Appointment of Mr. ¥. Obata Rouses the Chinese The re-appointment of Mr. Obata, the present Japanese Ambassador to Turkey, as Minister to China. to succeed the late Mr. S. Saburi has aroused: bitter opposition among the Chinese people and even, conservative Chinese have expressed their disappointment.
In the course of a telegram to the National Government, the Chinese Shipowners Association says. that Mr. Obata is a Japanese diplom: official who is Well-known for his advocacy of a positive poliey.in dealing with Chinese affairs and that it was he who was responsible for acting special privileges from Chi by means of armed force during his lust tenure as Minister to Peking. Burthermore, it continues, he was the-power behind the throne in for-ign China to accept the famous 21 Demands in 1915, The telegram says that if Mr. Obata, is re-appointed to China, he will pursue his positive policy and ill continue to encroach. on China's sovereignty. The Association trombles with fear when it thinks of the loss of China's. sovereign rights and the menace to the safety of the lives and properties of the Chinese people which will come about if Mr. Obata comes again to China as Minister,
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