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the withdrawal of the Japanese troops from the North, and, as her price 

 for aiding China, secured a lease for twenty-five years of the Liao-tung 

 Peninsula, covering eight hundred square miles, including the harbors 

 of Port Arthur and Talien-wan, and so, practically obtained the control 

 of Chinese Manchuria. 



In 1897 two German missionaries having been killed, the German 

 Emperor demanded as compensation a share of Chinese soil, which was 

 granted through a 'lease' of Kiao-Chau Bay for ninety-nine years. 



The following abbreviated quotations indicate the tenor of these 

 curious arrangements: 



"I. His Majesty the Emperor of China, being desirous of preserving 

 the existing good relations with His Majesty the Emperor of Germany 

 and promoting an increase of German power and influence in the Far 

 East, sanctions the acquirement under lease by Germany of the land ex- 

 tending for one hundred li at high tide. 



"Germany may engage in works for the public benefit, such as water- 

 works, within the territory covered by the lease, without reference to 

 China. Should China wish to march troops or establish garrisons 

 therein she can only do so after negotiating with and obtaining the 

 express permission of Germany. 



"II. His Majesty the Emperor of Germany being desirous, like the 

 rulers of certain other countries, of establishing a naval and coaling 

 station and constructing dockyards on the coast of China, the Emperor 

 of China agrees to lease to him for the purpose all the land on the south- 

 ern and northern sides of Kiao-Chu Bay for a term of ninety-nine years. 

 Germany is to be at liberty to erect forts on this land for the defense of 

 her possessions therein. 



"III. During the continuance of the lease China shall have no voice 

 in the government or administration of the leased territory. It will be 

 governed and administered during the whole term of ninety-nine years 

 solely by Germany, so that the possibility of friction between the two 

 powers may be reduced to the smallest magnitude. 



"If at any time the Chinese should form schemes for the develop- 

 ment of Shan-tung, for the execution of which it is necessary to obtain 

 foreign capital, the Chinese government, or whatever Chinese may be 

 interested in such schemes, shall, in the first instance, apply to German 

 capitalists. Application shall also be made to German manufacturers 

 for the necessary machinery and materials before the manufacturers of 

 any other power are approached. Should German capitalists or manu- 

 facturers decline to take up the business, the Chinese shall then be at 

 liberty to obtain money and materials from other nations." 



While the area actually covered by the lease is small, the shore line 

 being but one hundred li (thirty-three miles), nevertheless the Germans 

 have thrown a sphere claim over the whole province of Shan-tung, an 



