Official Announcement of Settlement: Brief, History of Controversy Peking, Apr. 13.
The vernacular papers to-day print an interview with Mr. Chang Yinchuai, the Minister of -Com-
The Chinese side, represented both by the provincial authorities and the Peking Government, deny the legitimacy of the Japanese claims Iiunieations, in which he make and consider their dispositions an Personal references to the Japanese internal affair beyond outside Minister, Mr. Yoshizawa, saying criticism, hat the latter didn't know: the 'A Second Protest contents of the. connection hrougietrafie contract and hence second Japanese protest was the present micunderstandinas had handed to the Provincial authorities arisen. Mr, Chang also expresse by the Japanese Consulate on April the opinion in the interview thet 8, followed by a similarly worded the "Japanese authorities gabe protest from the 8, M.R. Ca. The fenienvouring to create. impertans Consulate even went so far as to {sues out of what were only minor ask for a final answer within five days, a time-limit which could not Chang and Mr. Lo' Wen-kas, fail to arouse the susceptibilities of the Foreign Minister, had agreed the Chinese. to meet Mr. Yorhizaira at dinner On the 7th Civil Governor Liv tonight tu order anveably to disease turned his reply which the Japan-thr enilway differences, but, in view ese, maintaining a strong attitude, this whacky it in believed thet style as evasive and higgling about the Japanese "Minister will refuse technical phraseology. to meet the Minister of Commurien: The third Japanese protest ix ton uunderstgud ta have been handed to the Chinese on April 9, and, accord-Proposed Terms Referred to Tokyo ing to the "Manchuria Daily News," Apr. 15. runs. as follow It is believed that the dispute be-"Your reply to our second protest toon the Chinese and Japanese has not touched the core of the authorities in connexion with the question. Nor can any sincerity of Yransference of rolling stock from purpose on your part be noticed in the Tronanfu-Ankouehi Railway, its contents. You appear desirous which is mortgaged to the Japanese, of transferring the negotiations to Yo the Mukden-Hiailang ling, known Peking but on our part we should fas the Fenghai Railway, has been like to secure a solation as a local practically settled. 'The Japane fa sue, there being no necessity to Kegation, it is reported, is referring make it a diplomatic problem. We the proposed terms to Tokyo for renew our demand for a more sincere answer.'
The main terms are reported to This conflict is of far-reaching be, firstly, that the Makden-Iailung Importance. At the bottom of it lway" mnust_ return the. rolling evidently Ties the irreconcilable tock belonging to the Taonantiifterenge between the Japanese and Ankouchi Hallway; and, secondly, Chinese policies in regard to the hat the through-traflle contract be-economic development of Manchuri tween the South Manchuria Rail-japanese, basing their claims way and the Mukden-Haitong Rail fon the existing treaties and agrecway, which the Fengtien authorities ments limiting Chinese freedom of Ihave eaneelted, must be revised, but] action, naturally wish the new-built the Japanese Will agree to throughese railways to become mere trafic between the Peking-Mukden feeders to their own trunk lines, and the Mukden-Iailung Railwa; thus monopolizing as far as possible Reuter. the transportation services and Rolling Stock to be Returned Girecting the trafBe to and from its own sea ports: Dairen and, later on, Peking, Apr. 17.
Seishin, in Northern Korea.
nccondance with a decision Teached on the night of April 14, Chinese Point of View fas the result, of the negotiations The Chinese, on the other hand, do tween Mr, Yoshizawa, the Japan-acting on the principle "Manchuris eae Minister, Mr. Lo Wen-kal, the for the Chinese," have quite Minister for Poreign Affairs and Mr. different ultimate goal in view. hang Yin-huai, the Minister 'They have conceived the new rnil-Communications, the Ministry of ways not as feeders to the South Communications' Inst night tele= Manchuria Railway, but ax links of graphed to the Director of the prospective trunk lines, operated un-'Mukden-Hailung Railway, instruct-tier purely Chinese ownership. and {ng him to return the rolling stock control, seeking their own outlets, to: the Taonan-Ankuochi Railway on to the' sea and competing, in de-expiration of the contract concluded fiance of treaty restrictions, with Between the two railways for its the SMR. Being handicapped at oan. 'The contract referred to ex-present by' the lack of an adequate ites to-morrow—Toho. harbour, by the insufficiency of rolling" stock, organization and Brief History of the Controversy capital: they are, and will be for Mukden, Apr, 14. some time to come, unable to realize The cancellation, by the new Vieetheir ambitions, but their far-sight-Minister of Communication. ed plan is obvious enough. There-Chang Yin-huai, of the recently fore clashes between these two configned South Manchuria Railway Aicting interests are bound to occur—Mukden-Hailungehow—Kailway and recur until somehow a funda-Through-troic agreement as well mental solution. is. brought about. fas the transfer, under his orders, The present controversy is merely of part of the rolling stock of the an illustration of this deep seated Taonan-Ankoucki Railway to the dualism and is easily understood if Mukden-Hailungeheng Railway has the above general facts are kept aroused a determined opposition on in mind, to have presented to the Chinese the following demands:
1) Punishment of. the partier responsible for the abuse of the Taonan-Angangchi Line rolling stock, 2)" Revival of the S.M.R—Mukden-Hailungeheng Line through—traffic agreement.
3) Stoppaze of Peking-Mukden and Mukden-Hailungcheng through traffic.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.