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 to plan for the improvement of the Chinese police service.

to plan for the improvement of the American police service.

4. China shall purchase from Japan a fixed amount of munitions of war (say 50 per cent. or more) of what is needed by the Chinese Government, or there shall be established in China a Sino-Japanese jointly worked arsenal. Japanese technical experts are to be employed and Japanese material to be used.

4. The United States shall purchase from Japan a fixed amount of munitions of war (say 50 per cent. or more) of what is needed by the American Government, or there shall be established in America a Japan-American jointly worked arsenal. Japanese technical experts are to be employed and Japanese material used.

5. China agrees to grant to Japan the right of constructing a railway connecting Wuchang with Kiukiang and Nanchang, and another line between Nanchang and Hangchow, and another line between Nanchang and Chaochou.

5. The American Government agrees to grant to Japan the right of constructing a railway connecting Chicago with St. Louis and Pittsburgh, and another line between Pittsburgh and Baltimore, and another line between Pittsburgh and Charleston.

6. If China needs foreign capital to work mines, build railways and construct harbor Works (including dockyards) in the Province of Fukien, Japan shall be first consulted.

6. If the United States needs foreign capital to develop mines, build railways and construct harbors (including dock-yards) in the States of Virginia and North Carolina, Japan shall be first consulted.

7. China agrees that Japanese subjects shall have the right of missionary propaganda in China.

7. The American Government agrees that Japanese subjects shall have the right of Budhist propaganda in the United States.

Shantung Province has a population of about 30,000,000. The region has been an integral part of China continuously since before the dawn of authentic history, and is peopled today by the descendants of families who have lived there for thousands of years. The coastline contains a number of