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

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against entering into any private tcrr-to-
rial or financial arrangements "l'hou'
the full knowledge of al the powc.s.
London. March .G.-Thc foreign Office
and the Chinese minister informed rue
Associated Press, at Gl5 l.. NJ, To-Day
that the Manchurian treaty had not been
signed. according to their ldtc3, adNi''"'
today. Whether it wou! be .i5nci ~ n'i
they were unable 10 say.
New York, March 26.-ACcorC.nT t" Il
Washington special to the Ilibunr, the
United States mas just declined 10 On
ter a protest against thc Scizuic OF
Manchuria by Russia, although ap-
preached by other powers Witn that
end in view and warned by them that
the consummation Of the negotiations,
Tuesday, in St Petersburg, would m
sure The diSmcmbCrment OF the Chinese
empire and probably lead to war in thc
Orient.
The decision of this government to
abstain from Intervention in accord
ance with its traditional policy in com
plicatonS beyond the seas WAS COM
munlcatcd very recently to WI Ting
Fang by See. Hay. The United states
government is constrained to rest Its
commercial rights on its emphatic dec
larationS in the last year which 1t be
licVes cannot be diSrcSardCd by RUSSIA
o. any other nation. The decision Of
the powers to the assertion of AmGri-
can policy in the memorable note of
July 3 last.
The third and final reason which has
I.J tho IrpitaI States IN withhold itG
intervention rests on a hitherto unpub-
lished but brief and very important
diplomatic incident 1t is now dis
closed that the United States has filed
ar effective protest no longer ago than
Feb. Is. when See. Hay warned China
that ii would be unwiSe and danger
Gus to have separate or secret negotia-
lions with any single power and gave
notice that the United States would
not recognize the validity Of such uel-
ties.
on March |. circular. quoting this
warning was sent TO all the Interested
powers. Particular care was taken
that the American ambassador at st.
Petersburg should present his copy di-
rcctly to the Russian minister of for
eign affairs and simultaneously Sec.
Hay delivered a copy to the Russian
ambassador at Washington.
It was expressly declared to Russia
and the rest Of the world that this
government would not recognize such
treaty as that now pending at st.
Petersburg.
Berlin. March 26.-Refcrring to the
recent answers of Lord Cranbornc in
the House of Commons to questions re
sarding the applica bilty of the Anglo
German agreement to Manchuria a
high German official said, today: 1t
was Lord Salisbury himself, who. dur
ing the negotiations preceding the
AnGlo-German agreement. wished To
insert in the agreement Il paragraph
formally accepting Manchuria. Count
con Ruelow's statement in the Reich
stag. May Is. was correct. We can
produce the documents any day"
London. March 27.-Thc Reuter- Tele-
gram Co, has received the following
dispatch: "Pekin. March 26, T. NJ
The report that China rejects the Man
churian convention is not true. She
objects to many points which are un
der discussion
China strcnuously objects to the
prohibition Of the importation of arms
and ammunition into Manchuria and
to the provision forbiddinG China 10
construct her own railways without
RusSias consent. She also takes cX
ception to rclnquishing autonomy in
chin Chou. China does not desire To
grant concession which would bc
likely to prove an embargo TO other
powers
London. March 26.-ln an interview,
published here, Tuesday morning. with
the representative of n news agency,
Baron Hayashi the japanese minister
in London. is quoted as saying he die
not believe China would assent t. tn,
Russo Manchurian agreement. the time
for the signing of which expires Tues
day, March &C. although he thought
there was little doubt but that China
would ultimately accept it.
Berlin. March pa dispatch from
Field Marchal Won Waldersee dated.
Pekin. March % says Maj Won Muel-
manns detachment. which started Il
few days ago on punitive expedition
from Pao Ting Flu. encountered the
robber bands east of Tao Ma kuan.
March - and March "a. and dispersed
them with slight resistance.
Berlin. March 26.-No official advices
have been received here from Tien Tsin
indicating that collisions had occurred
there between the troops of the powers
or any of them. a part from the rail
way incident now in process Of 1d-
| juStment. The papers place no re-
lance upon rumorS of such difficulties.
| relying. as one paper put it, upon the
| high discipline of the German troops
| to prevent them from indulgng in such
| excuses.
PittSburG. March 26-K. YatSumi. n
general of the japanese imperial army.
accompanied by Captain n kayomi
and l.. Matusi, passed through Pitts
burg. today. en- route for California.
| They have been in this country for the
past three weeks securing data for the
| benefit of the imperial army. and in
tended remaining for three or more
months. but were called home. Gen.
! Yatsumi said:
| According to the communica tons I
have received from my government. I
| think that a conflict between Japan
and Russia is ineyita BILE While T have