Japanese occupation of Shanhaikwan by force, January 1–3; Japanese occupation of eastern end of Chinese Eastern Railway, January 3–5; Chinese suggestion to Boxer protocol signatories of representation to Japan; Chinese request for reaffirmation of American position as to Manchuria; President-elect Roosevelt’s approval of unchanged American position as to Manchuria, January 13; statement of American policy in relation to Boxer protocol, January 14; preparation of League Assembly’s Committee of Nineteen for formal report on Manchurian situation; President-elect’s public statement on upholding treaties, January 17; statement of nonacceptance of proposals made by League Assembly’s Committee of Nineteen, January 21; American attitude on proposed opium monopoly in Manchuria, January 26