Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-12
ARE STILL In DOUBT.
Government Officials Puzzled Over
China-Russian Relations.
No Further News Received In WASH
ington Regarding the Reported
Interruption of Intercourse
between Countries.

|
Washington, April 9.-The Chinese
minister was an early caller at the
state department Monday to seek in
formation as to the report, based on
advices to the state department., that
there had been an interruption OF the
diplomatic intercourse between Rus
sa and China. Mr.. WI had not been
advised of any such developments, and
the information before the state de-
partment was so contradictory that 1t
did not permit any clear explanation
of the real state of affairs.
The doubt arises from the fact that
Mr.. Rockhills latest dispatch does not
mention any such disarrangement, |
and the officials feel bound to accept
this as pretty strong evidence that
prior intimations of discord have not
taken actual form. Yet the dispatch
received from Mr.. Squires, the Amer
lean charge d'affaires in the absence of
Minister Conger, appears to have been
quite explicit that the difficulty al
ready had made itself manifest. 1t is
thought possible at the state depart
ment that the circumstances to which
Mr.. Squires refers occurred prior to
the receipt in Peking of the last Rus
sian note, and that the trouble may
have been adjusted subsequently.
The state department maintains an
| attitude of doubt and expectancy,
and is not yet prepared to admit that
| there has been an interruption of in
| tercourse between the two countries,
| either limited or complete.
| Aside from the telegraphic advices,
there are some attending circum-
stances which indicate that at least
some strain or partial interruption of
intercourse has occurred. The fact
Developed in Washington about
week ago that Russia had delivered to
China what amounted to an ultimatum
on the signing of the Manchurian
agreement. This followed the usual
course of ultimatums, and fixed def
mite limit of days within which China
could act. 1t also conveyed the clear
intimation that unfavorable action by
China would lead to a severance of
diplomatic relations between the two
countries. The limit OF time fixed is
believed to have been one week, and
to have expired last Wednesday.
China did not sign within the time
limit, and the next day, Thursday
Russia addressed her note to the pow
ers which has been accepted as remov
ing the pressure over the Manchuriar
agreement This at first seemed to be
n waiver of her prior intimation of al
interruption of diplomatic inter
course, and yet there was no such eN
plicit waiver, and the latest advice
from Peking reporting that an inter
ruption has now actually occurred
seem to be directly in line with tn
threat previously conveyed.
The peculiar state of diplomatic re
lations between the Russian foreig
|. office and the Chinese minister at s
r Petersburg give further evidence tina
a friction has occurred. The illness c
:. Yang Yu was the cause ascribed for hi
n failure to sign the agreement. Their
/ is good reason to believe that the Ru
e sian authorities did not regard TIL
@ sickness of Yang Yu as occurring
A good faith, but looked upon it as d.
n vice to avoid action. The ST. Peter
q burg dispatches now state that Var
r Yu's sickness has so increased SIM
% his last interview with Count Lam
o. dorff that he may have to withdra'
=. This is accepted here in well post
h quarters as a delicate intimation tn
n. the Russian government has EXPRESS
i its disapproval in such a way tn
~ Yang Yus withdrawal will follow
10 consequence. But there appears to
=. an outward avoidance of any ruptul
| -. N,,fc and
about year ago. and that he tn
70 asked to return to Peking. The &c
- ernment acceded, and Quai Chun w
% appointed as his successor. Owing
y the Boxer uprising Quai Chun did II
y go to st. Petersburg, but remained
III become member of the tsung-li--,
III men. Should Yang Yu retire now,
er will be claimed that it is in accordar
oS with the prior programme.
~ In case there proves to be an int
es ruption of the relations between r
IT. sia and China. it is not expected to
IN arrange the negotiations between
ar powers and China, or between Rus
ed and the powers. 1t probably would
ry confined to termination of the cl'
ey entente long maintained between r
ho Sia and China.
. New Governor.
~. Shanghai, April 9.-Yu Yin Lin, G
ks ernor of Hu-Pei province, has been
ds. pointed governor of Kwang-Si pr
yer ince in succession to Huang Ilusi
lie who has been ordered to resign. I
ny is interpreted to indicate thar the
it's, ctionists of Sian-Fu intends to in
ich duce the Boxer movement in the sol
et. ern province.
sed Indemnity Figures.
Peking, April 9.-According to
,as pert opinion China would be abl'
out pay from e2O,OOO,O0O to e3O,ooo
ted without gripping her financial
md sources, while the amounts which
Dor powers at present demand aggree
ths from sO,0o0,0OO to e e100,ooo,o00.
ons Drug House burns.