Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-03-28
.CnIAA'S ACTION is
STILL UNCERTAIN
Reported and Denied That She Has
Signed the Manchuran
treaty.
pRn1ES1 ns HE uMl1rn s1A1re
PROTEST Of The UNITED STATES
state Department Gives Out Dispatch
That Was Sent TO Its Representative
IN Regard to Secret Treatie,
With China.

London, March 2S.-The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times, wiring
yesterday, says:
I am informed on the best authority
that the Chinese court has instructed
LII Hung Chang to INFORM the minis
tiers OF the powers that China has re-
FUSED to sign the Manchurian conven-
ton and has also notified all Niceroys
to the same effect. 1t is further as
serted that the court seriously contem-
plated removal of the capital from
Pekng'
The Reuter- Telegram company has
the following dispatch:
Picking, March 2T.--7 p. n1,-The re-
port that China rejects the Manchurian
convention is not true. She objects to
many points which are under discus
SION China StrenuouS!y objected to the
prohibition of the Importation OF arms
and ammunition into Manchuria and
TO the provision forhidding China to
construct her own railways without
Russia's consent She also takes ex-
ception TO reiinquish autonomy in Chin
Chou. China does not desire to grant a
concession which would be likely to
prove an embargo to other powers"
United States Protest.
Washington, March 2S.-rhe crisis i'm
the Chlnese question brought about
allowed for the signature by China OF
allowed fro the signature by China OF,
the Manchurian agreement was the
principal topic before the cabinet to-
day. The conviction obtained that
the United States had done al that Ill
could properly 10 prevent the consum-
nation OF this arrangement and to
make clear to the public the complies
disapproval which is entertained by
sort of secret treaty making, 1T was
deemed proper to give out for publ
cation the following memorandum
photographic instructions We're sent
TO representatives of the United States
in Berlin. Vienna, Paris, London,
Rome, Toxic and st. Petersburg.
Department of State. Washington,
March 1.-THE following memorandum,
which Was handed TO the Chinese min
lister on February 10. is transmitted to
you for Your information and for com-
munication to the government to which
you are accredited: The preservation
of the territorial integrity of China,
having heen recognized by all the pow
ers now engaged in joint negotiations
concerning injuries recently inflicted
upon their ministers and nationals by
certain officials and subjects of the
Chinese empire, il is evidently advan-
tageous to China to continue the pres
ent International understanding upon
this subject 1T would be therefore UNI
wise and dangerous in the extreme for
emma to make any arrangement or to-
conlsder amy proposition of a private
nature involving surrender of territory
or financial Obligations by convention
with any particular power
The government of the United
States, aiming solely at the preserva-a
ton of China from the danger indi-
Gated and for the conservation of the
largest and most beneficial relations
between the empire and other coun-
tries, in accordance with the principles
set forth in its circular note of July 3.
100 and in purely friendly spirit to-
wards the Chinese empire and all pow
ers now interested in the negotiations.
desire to express its Sense of the inn
propr1ety. ineNpediency and even ex-
IRENE danger to the interests of China
OF considering amy private territorial
OF financial arrangements, at least
without the full knowledge and APP
prevail of all powers now engaged in
the negotiation"
Open Door Anyway.
Assuming that the arrangement is
o be carried out, ii is still the contell-
uon OF the state department that moth
Ing has occurred to change the status
OF the United States toward the open
door,. as applied to any part of China,
including Manchuria. So far as written
pledges can commit q power, Russia
stands pledged to accord to the United
States open door" if she takes CON
troll of Manchuria. either directly rs
or Indirectly, but quite as
tlffpttll3llN hN- h1a
this Russo-Cilincse agreement That
is the View of the state department
and that view is endorsed by the en-
tire cabinet. The administration be-
lieNes the secret agreement between
Russia and China is in violation of the
spirit if not the letter of the general
to which all the powers
subscribed last summer and the United
States government is prepared to Use
all its moral suasion and Influence TO
prevent its consumatiun.
Further than, that, however.
TINS government is not prepared to so.
DO Not Look for War
The president and members OF the
cabinet believe il is conceivable thar
Russia is entitled, perhaps, 10 some
from China for the protee-
ton of its railroad concession in Man
but not to the extent which 1T
is understood the cars government is
to obtain by the secret treaty. This
government has information regarding
this treaty. and While there is no in
dication of the exact nature or source
OF this Information. it is considered ac-
curate and definite. The president and
cabinet, it is understood have no di-
rect Information concel ming an imni-
rent rupture between Russia and
Japan, or its extent, but the develop
ments are being watched with eager
interest.
Generally it is not believed here
there will be collision between the
two powers, as there is strong Inn
preston that Japan would not under
take war with Russia single hant,ed,
and there is no Indication she would be
icined by another power