Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-03-27


Il am informed on the best authority
that the Chinese court has instructed
Lii Hung Chang to inform the minis
tiers of the powers that China has re-
fused to sign the Manchurian conven-
o and has also notified all ~viceroys
to the anne effect.
Ut is further asserted that the court
the capital from Pekin."
LONDON, March 26.-The foreign Of
fee and the Chinese minister inform
ed the Associated Press at 6:15 p. M,
to-day that the Manchurian treaty had
not been signed, according to their lat
est advices to-day. Whether it would
be signed or not they were unable to
say.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-An en-
tirely new phase of the China ques-
ton has been presented by the action
of the ministers at Pekin, in agreeing
to submit to their governments articles
8 and 9 of the protocol, shall be carried
out by the military authorities Of all
the powers or only by those powers
who are continuing to take part in the
application OF thees articles. The ar
ticles are:
Article s.. The destruction of the
forts which might obstruct free ON
munication between Pekin and the
sea-"
Article 9. The right to maintain
occupation of certain points, to be de-
tOr,o5n0J NV ON 4 orc+a n dive n =, II, m
the powers In order to obtain open
communication between the capital and
the sea-"
If the determination is left with the
military of such powers as continue
their military forces in China the Unit
ed States may be effectually deprived
of all voice. 1t also is possible that
an affirmative decision would exclude
the United States from China alto
gether.
10 make clear the complete disap-
prevail which is entertained by the
United States for secret treaty making
the following was given out to-day:
Chinese correspondence-March l,
1901.
'@Ielegraphic instructions sent to the
representatives of the United States in
Berlin, Vienna, Paris, London, Rome,
Tokyo and st. Petersburg.
Department of State, Washington,
March l, 1901.
The following memorandum which
was handed to the Chinese minister on
February 10, is transmitted to you for
your information and communication
to the government t o which you are
accredited:
The preservation of the territorial
integrity OF China having been recog-
nized by all the powers now engaged
in joint negotiation concerning the in
juries recently inflicted upon their
ministers and nationals by certain Of
ficials and subjects of the Chinese em-
pire it is evidently advantageous to
China to continue the present interna-
tional understanding upon this SUBJ
ject. 1t would be therefore, unwise
and dangerous in the extreme for
China to make any arrangement or to
consider any proposition of a private
nature involving the surrender of ter
ritory or financial obligations by con-
vention with any particular power;
and the government of the United
States, aiming solely at the preserva-
ton of China from the danger indi-
Gated and the conversation of the
largest and most beneficial relations
between the empire and other coun-
tries, in accordance with the principles
set forth in its circular note Of July 8,
1900, and in a purely friendly spirit to-
ward the Chinese empire and all the
powers now interested in the negotia-
lions desires to express it's of
the improperly, i~nexpediency and even
extreme danger to the interests of
China in considering any private terri
torial or financial arrangements at
least without the full knowledge and
approval of all the powers now en-
gagged in negotiation.
(Signed.) HAY"
If the arrangement is carried out, the
State Department holds that it does not
change the status of the United States
toward the open door AS far as
written pledges can commit a power,
Russia stands pledged to accord to the
United States the open door" If she
takes control of Manehuria either di-
rectly or indirectly.
The President believes Russia is n
titled, perhaps. to some separate guar
antees from China for the protection
of Its railroad concession in Manchuria
but not to the extent which 1t under
stood the Cars government is to OBJ
tain by the secret treaty.