Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-18
Probable Solution of the Anglo-Rus-
sian Dispute.
As THE AFFAIR Is VIEWED In LONDON
Believed That Too Much Has
Been Made Of 1t.
IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON, March Is, $40 p.m.-On the
highest authority the Associated Press is
authorized to announce that the difficulty
at Tien Tsin between the Russians and
British over the construction of a railroad
siding in territory claimed by both will
plobobly be solved by the withdrawal of
both the British and Russian troops from
the ground In dispute
There Is disposition here to think too
much has been made of the Anglo Russian
incident at Tien Tsin, and a more hopeful
view of the affair Is taken today. This
is aided by the statement contained I'm
DR.. Morrison's dispatch from Pekin to the
London Times, which is taken to mean
that the combined efforts of the interest
ed powers are having the effect Of causing
St Petersburg to check any tendency to
undue aggressiveness the part of the
Russian representatives in China
The comments OF the afternoon newspa-
peTs here repeat the views of the majority
of the morning papers. namely, that diplo-
macy will be able to smooth the friction
The officials of the British foreign office
have not yet received official confirmation
OF Russia's alleged backdown in regard to
Manchuria, Turkestan and Mongolia, and
inquiries on the subject are now being
made at st. Petersburg and Pektn The
British foreign office Is not relaxing its eff
forts to secure more satisfactory state
ment of the intentions of Russia, but the
officials deprecate the British press agita-
tion on the subject On all sides 1t is Of
ficiaiiy and otherwise said that Great Brit
ain has not the slightest contemplation of
reserting to hossilities against Russia,
whatever may be the outcome of the pres
eut negotiations.
Dispute Ignored by Government.
Replying TO Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
conservative, Mr.. Baifour. the govern
ment leader, said in the house of commons
tnho he ory-
information indicating any decline In Brit
ish influence IN the Yang~Tse provinces
AS to the Russian claim for the waters Of
Blonde and Elliott Islands. the British
government had certainly not accepted this
claim The government had received no
communication on the subject from Rus
STA The Russian admiral had remon-
strated against the presence In the waters
of Elliott Island of II. NJ. s. Plover. which
was engaged in pursuing pirates But
British ships had perfect right, under
the treaty of Tien Tsin. to go there.
Questions regarding the dispute at Tien
for foreign affairs. Lord Cranborne in
fusing to answer them without notice.
William Redmond raised nationalist
cheers by asking why Great Britain had
hoisted the white flag and backed down
after threatening to use force of arms.
Russia's Alleged Baekdown.
DR. Morrison, wiring to the Times. pro-
ceeds to protest energeticaIIy against any
further sacrifices of their interests on the
part of the powers to secure outward
union of action He thinks that even
France can hardly follow her ally in this
instance.
Commenting upon the Manchurian con-
vention as giving Russia privileged posi-
ton at Kashgor and Yarkand, he says:
Russian railway enterprises in China
mean military occupation; and Russia once
installed in Chinese Turkestan will turn
the whole position which Great Britain has
toiled TO render fmpregnabls on the north
west frontier of India"
In the course Of later telegram, DR..
Morrison says:
Chinese officials say they have been in
formed from St. Petersburg that Russia
abandOns her claims to exclusive rights in
Mongolia and TurKestan and consents to
modify the strfngency of her control of the
civil administration OF Manchuria agreeing
that the convention shall he published as
soon as IL Is signed in St Petersburg a
fortnight hence.
This is the first check inflicted upon
Russian diplomacy in China since Lord
Salisbury was cajoled into the wfthdra wal
OF the British troops from Port Arthur in
Is3s: and IT cannot fail profoundly to modi-
~ the situation by convincing the Chinese
that there still exist international combina-
lions capable of maintaining the eauilib-
rum of the far east"
Meeting of the Minister'S
PEKIN. March 1s.-LittIe WAS accom-
Pilshed at today's meeting Of the foreign
ministers on account of the delay of the
various governments in agreeing To tho
conclusions reached in the matter Of in
demnity claims VI "
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