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St. Petersburg.
Department of State. Washington
March /. lsOl.-The following memofan
DUN, which was handed 10 tne I'M.
minister on February 49, is transmltted
to YOU for your information and commuhi-
cation to the government TO which you are
accredited:
.,rhe preservation of the territorial In.
:egrty of China having been recognized
by all the powers now ensassa III lo.'.'
negotiation concerning the injuries recent
ly inflicted upon their minisiefs ana ma
tionals by certain officials and subjects
of TIE Chinese empire. II is evidently 40
vantageous TO China TO continue ihe pres
ent international understanding upon inns
subject. 1t would De, therefore, unw1se
and dangerous in the extreme Tor emma
to make any arrane@ lent or to consider
any proposition OF a private nature lnNolN-
ing the surrender OF territory or iinancla!
obligations by convention with any paruc-
ular power: and the government OF lhs
United States, aiming solely at the pres
ervation of China from the danger lndi-
Gated ana the observation of the largest
and most beneficial relations between the
| empire ard other countries, In accordance
| with the principles set forth in Its circu-
/ lar note of July 3. 1900 and In purely
| friendly spirit toward the Chinese empire
| and all the powers now interested In the
| negotiations, desires 10 express its sense
| of the IMPROPERLY inexpediency, and even
| danger, TO the interests of China of con-
| sidering any private territorial or imam
| cial arrangemen ts. at least without the
| full knowledge and approval of all the
| powers now engaged IN negotiation.
| (Signed) HAY.
| Discussed by Cabinet.
The crisis in the Chinese question
brought about through the expiration
of the period allowed for the signature
by China of the Manchurian agree
ment, was the principal topic before
the cabinet Tuesday. The conviction
obtained that the United States had
done all that 1t could properly to pre-
vent the contamination OF this ar
arrangement.
Will Affect British Trade.
London, March 27.-Lord Cranborne
the under secretary for the foreign OF
Ace, answering a question in the house
of commons, said the provisions of the
| agreement between Russia and China
so far as the government saw, woulc
apparently affect British trade in the
parts of China to which the agreement
applied.
Sarcastic Editorials.
; London, March 27.-The Morning
, Post. in the course of a sarcastic ed
itorial dealing with the memorandum
of the United States government OF
q the Manchurian convention, says
"The only thing that can bring tn
powers together in support of Chin
against Russia is the initiative of tn
British government, of which, how
ever, there is no sign"
o The Daily Chronicle, discussing tn
same subject, says: "The Unite
e States government objects, yet dc
=. clines to fight 1t is not very dign
= fed attitude, but it is at least clearl
. defined and ineligible. Owing to tn
!, South African complications the Brit
ish government apparently does no
see It's way to repeat the tour de fore
of Fashoda. and has made up it's min
to swallow the snnb as best 1t may"
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