CO129-426 - Public Offices - 1915 — Page 489

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to state, that the Japanese Government when communicating their demands to the other friendly powers only submitted eleven

articles,

If there is any truth in this report, it may account for the attitude which H.Mês Government at that time assumed.

I will now deal with the various articles in this draft Agreement seriatim, pointing out in what manner we consider our trading interests as assured by the "most favoured nation" cìm celuse clause in our treaties with China, are liable to be adversely affected.

The special rights and Section 1. Article 1. privileges wrung; from China by Germany so far as the province of Shantung was concerned were in many directions opposed to the treaty rights of ether Powers and should not in equity be extended to Japan, but we realize that this may be a difficult question to raise in view of existing conditions and the Lanner in which the Governments of Great Britain and Japan are at the present

It must not be overlooked that Great Britain had

associated.

a considerable share in the reduction of Tsingtau by the assistance of both her Army and Navy.

Article 11.

The insertion of the word "Third"

in the last line of this article raises the unpleasant doubt as

to whether, while China may not cede, or lease, teritory to

This word another Treaty Paver, she may do so to Japan. therefore should be deleted se we are of opinion it opens a very wide door te Japanese preferential treatment in China.

Article 111. The right for the Japanese Government, or Government Nominees, to construct this railway, is a direct infringement of the doctrine of the "open door" and if granted will, in conjunction with Article i, mean the

anding over of the foreign trade of one of the richest

nces of China to the Japanese.

Article IV. Should China decide upon opening aty ports, this should be done of her own initiative, er tal consultation with the representatives of all the

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