Berlin, Oct. 27.
"British preponderance in the Far East has been quashed forever, despite Japan's magnanimous attitude towards the foreign Powers" Min. Toshio Shiratori, the new Japanese Ambassador to Italy, declared in an interview with the correspondent of the "Leipziger Neuste Nachrichten" in Tokyo.
Mr, Shiratori stated that a definitive settlement of the Chinese pro- 2 blem would take ten years even if the present hostilities were to end Asserting that Japan's revision of the North China tariffs is "arbitrary and illegal," the Note said "Your Excellency cannot fail to recognize the existence of a great and growing disparity between treatment accorded American nationals and their trade enterprise by Japanese authorities in China and Japan and the treatment accorded Japanese nationals and their trade enterprise by the Government of the United States in areas within its jurisdiction."
The Note asked Japan "to implement assurances already given with regard to the maintenance of the 'Open Door' and non-interference with American rights" by undertaking prompt and effective measures to discontinue the following:—
1. Any monopoly or preference which would deprive American natio als of the right of undertaking legitimate trade or industry in China or purport to establish general superiority of rights for Japanese.
2. Interference with United States property including censorship of United States mails, telegraphs and telegrams, or restrictions upon residence, travel and shipping.
3. Disclosing controls and other similar measures.—United Press.
The United States in the Note, charged Japan with five illegal acts:
1. Organizing the Central China Tele-Communications Ca. at Shanghai to CUN all communication with Central ina.
2. Organizing the Shanghai Inland Navigation Ca. to control water transport in the Shanghai delta arca.
3. Organizing a company to operate the wharves at Tsingtao.
4. Organizing certain developments in North China in the wool and tobacco trades.
5. Creating special promotion companies controlable by the Japanese government to unify and regulate large sectors of economic enterprise in China.
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