Tokyo, Jan. 16.
This morning Mr. Yoshizawa, new Foreign Minister, handed to' the American ambassador, Mr, Cameron Forbes, the Japanese reply to the Tecent note from Col. Henry Stimson, drawing Japan's attention to her obligations under the Nine Power Treaty.
The note is couched in reassure terms but it is only coldly pol conelading with the words, agreeable to be assured that the American government is devote friendly spirit, such sedulous care to the correct appreciation of the situation." This is considered here to contain a hint of resentment at the course adopted by Washington.
The main points emphasised are:
1—A reaffirmation of the open door policy in Manchuria combined with regret that its effectiveness is seriously diminished by unsettled renditions © prevailing" throughout ina.
'2.—Recognition that America is unable to admit the legality of Tights or which might be brought matters which might impair treaty about means contrary to. the Kellogg 3.—That the present unsettled and distracted state of China was not ise contemplated by the zh contract Parties at the time the Washington treaty was framed and that altho this cannot affect character or stipul treaty it may, in modify their appli since they] A must necessarily be applied with reference to the state of facts as they exist, 4Any replacement that occurred {in the personnel of the administra-Yien of Manchuria has been due to the fact that most Jocal ficial fed Vi oF resigned instead of remaining at their posts, thereby upsetting the ry of government and ne-ing others taking their places for the purpose of securing civilised conditions.
5.—It is considered unnecessary to! repeat that Japan entertains no Tye territorial aims or ambitions in Manchuria but America is reminded that the "welfare and safety Manchuria and its accessibility for} mineral trade are matters of deepest interest and quite extraordinary imtance to the Japanese people."
London, Jan. 15.
The Japanese ambassador here, Mr. Matsudaira, called at the For: eign Office to-day and conveyed to the British Government the express assurances of his government. that Japan disclaims all. territorial amditions in Mancharia, This was in reply to a British quest for reassurances at the time Gol, Stimson sent to Japan a note on Manchuria and Japan's obligations regarding that country -in gomnection with her Nine Power Treaty obligations.
'Commenting on the Japanese reply to the American Note regard Manchuria, a responsi the Nanking Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. that the reply is not only in its final sentence impertinent' to America, but throughout its entire text insulting to Chin he Netherlands Government, while sharing with the United States confidence regarding the League of Nations commission of} of an early friendly settlement "of @he Sino-Japanese' dispute but does not think it advisable to make representations to China and Japan as America has suggested especially as the matter is before the; Both China and Japan have now approved the membership of the League of Nations esmmission consisting of Britain, "Lord Lytton; France, General Claudel; United States, General Frank MeCo3 many; Dr. Schnee; Ttaly, Count Alde P.M. R. Interest Paid authoritatively stated in Tokyo that the provisional government at Mukden has paid British interests in the Peking-Mukden Railway a sum of Yen 650,000, which has been in arrears since before September 18, when the Japanese occupied Mukden.
declared that Japan has every. intention of paying the railway in full for the use of rolling stock and so forth.
'Kuo Min reports that a strong protest has been lodged by Sir allies Lampson, British Minister to Chi with' the Japanese Legation at Peking against Japanese plans for the amalgamation of the Mukden-Shanks Manchuria Railway system.
It is learnt that the protest draws attention to the large British interest in the Railway in question Government aims of the Japanese are detrimental to conducting. direct diplomatic nego-the interests of British bond-holders tiations with Japan' it cannot of loans secured on the railway Possible that the Chinese are con-Moreover, such a division Peking-Mukden Line constitutes a sidering the breaking of of diplonnatie relations between the Chinese breach (of the Anglo-Chinese loan contract. land Japanese Governments. Japan's attitude must depend upon the reliably reported that actions of the Chinese Government." the Mukden Provincial Government, which was moved from Chinchow Marshal Chang Growing Impatient to Luanchow when the Japanese The National Government has Joccupied the former town, is. now. received from Marshal Chang winding up its. offal Hsueh-liang telegrams. inquiring whether definite and positive mea slas the Government cannot now con sures with reference to dealing. trol Fengtien and carry on its! with the Sino-Japanese crisis in functions as a Government there is Manchuria have been adopted. object in its continuing in Marshal Chang' notified the Cen-
The Tokyo Ministry of the Navy have wereed upon for. coping tral Government that if no steps
has ordered the commander of with the Manchurian question he fotila "of destroyers now at. the will proceed with his own plans, Sasebo Naval Base to stand by for Marshal Chang said that if there lorders fo steam for Chinese waters are to be direct diplomatic negotinshort "notice if necessary. tions with Japan locking toward No indication has been given settlement "of the Sino-Japanese to why the order has been issued conflict he would prefer to conduct dispatches report that them in Peking. Meanwhile, it is aers and men asifned to the learned authoritatively /that' Mar-royers in la Under lorders have been recalled to their hal Feng Yuchsang, who in backing the ships immediately. 'The vessels have been loaded. with "muni tions, and, supplies" and "are rs that diplo-standing by "awaiting further with) Japan be orders. "They are ready' to proceed severed, {to Chinese waters upon the receipt The central authorities have des-lof further orders. arched further" telegrams—to rentral_ Executive Committee mem-China to Invoke Article XVI of bers who are not in Nanking urging Covenant them to come to the capital at once to participate in the deliberations China has decided to invoke fon financial as well as diplomatic lo XVI of. the loof questions, At. present only about Covenant, providing for 40 of the 178 members of the the application of economic' sane-Central Executive Committee are tions "against Japan, when the in Nanking and. the Government Gouncit of the League convenes' hopes that many others will respond Geneva on January 25, according, to the call and proceed to the capital to Dr. Fu Ping-chang, the Political to enable final and conclusive de-ce-Minister for Foreign Affairs cisions on the drastic measures pro-Dr. Fu made his announcement on Posed. Mr. Tan Cheng, Acting Prebekalt of the Legislative Yuan and sident of the Legislative Yuan, in a lon behalf of atr. Eugene Chen, the terview, declared himself to Minister "for "Foreign Affairs. favour of severing diplomatic Further, Dr. Fu announced, Chin relations with Japan, He recognizes had decided to request'—that that such a step may involve grave the signatories of the Nine Power consequences, he said, but "he. deaty be convoked to consider the Glares that China's staunch resolve [Sino-Japanese conflict in Manchuria, defend her sovereignty and The decision to invoke Article XVi Mtorial integrity "must. be. dec of the League of Nations Covenant and to request the convoking of the The Chinese presi comments signatories. of the Nine Power Pact has "been approved, upon the re-of Mr. Lugene Chen. the Minister favourably on the hiring jgommendation of the ative for oreign Afters, that diplomatic Yuan, "by" the" Central ~Poltical Felations with Japa The studoite uv are Dr. Fu also declared in behalf] support to the propos lof Mr. Eugene Chen and the Lo. {amend that th ud that the alley of the Fox.
Yuan that China must Japan, "But a definite decision" this third point in the new foreign, Policy of the Chinese National Gov-fernment has. yet to be reached. Dr. Pa said that China must take the following measures to cope with the /Sino-Japanese crisis:
Invoke Article XVI of the League of Nations Covenant.
2—Request. the cal ference of the signatories of the Nine Power Treaty.
3—Sever diplomatic relations with Japan, The Political Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs revealed that ap-Proval of the first two points on the programme has been voted by; the Central Political Council. He said that definite action with rejxard to the third point—calling for A break in Sino-Japanese—diplomatic relations—has not been \de-pon _as yet because of the! opposition of "a certain section of Party leaders who feat grave con sequences. Mr. Eugene Chen is represented by Dr. Pu as holding]
only effective method of
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