The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-03-09
RUSSIA is NOT BELIEVED
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What prompts the British foreign Of
flee to take such an alarmist view of
circumstances usually looked upon as
fatalistic sequences is the apprehension
that Russia, having held her own in
spite of the protest of the ministers of
the powers to the Chinese government,
and having put herself on record in the
reply to Sir Charles Scott as determin-
ed on at least a temporary occupation
| of Manchuria, will refuse to back down.
That she must do so Lord Lansdowne
| considers vital, both for the future of
China and for the continued existence
i Of the concert of powers.
London, March 9.-Count Lamsdorf's
reply to Sir Charles Scott is considered
quite unsatisfactory. "If such excuses
are accepted by the powers" said a
British official last evening, there will
| be nothing to prevent the immediate
partition of China for with almost ex-
actly the verbiage, any European power
could justify the occupation of other
| provinces"
Upon the degree of support afforded
the movement by Germany and Japan
utptIluS LIE IGSull VI WIldl Is uluGT-
stood to be the almost synchronous ac-
ton of Washington and London. The
whole affair is guarded with the great
est secrecy and it was not apparently
without motive that special dispatch
was allowed to go from London erron-
eously announcing the negotiations go
ing between Mr. Choate and Lord
LansdoWne relate to the Nicaragua at
fair.
A feeling pervades inner circles here
that if Count Lamsdorfs explanation
is accepted by the powers, Russia will
be accorded a free hand to take all she
pleases and the door will be opened to
any other power aggressive enough to
step in and annex Chinese provinces I'M
der the pretext Of temporary occupa-
ton
Berlin, March S--The German press
believes that Russia's assurances re-
garding Manchuria to Sir Charles Stew
art Scott, British ambassador in S'a
Petersburg, are insincere and intended
to blind the world. The National Zeit-
ung frankly asserts that this is their
object.
London, March 9.-There is much ac-
tivity in Japanese naval, military and
political circles regarding Russia's ac-
ton in Manchuria, says dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Kobe, dated March
8. ut is reported that 600 Russian
marines with ten guns have landed at
Masarapo, Korea"
Washington, March S.-Just to what
extent our government has expressed
itself to the other powers regarding the
attitude Of Ruusia in respect to the &C.
cupa ton Of Manchuria and what, if
anything has been received from the
British foreign office would not be di-
Vuiged by the officials here tonight.
Our government deems 1t ineXpedient
for China to make any independent ar
with any foreign power
while the peace negotiations are in
progress.
The Chinese imperial government also
has been acquainted with these senti-
ments.
The statement is made very positive
ly here tonight that the United States
is not in secret negotiations with any
other power regarding China. Our
practice in dealing with the Chinese
situation uniformly has been to make |
known the attitude of the United States
to all the nations interested and for
this purpose, identical notes have been |
sent to them when matters of great |