The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-21
WORLD PEACE
ACERIAINIY
Full Significance Of the Man
churian Treaty Only
Just Realized.
Eastern Problem Solved and
to America Belongs the
Victory.
Special to The Journal.


Chicago, April 2l.-grhe Washington COR
respondent of the Record Herald says: In
rernational news of the highest possible
Importance reached diplomatic Washing
ton to-day. It indicates that the far
eastern problem has been solved and that
the menace to. the worlds peace, which
has so long held like cloud ON the Asia
tic horizon, has at last been removed. If
this shall prove to be the case-and there
seems little reason to doubt it-American
great work.
The news relates to the terms of the
new treaty between Russia and China
Various reports concerning this import
ant compact have been in circulation, but
now give the salient contents of that
document, full copy OF which is expected
here in a short time. ST.
First-Russia agrees, to restore the civil
administration of Manchuria without re-
serve to the Chinese empire.
Second-Russia agrees to evacuate Man
churia completely, so far as military or
civil control Is concerned, within one year
from the date Of the treaty.
Third-Russia agrees TO remove her
army with reserve tioD of a small force
for guarding the Russian railway within
one year, withdrawing part of the troops
in four months another part in eight
months and the dnal quota in twelve
months.
Fourth-Russia surrenders all claim to
exclusive railway and mining privileges
in Manchuria and pledges herself and
China to the '.open door" principle in
that province.
Literally Back to China.
The meaning OF this is that Russia sur
renders Manchuria and turns the whole
province back to China. 1t has no other
meaning in the, eyes of the foreign Of
/ fcers. This also is the view expressed
| by the Russian government and Russian
ambassadors in various capitals. The
honor of the Russian government is
pledged to this evacuation. And when
the evacuation is accomplished and Man
cEuria has been turned over to the full
sovereignty of the Chinese empire, as
every one has q RICH to expect it will be
| according the tsans of the solemn
/ agreement, the Tar eastern problem may
be regarded as well Ugh solved,
It was Russia shoersistent occupation Of
Manchuria that threatened the peace Of
the world; for Manchuria was the key tt
the whole Chinese situation. AS long as
| Russia held that province in the grip Of
10000 soldiers; as long as Russia hello
not only military sway but administered
4 the civil government, the integrity Of the
EChinese empire was threatened. If Russis
| could thus seize and hold Manchuria
! Korea was not safe from a similar &C
QUESTION, nor North China itself. Henc.
| the agreement of Russia to surrender
the province and withdraw her troops il
| taken throughout the world as a sign O.
peace, IS an earnest that Muscovite ambi
| tion to overrun the most of eastern Asia
and master the Chinese empire has at las
been abandoned, temporarily if not per
manently.
Praised by Russian Ami assador.
you should be very proud of your for
! eign Office" said Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador to Washington, few
days ago, speaking to American gentle
man who called at the embassy. Secre
4 tary Hay has done more than any othel
living man to solve the eastern problem
All the powers have now adopted his plat
form for the integrity of the Chinese EN-
pire and the open door.
Praise from Count Cassini is praise in
I deed. But other diplomatists echo it
They point out that it was Secretary Ha.
who injected into the controversy owe
China's future the moral idea which ha.
proved to be the key to the whole com
plicated problem. This he did in October
1899. when the world first learned through
l Washington dispatch that the principle
OF the open door had been proclaimed b,
the American government. That prin
| ciple the United States has stuck tt
through all the changes and complica
tinns of the ensuing years