Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-04-09
Entente Between Russia and
China Is Said 10 Have
Terminated.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
Between the Two Great Eastern
Powers Are On a Decided
Strain Of Late.
Refusal Of China 10 Sign the Manchur.
ian: Convention Has Created A
State of Things.

Washington. April 9.-Aside from
the telegraphic advices bearing on the
matter there are some attending cir
| cumstances which Indicate that at
least some strain or partial Interrupt
| tion of Intercourse has occurred be
| tween Russia and China. The fact de-
veloped in Washington about week
| ago that Russia had delivered TO China
| what amounted to an ultimatum on
| the signing of the Manchurian agree
ment. This followed the usual course
| Of ultimatums and fixed definite linn
| II of days within which China could
net. 1t also conveyed the clear init
| alton that unfayorabIe action by China
| would lead TO severance of diplo-
matte relations between the two coun-
tries. The limit of time fixed is be-
lleyed 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 adj
dressed her note TO the powers, which
has been accepted as removing the
pressure over the Manchurian agree
ment. This al first seemed to be a
waiver of her prior intimation of an
interruption of diplomatic intercourse.
and vet there was no such explicit
waiver, and the latest advices from
Pekin reporting that an interruption
has now actually occurred. seem to be
directly in line with the threat pre-
viously conveyed
The peculiar strain of diplomatic re-
lations between the Russian foreign
office and the Chinese minister at ST.
Petersburg give further evidence that |
friction has occurred The illness of
Yang Iu was the cause ascribed for |
his failure 10 sign the agreement |
There is good reason to believe that |
the Russian authorities did not regard |
this sickness of Yang lu as occurring
in good faith. but looked upon il as a
device to avoid action. The st. Peters
burg dispatches now state that Yang
Gu's sickness has so increased since
his last interview with Count I.amS-
dorff that he may have TO withdraw
This is accepted here in well posted
quarters as a delicate iutimatlon that
the Russian government has expressed
It's disapproval in such a way that
Yang Ius withdrawal win follow I'm
But there appears to be |
IN ousvv-artz vosss<snrs nry rssptur~-
Il is id that Yang Yus term ended |
,bout year ago, and that he then |
asked To return to Pekin. The gov
Arnment acceded. and Quai Chun did
not go to St Petersburg. but remained
to become a member of the TSung Ii
Yamen. Should Yang Yu retire now
1t will be claimed that 1t Is in accord
lnce with the prior program. In case
there proves to be an interruption of
the relations between Russia and
China. it is not expected TO disarrange
the negotiations between the powers
and China, or between Russia and the
powers 1t probably would be con
fined to a termination of the close en-
tente long maintained between Russia
and China. Mr.. Wu has not been ad-
viSed of any such development. and
the information before the state de
partment is SO contradictory that II
does not permit any clear explanation
of the real state of affairs.