The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-26
A WARNING FROM AMERICA
Advantages Of Territorial Integrity
Pointed Out to China.
Text of the S!cmOrHndUm Handed to
Minister WI TinG-fanG Made Pub
Iic-Thc Note Prompted by Reports
of Negotiations With Russia


Minister WI TinG-fanG Made Pub
Iic-Thc Note Prompted by Reports
of Negotiations With Russia
This IS the last day Of the time limit
given the Chinese by Russia to sign the
Manchurian conventions. and the State
Department is awaiting with considerable
interest adviees from Ambassador Tower
at St Petersburg, and Special Commits
! sioner Rockhin at Pekin. It is expected
here that Russia VIII insist that the con
venuons OF which there are two, shall be
signed today and that China viii not dare
| to refuse. The main interest here is over
the course that Japan viii pursue. Moth
( ing has come yet from Tokyo as to the
attitude OF the Mikados Governments.
Fear Is expressed in Washington that the
diplomatic crisis may result in hostilities
between Russia and Japan.
In view Of the present aspect OF the
Manchurian incident the State Depart
ment today made public the text Of Sec
! rotary Hays memorandum to the Chi
nese Government handed to Minister wa
I on March / This memorandum was the
/ outcome of information that China Was
/ negotiating secretly with some Of the
: Powers for the transfer to them Of vaIua-
! bic territorial concessions. Part Of this
/ information was that China had arraL SD
[ to transfer Manchuria temporarily 10
Russian control
/ Believing that such a course would be
/ the first step in the territorial dismem-
berment of China, the memorandum,
! which amounts to advice and warning to
/ the Chinese Government not TO make any
| territorial concessions, was prepared and
| handed to Minister WI. Later the Secre-
tary of State asked all the Powers TO
| subscribe 10 the principle that no con-
! cessionary arrangement should be made
| by any nation with China without the
/ consent Of all the other nations interested
/ in the settlement Of the Eastern question.
/ There was a practically luminous con
/ currence in the principle. Russia sub
/ scribing promptly.
/ The memorandum OF March l was read
to the Cabinet by Secretary Hay today
AID when the meeting adjourned it was
given to the press. The copy as furnish
( ed by the State Department is in the
form Of circular telegram to the Ameri-
can representatives. in Berlin. Vienna,
Paris. London. Rome, Tokyo, and St, Pc
tersburg, as follows:
Department Of State.
Washington, March I, 1901
| THE following memorandum. which
was handed to the Chinese Minister on
! February 70. Is transmitted TO you for
! your Information and communication
! TO the Government TO which you are
| accredited:
! The preservation of the territorial
| integrity OF China having been rec
/ ognized by all the Powe-s now en-
I gagged in joint negotiation concerning
/ the injuries recently inflicted upon
| their ministers and nationals by Ger
tain officials and subjects OF the Chi
| nese Empire, Il is evidently advan-
| tageous TO China to continue the pres
| ent international understanding upon
this subject.
| It would he, therefore, unwise and
| dangerous in the extreme for China to
| make any arrangement OF to consider
! any proposition Of private nature IN
| vOIying the surrender Of territory or
| financial obligations by convention
with any particular Power and the
/ Government Of the United ST. ties,
| aiming solely At the preservation of
| China from the danger indicated and
/ the conservation OF the largest md
| most beneficial relations between the
! Empire and other countries. IN accord
| ance with the principles set forth in
| lis circular note Of July 3. 1890 and in
! q purely friendly spirit toward the
/ Chinese Empire and all the Powers
| now interested in the negotiations, de-
| sires to express its sense o. the inpro-
| priety. inexpediency. md ven ex-
| IRENE danger to the interests of China
| Of considering any private territorial
/ or financial arrangements. at least
| without the fun knowledge and ap-
/ prevail Of all the Powers now engaged
! in negotiation HAY"