File No. 793.94/293.
Minister Reinsch to the Secretary of State.
Peking, April 12, 1915—8 p.m.
At Saturday’s conference the Chinese endeavored to secure a definite acceptance of concessions which they have made in regard to Manchuria but the Japanese Minister stated that he had not yet received instructions authorizing him to make, final settlement. He [Page 126] then attempted to discuss Articles 4, 5, and 6 of Group V. The Minister for Foreign Affairs insisted that he could not consider these demands in principle since they conflict with China’s sovereignty and treaty obligations. The Japanese Minister thereupon stated that he could not see the force of these arguments in view of what the Chinese had already found it possible to grant in Manchuria.