The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-25
Pledged Herself Three Times That Open Door Should
 Be Maintained
OTHER POWERS WILL JOIN
 IN BACKING UP CHINA
Under the Agreement Russian Soldiers Should Have Quit Manchuria on the 9th of the Month-U. s.
 VIII Not Stand It.

Washington, April Administer Conger from Pekin has cabled to Secretary Hay a synopsis of the demands made upon China by Russia respecting control of Manchuria. This account agrees precisely with the full and accurate press report of Russia's last coup from the Chinese capital. Secretary Hay will take no ac- tion in the matter until he has communi- cated the facts to the President and has learned the latter's wishes. The present impression here is that the Russian ac- tion Is a distinct breach of faith with the United States.
 Pledged Itself Three Times.
 The Russian government pledged itself three times formally and the documents are on record. that the "open door" should be maintained in Manchuria and Russian troops wiuld be withdrawn as soon as peace was restored. Finally the latter promise took the shape of a treaty stipulation. It was provided that the evacuation should take place with three distinct periods. The Russian soldiers should have quit Manchuria on the Sth of the month, according to that treaty. 
 porary retention of the remaining Rus sians was offered by Russia in the claim that the country was still disturbed.
 Count casslni Talks.
 Count Cassini, the Russian ambassador, said concerning the announcement made in the dispatches from Pekin relative to conditions which Russia has named to China:
 T have not yet received official news, and in consequence cannot discuss the points mentioned In the dispatches. can say, generally speaking, however, that 1t is only natural that Russia, before evacuating Manchuria, should take measures to prevent d repetition of the troubles of 1900. as well as to insure in that country her political influence which was never contested, owing to It's geogra- phical position
 In answer to- a question as to how the proposed terms named in the dispatch from Pekin would affect American trade in Manchuria, the ambassador repeating that he could not discuss the details of the terms mentioned in the dispatch since he had not been officially advised of them, said:
 ''The assurances which Russia has given on different occasions relative to the security of American trade interests in
 
 could not be otherwise construed"
 Powers VIII Be Firm.
 While the diplomats here are not dis posed for obvious reasons to publicly com ment on the press dispatches, it is said that at least the United States, Great Britain and Japan will join in a firm note to the Chinese government insisting that China does not agree to the con- ditions which Russia seeks to impose It is rather expected in diplomatic quarters that the United States will take the initia- tive, possibly because of the prompt &C., tion taken by Secretary Hay on one other occasion, when Russia sought to secure an agreement with China, which was held by this and other powers to be inimical to their interests. The interests of the United States, Great Britain and Japan in Manchuria are such, it is said, as to bring these countries closely together in this matter.