Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-26
CHINA CRIES FOR HELP
Apes ais to the Powers to Res
cue Her From the Bears
Clutches.
Britain Urged to Bring Pressure
to Prevent Russian Grab in
Manchuria.

AUG O1SO0SlOu very NVUuplAC0SeO
and China's Condition
Helpless.
London, March 26.-China has made
a public confession Of her pitiable cons
ldition and calls on the powers to stop,
Russias raid on Manchuria.
Last night the appeal was made
when, in Response TO an urgent message
from his home government the Chinese
minister here, Sir Chin Chen Lo Feng
Luh. called at the foreign Office and
presented a powerful request that Eng
! land use every means at her command
to prevent Russia from obtaining the
/ NEEDED signatures to the Mancnuran
/ agreement
| Nothing definite has been done In the
way of an answer 10 the appeal, but 1t
is stated in high circles that there Will;
/ be no interference.
4 III is known here that the United
/ States has formally declined to inter-
lfere or make any protest against the
seizure OF Manchuria by Russia and
4 this leads to the almost certain belief
that the European powers will follow
\ the lead of the United States.
1t is fully realized that Russia is in a
4 dangerous state of public feeling at
1 present and that any protest against
1 her raid on Manchulia would no, only
be useless. but perious to the nation
/ making it, Japan is certain that the
Eplans of the bear will be carried out to
their utmost limit and that all the sig
] natures needed will be secured.
! The little nation. however, Is not in (
clined 10 be so peaceful as her larger
i neighbors and open threats are being
made that Japan will be forced 10 fight
| Russia il the clamor for war Is not
ended promptly
China Makes Appeal.
London, March 9e-The Chinese min
lister Sir Chih Chen 10 Feng Luh.
scallsd at the foreign office yesterday
and urged the British government TO.
bring pressure 10 bear in order 70 pre-;
Vent Russia from securing the neces-
4 sary signatures to the Manchullan5
agreement
The foreign office is all in the dark
as to whether the agreement; VIII be
4 signed or allowed to lapse when the
1 time expires today The officials Of the
4 Japanese legation are Inclined 70 be-.
lieve Russia Will succeed in getting the
necessary signatures.
The situation is still more complicated
4 lowing to the fact. sascertained by rep
lresentative of me Associated Press,
that there are two secret treaties. one
d OF which Is TO be signed at st. Peters,
~. 70
4 control Of A1anchuria, and another, TO
be signed al Pekin, dealing with her
i civil powers.
The Chinese appeals for support have
4 failed To produce any direct remon-
4 sstrances from Great Britain or appar-
a entity from any other power TO St
4 here's to her contention that the secret
agreements concern no one except her
Il self and China on this ground Great
4 Britain's request for copies Of the
4 agreement was abruptly declined
4 1t is explained at the foreign office
4 here that it would be a dangerous and
slnseless breach of diplomatic procedure
4 TO endeavor to enter upon expostula-
s|tions with Russia which would only be
biased upon information supplied by the
4 Chinese In other words, the copies Of
I.sacre, eaties and alleged NOTIFICATIONS
i - ths,T recently given to the powers by
i tho chinese are worthless documents
II and viii remain such until Russia her
i self chooses 10 communicate the text OF
a the actual treaties and notifications
In the absence az the Japanese mirls-
. ter IN London. Baron Hayashi. Mr.. Mat
sui. FIRST secretary Of the Japanese le-
cation who was interviewed Yesterday
jfafternoon nv 4 5renresantatiye Of the AS
soc;a,ed Press made a comprehensive
s,atanent of the iss,,es involved. He
], said.
nRussia,s ;nsistence China,s helpless.
ness and the nrobatle victory of Rus
Sian d;n1omacv will hiring MS 10 the
I rr,nk ar n dangerous situa,ion in wnt,u
none of the powers is so deeplyl con-
Icerned az Ianan. Even IL the score,
Treaties have been modified. an Is ali.
l,eped tho changes are 81 trif,inr ms IL
make the documents thoroughly ohiec.
!, tionable to .Janan.
], .Aesuninp that China sigma ths
! treaties s,nnose Great Britain. Ger
many and the United states vii, nrotes
> lie Russia. But that is about MS far a,
? they will 20 and about as much as the,
j viii get. With japan ii ia a matter a
4 lighting.
/ THE question i. whether we are "a
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