Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1894 — JAPAN STATES TERMS. [ARTICLE]

JAPAN STATES TERMS.

Cannot Accept the Offer or Mediation by the United States Government. It is learned that the Japanese Government has sent its reply to the note of United States Minister Dun asking whether a tender by the President of the; United States of his good offices in the interest of restoring peace in the East would be agreeable to Japan. Before

reaching a conclusion the ministry gave the matter consideration for several days and finally stated to Mr. Dun that, although the friendly sentiments which prompted the Government and people of the United States were deeply appreciated, the success of the Japanese arms had been such that China should approach Japan directly on the subject. In view of the absence of Japanese and Chinese diplomatic representatives at Pekin and Tokio respectively, this would imply that any communication between the two governments would be made through the American ministers to China and Japan, who, since the outbreak of the war, have had in charge the interests of the two countries.