Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-04
MUST OUT kANCHUR|A
True Meaning Of Anglo.Japan
Alliance and Hays Note I'm.
parted to Russia.
Latter Country Will Be Allowed
to Safeguard Manchurian
Railway.
But Trade Doors Of the East
Must Remain Open to the
World.

Must Remain Open to the
World.
London. March 4-Great Britain
recognizes as perfectly legitimate the
| contention of Russia that before with
drawing from Manchuria she is en-
titled to have arrangements made for
safeguarding her Manchurian rail
ways. All the Anglo Japanese ALI
ance will insist upon is-as Britain
has asked from the beginnig-the res
toration of Manchuria to it's rightful
affairs has been established in China.
LIN London diplomatic circles more
readiness is now shown to accept as
sincere the conciliatory assurances
given by the Russian office. There
is. however. a strong odor of suspicion.
AS Sir Michael Hicks-Be pointed
out in the house of commons Thursday
night, British interests in Manchuria
are exclusively commercial. So are
those of Japan and the United States.
AT the present moment the port of
Nieu Chwang is under Russian admin
istration, a condition of things far
from advantageous to British, Ameri-
can and Japanese traders. If the
Lansdowne- Hayashi treaty and the
Hay note result in the restoration of
Manchuria to the Chinese government,
Nieu Chwang will again become in re-
ality, what it is in theory, free port.
This issue of restoration is fraught
with greater immediate perils to the
worlds peace than the proposed mo-
nopolies against which Washington
has so firmly. yet politely, protested.
Russia will be given reasonable time
to retreat from her false position. The
question is, does she desire to retreat?
The ST. Petersburg government orig
inally intended not only to annex Man
churia, but also to close the door
against all trade except Russian. The
plan was not the cars He had given
pledges to the contrary. But his coun-
Gil of state, his generals and his civil
administrators in Siberia deliberately
set to work to render the imperial
promise nugatory. Never was there a
more shameless betrayal of weak,
but honest master. Has the leopard of
Muscovite diplomacy suddenly chang
ed his spots?
One theory of the crisis. theory
consequence of the Anglo-German
friction, is that Germany has en-
couraged Russia to remain in Man
churia. Two reasons are assigned.
The first is that Germany wishes to
justify her own position in Shan Tung.
The second is developed in a dispatch
from st. Petersburg to the Times.
1T is easy" says the correspond
ent, ito understand the motives which
induce the Berlin government to adopt
a course so incompatible with the
spirit, if not the letter. of Anglo Ger
man agreement. The bad feeling
which would be created in England
and Japan by the permanent occupa-
ton of a Chinese province would pro-
vide Count Won Buelow with an excel
lent opportunity for playing the prof
table part of Honest Brokers'
THE Russian government. however,
has had considerable experience with
methods, and fully recog-
nizes that the advice Germany gives
to other powers is never disinterested.
If one thing more than another would
make Russia genuinely anxious to
evacuate Manchuria, it is the belief
that Germany would like her to re-
main there"
This is explaining" with venge-
ance.
British opinion regarding Chinese
questions is largely under the influ-
ence of DR.. Morrison, the Pekin cor
of the Times. He is bitter
y anti Russian, and he sees in leu
ton almost as black foe as Cossock
He has turned his guns upon the min
ing monopoly that Germany seeks in
the Kaio Chou Hinterland. He states
The case ingeniuosly in favor of send
ng to Berlin the powerful and I'M
Hay note but he weakens
he moral side Of his appeal by adyis-
ng Britain, in case Germany EFFORTS
privileges in Shan Tung, to recoup by
her promise not to build an
,ther railroad.
But it is obvious, even before the APP
oearance of Russia's reply to Wash
ngton, that American participation in
he controversy is having the desired |
Effect. Evidently the Muscovite re-
llizes that the declarations of the
United States give force to the po-
ition of the powers trading with China
which the Lansdowne- Hayashi treaty
ollld not give alone.
In word, the door of the east will
,e an open door, and will be kept open
Without strife, thanks to the timely
Import the Roosevelt administration
ives the alliance of London and To-
10. Mr.. Hays triumph is one of
hose rare victories of peace that are
lot less renowned than those of war