第54章 民国四年（1915）二月十八日至六月七日(8)

accordingtothisstatementjapanwithdrewrequestsrelatingtotheestablishmentofajointsino-japanesepoliceserviceincertainlocalities．italsowithdrewthesuggestionthatthejapanesebepermittedtoownlandforthepurposeoferectingchurches．theproposalthatchinashallnotcedeanyterritoryonthecoasttoanyforeignpowerwillnotbeincludedinthetreaty，butthesameideawillbeproclaimedtotheworldinadeclarationtobemadebythechinesegovernment．japandidnotforcetheacceptanceofthemuch-disputedgroup5containedintheoriginaldemand，butpreferredtoreservetheprivilegetoconiferwithchinaatsomefuturetimewithaviewtoarrivingatasatisfactorysettlementofthemattersincludedinthatgroup．withregardtoeasterninnermongolia，fukienprovinceandthehan-yeh-pingcompany，japanhasgreatlymodifiedherproposal．inaddition，japandefinitelyproposedtoreturnkiao-chautochina，provided，ofcourse，thatthepowersattheendofthewaraccordjapantherightoffreedisposaloftheterritory．

statusofsouthmanchuria

themostimportantpartoftheagreementconsistsoftermsrelatingtosouthmanchuria．theseterms，asacceptedbychina，areinsubstanceasfollows：（1）japanesesubjectstobepermittedto1easeorbuylandforerectingbuildingsforcommercialandindustrialpurposesorforagriculturalpurposes；（2）japanesesubjectstohavelibertytoenter，travel，orresideinsouthmanchuriaandtoconductbusinessofallkinds；（3）toenjoytheaboveprivilegesthejapanesesubjectsshallpresentpassportstothelocalchineseauthoritiesandshallberegisteredbythesaidchineseauthorities；（4）theyshallbegovernedbythechinesepolicelawsandregulationsapprovedbythejapaneseconsuls，andshallpaytothechineseauthoritiestaxesapprovedbythejapaneseconsuls．

whenthelawsandjudicialsystemofsouthmanchuriashallhavebeenreformedinaccordwithmodernprinciplesofjurisprudence，allcivilandcriminalsuitsinvolvingjapanesesubjectsshallbetriedanddecidedbychinesecourts．pendingsuchreformation，however，thejapaneseconsul，whereajapanesesubjectisadefendant，andthechineseofficia，whereachineseisthedefendant，shallrespectivelytryanddecidecivilandcriminalcases，thejapaneseconsulandthechineseofficialbeingpermittedeachtosendhisauthorizedagenttoattendthetrialoftheotherandwatchtheproceedings．civilcasesconcerninglandbetweenjapaneseandchineseshallbeexaminedanddecidedjointlybythejapaneseconsulandthechineseofficialinaccordancewiththe1awsandlocalcustomsofchina．

regardingeasternmongolia

withregardtoeasterninnermongolia，theagreementarrivedatconsistsofthefollowingterms：（1）chinashallpermitjointenterprisesofthejapaneseandchineseinagricultureandalliedindustries；（2）incasechinacontemplatescontractingeitherrailwayloansoranyloanstobesecuredbytaxessheshallfirstconsultjapan；（3）chinashallopenanumberofplacestoforeigntrade．

astothehan-yeh-pingcompany，inwhichjapanhasinvestedsome10，000，000，chinaagrees：（1）toapprovethearrangementforjointmanagementthatmaybemadeinthefuturebetweenthecompanyandthejapanesecapitalists；（2）nottoconfiscateitsproperty；（3）nottonationalizetheundertakingwithouttheconsentoftheinterestedjapanesecapitalists；（4）nottopermitittocontractanyforeignloanotherthanjapanese.

regardingfukienprovince，thechineseterritorynearesttothejapaneseislandofformosa，thechinesegovernmentengagesnottograntanyforeignpowertherighttobuildshipyard，coalingornavalstation，oranyothermilitaryestablishmentonoralongitscoast．norshallchinapermitanysuchestablishmenttobebuiltwithanyforeigncapital．

thesearethesumandsubstanceofthetermsacceptedbychina．

provisionsofgroupfive

inadditiontothese，thereisgroupfive，whichchinarefusedtoaccept，andregardingwhichjapanreservestheprivilegeoffutureconsideration．thisgroupconsistsoftheseterms：（1）thatthechinesegovernmentshall，incaseitbedeemednecessaryinthefuture，employjapaneseadvisers；（2）thatthechinesegovernmentshallpermitjapanesesubjectstoleaseorpurchaselandforthepurposeofbuildingschoolsandhospitalsintheinterior；（3）thatthechinesegovermentshallatsomefuturetimesendmilitaryofficerstojapaninordertomakearrangementsdirectlywiththejapanesemilitaryauthoritieseitherforpurchaseofarmsfromjapanorforestablishinganarsenalinchinaunderajointjapaneseandchinesemanagement；（4）thatthechinesegovernmentshallgrantjapanthedesiredrailwayconcessioninsouthchinaincaseitbecomesclearthatthereisnoobjectioninthisrespectonthepartofanyotherpower，orthatthechinesegovernmentshallrefrainfromenteringintoanyagreementwithanyotherpartyconcerningtherailwaylinesinquestionuntiljapanmay，independentlywiththepresentnegotiationwithchina，reachanagreementwiththepartywhoseinterestsare，intheopinionofthechinesegovernment，opposedtotheproposedlines；（5）thatjapanesebuddhistsbepermittedtopreachtheirdoctrinesinanypartofchina．

fromthecarefulwordingofthetermsofgroupfiveitisobviousthatjapanhasnointentiontoencroachuponengland’ssphereofinfluence．therailwaywhichjapanproposestobuild，connectinghankow，kiu-kiang，andhangchow，willneverbebuiltwithoutengland’spreviousconsent.

〔中译〕按此声明，日本取消其要求：即在中国某些地区建立一中日联合维持治安之政策；同时也取消其建议：即允许日人在中国拥有土地以作建立教堂之用。有关中国将决不割让沿海领土予任何外来强权之提议，将不包含在此条约内，但此项打算将由中国政府另行向世界宣告。日本未曾强迫中国接受原条约中最有争议之第五项，但提出要保留一个特权：即，将来在某个时候与中国政府就该项条约之有关问题进行磋商，以达到一圆满之解决。至于东部内蒙、福建、和汉冶萍公司问题，日本已对其原来的提议作了大幅度之修改。此外，日本明确提议，假如在战争结束时各列强赋予日本自由处置胶州之权利，日本将把胶州归还给中国。

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