Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-08
not TO TAKE MAyCHURIA
Russian Minister Denies That Bis Country
is Coveiouh
ONLY WANTS PEACE AND PROTECTION
Negotiations with chinese Are for
Prevention of Further Disturb-
snces and Guaranty of safety
for Frontier Railroads.
ONLY WANTS PEACE AND PROTECTION

LONDON, March 7.-The government pub
fishes a dispatch from the British am
oassador at 81. Petersburg. Sir Charles
stewart Scott. relating to the assurance
given February by the Russian minister Of
foreign affairs. Count Lamsdorf. concern
ing the Manchurian affair. II appears that
the Russian minister consented February -
to its publication, as accurately represent
ing Russias attitude IL the proceedings IN
Manchuria.
Sir Charles Scott says In part:
Count Lamsdorf gave me the true yer-
sion Of what had taken place very readily.
He said be had read allegations in the press
that Russia had concluded or was engaged
in concluding. with China a convention or
permanent arrangement which would give
Russia new right and virtual protectorate
over southern Manchuria.
This he declared 20 be quite untrue. as
sertinE that the only ground for the rumor
must have been the fact that the Russia9
military authorities who had been engaged
in the temporary occupation and pacihca
tion Of the province had been directed. when
reirstating the Chinese authorities. TO ar
range with the local civil authorities
modus yivenda for the duration Of the
simultaneous presence Of Russians and
Chinese in southern Manchuria. with the
ODltNk OF lItNtlNlLA Il ltNA4 AfuAt Va Nto~
turbances in the vicinity Of the Russian
/ frontier and OF protecting the railway from
the Russian frontier TO Port Arthur.
| No Permanent Arrangement Made.
Some details Of the proposed modus
| yivendi we're sent for consideration 20 81.
Petersburg. but no convention or arrange
ment with the central government Of China
OF any permanent character had been con-
I II, g.H v,.gth arH M had
the emperor any intention OF departing in
any way from the assurances he had pub
/ licly given that Manchuria would be en-
| tirely restored 20 its former condition in
the Chinese empire as soon as circum-
| stances admitted.
I Russia was in the same position with re-
gard to fixing tae final date for evacuating
/ Manchuria as the allies found themselves
I in with regard 10 the evacuation Of Pekln
| and the province Of Chi Ii. When Ii came
10 the complete evacuation OF Manchurla,
! Russia would be obliged TO obtain from
the central government Of China an efec-
tive guaranty against the recurrence Of the
| attack on her frontier and the destruction
Of her railway. but she had no intention
Of seeking this guaranty in any acquisition
OF territory or an actual or virtual pro-
| tectorate OF Manchuria. her object being
| simply TO guarantee the faithful observance
in the future by China OF the terms Of the
agreement which she had been unable TO
| fulfill during the disturbance
The dispatch concludes by repeating
Count Lamsdorrs assurance that there had
been no alteration OF the former interna
| tional status of Manchuria which would be
restored when the temporary military meas
ures had ceased and that everything at
| Niu Chwang and elsewhere would lie re-
placed in the former position.