The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-30
NEWS Is CONTRADICTORY.
Positive Assertions that the Man.
churian Agreement Vas Signed
AND EXPLICIT DENALs ARE HEARD
The Action Of Japan May Warn the
Powers that Russia Must Be Met
with Strenuous Objections.

New York. March 29.A dispatch TO the
Tribune from London says:
There is the usual Chinese medley in the
dispatches from Pekin, ST. Petersburg,
Berlin and Washington. poshye as
sertlon from Russian sources tuat the
Manchuria convention has been signed is
met with equally explicit statements that
England has protested against x and that
the Chinese government has deferred az
ton. owing TO appeals from tue yiceT0ys
OF WI Chang ana Kan hing aud protests
from Japan aud other powers. Lofu Gran
borne admitted ia the house o. commons
thar be did not know whether the agree
nent had been accepted or rejected. II
is a tangled skein diplomacy, auh the
1rst knot that nerds 10 be unrgyelied
is the teal scope " the Augie-Gefihin
agreement. Tins compact has not been
repudIaied, but tho i,go partners have
clearly been playing NJ cross purposes au1
wIth demoraiizing effect, AS FAR as the
Yang 1se YiccFoys are concerned, these
yicerDys who had prevented revolution
10 Central Cniua were protesting against
the surrender OF Mancauria 10 Hussa Us
the Manehuria party Of reaction. Count
Won Bulow. paralyzed their action when
he declared Ihnf AtauCnNtiA was OUTSIDE
the scope OF the angie rrman agreement
Tor ne virtually licensed husse 20 enforce
and proclaim The provisions o. the NAH
churla convention. Lord igaub0rue has
been breaking the force II this revelation
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d final Impression thar the two partners
are not III accord respecting the policy
which should he adopted toward Russia.
The action OF Japan IL Interpreting 10 n
natural way the scope ~ that convention
aud the dangers TO which the Yang Use
siceroys may Toe exposed from resentment
Of the Manchu dynasty may warn the
Western powers that strenaona objections
must be offered 10 the Russian plan Of
campaign. Diplomatists explain the situu
tlon as return TO Bismarck traditions BY
Germany. Bismarck always cuDtriyed 10
have secret understanding with Russia,
whatever might be his relations or ALI
ances with other powers. The German
emperor has made M agreement With Eng
land, whom Bismarck never regarded rs n
natural ally. lie has suddenly honrred the
traditions Of bismarck displomacy by dis
claiming any Interference with Russian de-
signs In Manchurla The diplomatic view
is that this result Is due either 20 the
necessity OF cOnciliating the antl-English
prejudlces In Germany or 70 the eSpcliency
of winning Russian support TO the lnd--l-
nifty proposals or other points concerning
which the concert rs now divided
English complaints are heard that the
American government Is Inactive md fenbie
on the China question. These structure
VIII come with better grace whom II Is
apparent that the Anglo German agreement
is not cover for the Russian conquest oi
Northern China and TINT the British gov.
eminent Is bent upon supporting the hest
OF The Yang Use Viceroys instend OF con.
doning the plots 81 the worst and more
reactionary Aanchurls lntriguers.