General Withdrawal: Manchurian Railways Offered to Tokio, Feb. 10.
A Washington telegram states that' the gist of the announcement made by the Japanese delegates at Washington at the committee meeting on Far Eastern problems held on February 2°in connexion with the Twenty-one Demands, is as follows:
(2) Japan agrees to offer to the international financial body the preferential rights specially accorded Japanese capitalists regarding the loan for the construction of railway lines in both South Manchuria und Eastern Inner Mongolia as well as the Joan upon the taxation to be levied in the said regiona No items stipulated in this nouncement, however, shall be interpreted as altering or rendering null and void the understanding specified in Notes or memoranda exchanged between the Governments of the Powers having interests in the said international finanial body ar between the capitalist groups of the Powers concerned that consist of the international financial body regarding the scops of joint enterprises of the body in question.
(2) Japan' declares that she has no in tention whatever of adhering to her preferential nights acquired as a result of the Sino-Japanese agreement. for the appointment of Japanese advisors or instructors with regard to the administra. tion, finance, military or police affairs in South Manchuria.
(3) Japan agrees to withdraw her reservation regarding Group in the Sino-Japanese Treaty of the year, 1915, ich was recorded on the minutes at the time of signature on the ground that the Group was to be held over for future negotiation, It requires nothing further to indicate that the items regarding Shantung contained in the Notes exchanged and the Treaty concluded between Japan and China have been all definitely agreed upon. It is hereby declared that "the reason that Janan has come to this conclusion is the fact. thet she has al! along taken into consideration China eovereign rights and the principle of equal opportnnity.—Eastern News Agency.
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