Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Address of the President to Congress December 7, 1915

File No. 793.94/210.

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American Legation,
Peking, January 24, 1915—2 a.m.

It is recognized here that the demands of Japan constitute the greatest crisis yet experienced in China. The independence of China and equal opportunity of western nations are at stake. Details of twenty-one demands gradually becoming known; include, aside from Shantung, exclusive mining rights in two provinces and three railways.

Reinsch.