Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-26

a nent IS prepared to use al its mora,
suasloh and influence to prevent NJ
yohsummatOn. Further than tbat bow.
EYER ms government Is moi prens,Ss
70 60 The President and lremheIs ~
lhe cabinet believe L h eanos,vahla
tnat Russia Is entitled perhaps 4. soms
S n,os guafautees from China fslhs
ptvlectlon Of its railroad c5ncessi1n IN
Mahcnuria, but not to the extent which
! Is understood the cars government
IS 20 obtain By the secret treaty This
government has information regarding
this treaty, and While there ls M lndJ'
vation Of the exact nature or so,Iree n,
us information, II Is considered ac-
cufate and definite The President and
eaoinet II Is understood hays no direct
Information concerning the imminen,
rupture between Russia ana Janan or
us extent, but the developments arc
oeing watched with eager interest Cen
erally, II Is not believed here mat
mere VIII be a collision between tbe
powers as there Is strong Impression
mat Japan would not undertake war
WIN RUSSIA single-handed, and tbere
IS no indication that she voula he
Joined by any Of the other powers
The news from the phlIipplnes NJ
communicated to the cabinet bv score.
tary Root continues not only reassur.
ing but much more favorable than
could have been anticipated.
The President Informed the members
OF the cabinet that he had sent for Mr.
= e. Knox, Of pttsburg who was in
southern California, and that upon his
arrival here on Thursday II was his in.
tention to formally offer him the attor-
ney generalshlp.
A NEW PHASE PRESENTED.
Washington, March 26--Whlle atten.
ton has been centered upon the crisis
connected with the Manchurian agree.
ment. an entirely new and important
phase OF the Chinese question has been
presented by the action OF ministers at
Fekln, In agreeing yesterday to submit
TO their various governments whether
articles 5 and 3 of the Chinese protocol
shall be carried out by the military au-
th0rlties OF all the powers Interested
In China or only by those powers who
are continuing to take part in The ap-
piicauon Of these articles. The action
OF the ministers has been communicate
ca TO several foreign embassies ana
legations here and doubtless Mr., Rock
hlll has made or will make known The
same facts The articles In question
are as follows.
Article S.--Tht destruction OF the
forts which might obstruct free COM
mlnicatlon between Pekin and the sea
Article s.--The right to'maintain oc-
cupalon Of certain points. to be de-
termlned by an understanding among
the powers, in order TO obtain open
communication between the capital and
the sea.
These two questions appear to In
volye territorial affairs, and Il may be-
come OF considerable moment whether
the determination OF such affairs Is to
be LETT with the military authorities OF
All the powers or only with such powers
as continue their military forces Ia
China.
In the later case the United States
government moy be quietly but effectu-
lily deprived Of all voice In the settle.
nent OF so ifluch Of the Chinese cues.
ion as relates to the determination Of
he strength Of the military forces to
'e continued there in the future BY the
lowers. II is also possible that an az.
Irmative decision which would exclude
he United States from participation In
he discussion on this important point
night be extended to put us out Of
nina altogether.