Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-30
RUSSIA DESIRES PEACE
Compact With China Regarding
Manchuria Shows Fairness
OF the Car.
Agreement Grants Right Of China
to Control in That
Territory.
Evacuation Of the Russian
Troops Is Promised Within
Next Is Months.

convention recently entered into by
Russia and China relative to Man
churia has been obtained.
This convention provides primarily
for the complete evacuation OF Man
churia in execution of the pledge made
by Russia when she first occupied tha'
section of China 1t has other pro7
/ visions. which establish Russia's pref
erential position in the northern par.
of the empire and will prevent any
future question being raised by Tor
eign powers regarding IT.
The first article states that the EN-
Iperor OF Russia, desiring to give an
other proof of his love of peace and
/ friendly sentiments toward MS majesty
1 the emperor of China, notwithstanding
that the first attacks were made from
the Manchurian frontier, points the
peaseful Russian settlements, con-
4 sents to the re-establishment OF the
rule of the Chinese empire and returns
to the Chinese government the right
to establish it's government and ad-
ministrative power. such as existed De-
fore the occupation Of this territory by
the Russian troops.
/ Government officers here say that
this article completely vindicates Rus
STA on the charge SO persistently CIR
culated by, the European press, thai
she proposed to maintain permanent
sovereignty over Manchuria-
Russia agrees by the treaty to evac-
uate Manchuria within eighteen
months-in the first six months to
Withdraw from the southwestern part
of the Mukden province. within the
next six months the remaining part of
Mukden province and the province of
KERN, and within the following six
months the province of Kheylunt-
| sian.
| In view of the necessity of warding
oft In the future the possibility OF q
repetition of the disorders in which
Chinese troops stationed in the pro,
vinces bordering upon Russia partici-
pated, an agreement is to be reached
as to the strength and distribution OF
Chinese troops In Manchuria until the
province has been evacuated.
| After complete evacuation the Chi
nose government will have the right
| to decide upon the strength of tho
troops stationed in Manchuria, SUBJ
ject to increase or decrease after time
" Information of the Russian govern
ment. as 1t is understood. to quote the
article, that the maintenance OF
troops In undue numbers In the above
mentioned region would Immediately
bring about the increase Of Russian
forces in the neighboring districts and
would thus Involve very disadvan-
'aeeous increase OF expenditure 70
wariike necessities for both countries
iha agrees TO execute strictly the
terms OF the contract entered upon
WITH the Russo Chinese Bank In 1886.
and to protect. by all means, the rail-
wa! me and its employees, as we'll as
to assure the safety within the limits
OF Manchuria of all Russian subjects
located there and the enterprises es-
tablished by them.
For police service and maintenance
OF interior order, outside of territorie,
set apart for the Chinese Eastern rail-
way there will be formed exclusively
OF subjects of the emperor of China a
chinese mounted and foot police guard
at the local governorships.
IN the fourth article of the treaty
the Russian government consents to
return to the owners the railway lines
or n-Hf-kwan-Inkoy and Sinmfnt-
Ing, occupied and protected by Russian
troops from the beginning of Septem-
Der, 1900. In view of this the govern
ment of his majesty, the emperor of
China, takes upon himself the obliga-
ton of protecting these lines
Should there be a necessity of pro-
tecting the above mentioned lines, this
obligation would be imposed upon the
Chinese government alone, no other
government to be invited to take part
in the protection, construction and
operation Of these lines, nor any for
eign powers to be allowed to occupy
the territory evacuated by the Rus
SLAMS
THE above mentioned railway lines
should be finished and operated in
strict adherence to the agreement made
between Russia and Great Britain on
made Sept. %, 1898, with a private
company, with regard to loan for the
construction of the above lines. and
moreover with adherence to the obli-
cations taken upon itself by this COM
pany-naHleiy, not 10 enter into pos
session or in any way whatever admin
lister the Shan Hi Kwan -Inkoy- Sin
minting line.
Should there take place in the flu
ture continuation Of railway lines in
southern Munchuria of construction of
branch lines to them or erection of
bridge at Inkoy or the removal of the
existing terminus OF the railway line,
all these questions must previously be
agreed upon by the Russian and Chi
nese governments.
In consequence of the fact that the
expenses incurred by the Russian gov
eminent for the reconstruction and OPP
Grafton of the Shan Hi-Kwan- Inkoy-
Sinminting railway lines were not in
Guided In the total sum of damages. the
Chinese government shall give COM
pensation for the same after delibera-
ton with the Russian government on
the sum to be returned"
THE FIGHT IN CHICAGO.