The sun., 1901-07-18
may BOTHER RUSSIA.
Powers Plan TO Discuss Manchuria
....s Question at Peking.
NEWCHWANG AN OPEN PORT
Diplomats In Washington Declare
Thnt Russia Has No Right to Raise
Her Standard There Japan
Withdraws Indemnity Request.

Washington. July lit Is under
stood TO be the desire of some of the
great powers that the disposition OF
Manchuria should go before the min
listers nj peking and be finally deter
mined by n joint agreement among the
| powers. Although no definite step has
been taken in that direction, 1t is being
discussed by foreign representatives
stationed here. who fully expect that
| the plan will be adopted.
Russia. it is expected will be reluc-
| tant to agree to it. Attention has been
directed to the matter by reports that
| Russia had resumed direct negotiations
with China concerning Manchuria and
also by Il cablcgram stating that Rus
sian proclamation was about to be issu-
ed establishing Newcllwang as Rus
sian port.
| As to the report that Russia will
proclaim Newchwang to be Russian
port it is pointed out in official diplo-
matte quarters that Newchwang is a
| treaty port and as such Is open to the
commerce of the world under the eX-
listing tariff regulations with China,
ana foreign merchants have the right
to trade and to conduct establishments
there.
These rights of trade could not be di-
vested, in the opinion of diplomatic
officials. by Russian proclamation
unless the powers had previously given
assent. Thus far, however, there has
i .lpf III 4,
Tor any change in the status of New
chwang MS one Of the treaty ports.
Graceful Act by japan.
In spirit which has aroused tie
kocnest admiration of the state depart
nlcnt the Japanese government has
met HE difficulty growing out of the
preference Of her request for an in
crease of her indemnity by withdraw
iug that request Tie result Is n sub.
stantial loss 70 japan. She asked orig.
inally for S23.oon0o0. This figure was
more moderate tllan any of tile powers
which played amy prominent part III tn.
Chinese campaign and represented the
llrrSt expense Of the undertaking. II
Was fixed upon the idea that payment
was to he mnde i'll cash hy china. Con
truntpd with the bond payment tht
Japanese government asked that lei
allotment hp Increased To ST. 600, u1 II
bonds to mike good the loss She would
suffer through the sale of the bonds.
As soon aS some of the other nations
found that the allotment as originally
fixed was IN danger of being disturbet
they came in with increased demands
and thus il is that Japan finding thai
insistenrc upon her demand wOut
block the negotiations mt this phase
has withdrawn her request for til,
present ut least 1t is safe to assume
that the United States government vii
do what il can to secure compensation
for Japan iii some other way in til,
future
Mr. l;ocihill. our special commits
siuner ut reking. has been instructed
to rive he assent of the United State
to the discussion Of the proposition t
increase the Chinese customs dues il
order to provide means for the paS
ncAt Of tho International indemnity
. cur government y still opposed TO thi
project. and lie instruction is sent onl.
, IN Difference tu the universal wish fn
ii speedy conclusion of the negoti;
/ tanS ar reiing. ii is learned that th
/ hitch III these negotiations, the mos
I baillng thai has yet occurred, is dn
entirely to the issue raised as to the il
crease of customs.