Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-27

i'9 PREPARATIONS Tor war WIN
Russia.
/ Japan and Russia are bound to
come together sooner or later as y re
SUIT or the contention over Corea. This
i2ct seems to have become more evil
cent since the outbreak of hostilities in
emma, and If such an engagement
! must occur, Japan is better equipped
: - present and will doubtless hasten
tcfmination of this long standing
"lSrutc RuSsia's ultimate intention is
10 selzc 'orca, but we shall never
GIVE UP the land without "A struggle"
| New York, March r.-Accordlng to a
" 1shihEtoh dispatch to the Tribune the
| 'hti'u > a'cS has inst declined To cnt"r
protest asa INST the seizure OF Manchu-
it ny huSsla, although approached by
other covers with that end in view an |
| warned by them that the conaummation
- Inc negotiations today in ST. Peters
n.lS wound insure the dismenihcrm"nt of
lhr thn'Ec empire and probably lead t.
war in the Orient
Inc decision of this government t. alb
STAN from Intervention in accordance
WIN us traditional policy. in compiler
l"iis ncyond the seas wa communicated
very recently to Wa Ting Fang by Sec
rotary Hay. The United states govern
ncnt IS constrained to rest its CONNER
cla! rights on it's emphatic declarations
~ is'Nt N'stis Wtlttl II Dtli'NfA t.lIlipl
be disrceardcd by Russia or an| other
nation .hc decision of the United state s
not % intervene in the present crisis Is
further StrcnG, hcucd by the cordial assent
ul all the powers to the assertions Of
American noiicy in the mem rablc note
of July 3 last.
The third ANA final reason which has
led the United States 70 withhold its in
tcrNcn ion. rests on 4 hitherto unpubiSh
ed but brief and very important dipio-
matic. incident. It il now disclosed tina
the United states has filed an efrec tive
protest no longer ago than Feb. II. whcu
Secretary Hay warned China that ii
would re unWisc ana dangerous 10 nave
separate or secrc. negotiations win am
single power and gave notice that the
United States woIld not recognize the
validity OF such treaties. ON March ]. a
circular quoting this warning was sent
to all the Interested powers. Particular
care WAS taken that the American am
hasSad"r N ST Petersburg should present
his copy uIrcctly To the Russian minister
of foreign affairs and simultaneously : 'c-
rotary hay delivered copy Ia the Rus
sian ambassador NJ Washington II wa
expressly declared to Russia ana the rest
Of the world. that this government " 'ull
not recognize such a treaty as that now
pending ~ 81. Petersburg.
Washington March 26-Thc chine"
minister left this morning. for New YORK
where he takes part today IN the Ger,
monies connected with the Baron Hirsrh
memorial Up Ia The time of h depart
urr Mir Nu mao received no word from
Pckin as 10 the final c"urs" to ne taken
ON the ManChIrian agreement -Ns ms
Is the. last day within which the agree
mcnt can be signed or rejected, IN" out
come is expected to be made known very
soon l. has developed. however. that the
signing is likely 20 occur at ~, refers
burg instead Of pekin NJ the chinese
minister ut the Russian capital. Mr. ans
Yu formerly minister here, has been iur-
nishrd a copy of the Particle agreement
TO. hay roo
At the same time Il supplcmeh,dFF d1'c'
meut may he executed at Prkin.
Minister Nu has had several confer
enccs with Secretary Hay Win refrrthCf
to the Mauchuria agreement the last one.
Yesterday. being in line with those before
in seeking Ia devotion the purpose or ms
and other powers There is reason Ia be-
lievc that some Of the cable dispatches
stating that tn" Chinese minis cTS AZ va
rjnuS CAPITALS had made tnai appeal 9!
prntest. rather misapprchcndcd the srcal
purpose of the Chinese representations
which have not been 50 much ny way Oh
protest as Of ind lrN as y whcth"r ~,
great powers uuitedly ana hrmlY W"uin
-lnuort China in case she took the Sc
rio,tS responsibility of refusing tn sign
the agreement with Russia. The genera
result ~ these inquiries has been 70 sh""
that while the powers diu not arpi"Nc
thc agreement they were not ready 60
commit themselves to backing w emma
III 4 firm rejection ~ the Russian MI
nnSal and the consequent breach between
Russia ara China
Pokin. March 2G-Thc foreign ministers
will not meet again until the committee
u ready to report on China S resources.
The committee is still hearing mcrChaLi $.
bankers and others on The subject Inc
Australian contingent left hero. th'@
morning for Taku ana will sail for home
tomorrow.
A japanese regiment y sta:uilS 1"Hd4
for Japan
Ee-li7 March G.-pr. StCuhc:. director
of tho colonial department. has started
for London. to assist in cNpcditinE the
conclusion Of the negotiations rccardns
ihe Indemnity tn hc demanded of thina.
DR. Steubct WAS selected tor TINS l'Sk pc
rlusc No WAS formerly consul general IF
Germany at Shanghai and Is especially
.onversant with Chinese affairs.
Dr. Stcuhet will also assist the German
embassy in London in the settlement "a
German claims for losses in South Africa.