival by Japan of, Yes. "notorious "Twenty-one Demands," especially towards Manchuria and Mongolia, Dr. C. C. Wo, Minister of Foreign' Affairs of the Nationalist Government, ina despatch to M, Yoshizawa, Japane: Kegation Minister, inquires of the Japanese Government as to. the! authenticity of the demands reported have been presented by Japan to hang Tso-lin, These demands, Cly. Wu points out, would indicate lat Japan in contemplating a new Policy of economic and poltieai imperialism in China, Protesting: energetically against the eonsummation of any arrangements between Japan and Chang Teo-lin which yould violate the independence ati Sntegrity of China and the policy of the open door and equal opportunity for the trade and industry all nations throughout the ten xy, of China, he warns the Govern ment and people of Japan against Seousing the hostility of the Chinese People. The oxeation of what Would, in effect, be an "Alsace Lorraine" problem for the Far ast would sooner or later ppaxdize the peace of the world, states.
Text of the Dospateh 'The following is a translation of Yee full text of the Nationalist Minister's official despatch:—Your Excellency,—Having receiv-numerous inquiries from repre fantatives. of popular organizations Fegording the apparently new policy' of the Imperial Japanese Gove ment towards China, expecially in espoct to Manchuria' and Mongolia, Ham constrained to address. thix communication to Your Excellency, Jor transmission to your Government.
Disquie reports regarding' the so-called "positive policy" enunciated by Baron Tanaka, the Premier of the new Japani Gabinet, would Indicate, thatthe anal Japanese Government contemplates embarking upon a nev policy of economic and political penniism in China, expecially vin of the Three Eastern Provinces and Mongolia. It would seem that the Japanese Government has pro-sented—and hus been negotiating in an atmosphere of seercey and mystery with the northern militarists masquerading sas "a government—demands which involve extensive railway concessions, freedom residence in the interior for Japanese, assumption of the right protection over these territories and other demands which would in effect be a revival, in an even more objectionable form, of the now] universally discredited Twenty-one Demands of 115, and would. thus deprive the Republic of China of hor sovereign rights in these regions a virtually place them unday the domination of Japan,
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