The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-09
hay and ROOSEVELT AGREE.
w DIFFERENCES REGARDING
orr FOREIGN POLICY.

Iye Has Not the slight est Int ention or
Desire to Leave the Cabinet-The
President Determined as Ever 20 Send
IA Russia the kishlneM Petition.
WASHINGTON, July s.-Secretary Of State
uav returned TO Washington this afternoon
nom Oyster Bay, where he spent yester-
dsv in consultation with President Roose-
vej, Senator Hanna and Senator Fairbanks.
While averse to paying any attention to
REPORTS that he had resigned or would re-
sign his portfolio on account OF dissatiss-
faction with the course Of the President in
mt CONSUMING him before directing tho
issuance Of the statement, attributed to the
State Department., accusing Russia of I'M
frendIiness toward the United States In
the Manchurian negotiations. Mr.. Hay,
after some hesitation, consented to have
said publicly what he had previously said
priyatey TO TIE sun reporter, that the
reports mentioned were entirely untrue.
He emphasized this with the remark that
he had not the slightest intention OF desire
10 leave the Cabinet.
There are the best Of reasons for believ-
ing that Mr. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hay are In
thorough accord on matters concerning
the foreign relations Of the United States.
On no single question Of international
policy do they differ. 1t is true that Mr..
Hav was not consulted as to the anti-Russan
statement prepared in Oyster Bay and given
ont in Washington on Wednesday after
midnight as coming from the State De-
partmcnt, but an answer to the question
whether he would have approved or dis
approved OF this action can only be con-
iectured by the general conviction Of those
who are best acquainted with his views
on International etiquette and the relations
Ofnations that he would not have consented
to have the State Department assume
responsibility for course SO unprecedented.
The statement having been issued, how.
ever with the ostensible sanction Of Mr.
Hays own Department. his loyalty to the
President would not permit him to say that
had his advice been sought he would have
insisted that the language should have
been changed or that the statement should
not have been issued at all The main point
Is that the issuance OF the statement has
not made the slightest difference in the
extremely cordial official and personal
relations between the President and the
Secretary Of State.
1t may be said that Mr.. Hav was In thor
ough accord with the President In believ-
ing that the Russian Government was
guilty of an action little short OF insolent In
causing to be given out to the American
press. through its embassy In Washington.
an announcement that Russia would not
receive from any foreign Power any COM
munication bearing upon Russian matters
Of purely domestic concern.
1t was this announcement that produced
the statement In which Russia was accused
of unfriendliness toward this Government
IN the Manchurian negotiations. Why,
II the issuance Of the Russian announcement
was regarded as insolent a similar course
should have been pursued by the State De-
partnent. Is something for which 1t Is not
possible to get an explanation In Wash.
ington.
President Roosevelt ie as determined az
ever to send to Russia the petition based on
the kishinef massacre prepared by the
B'nai Birth begging the Gar to ameliorate
the condition of the Jews In Russia. Copies
Of this petition have been circulated all
over the United States and many of these
copies, containing thousands OF signatures.
are being received at the State Department
When the last Of the petitions have been
delivered to the Department, Secretary
Hay will forward them to Mr.. Riddle, the
United States Charge d'Anaires at St.
Petersburg, with Instructions concerning
their presentation. The character Of these
Instructions was one OF the matters con-
sdered by President Roosevelt and Secre-
tary Hay at Oyster Bay yesterday 1t is
believed that Mr.. Riddle will be directed
to ascertain from the Russian Foreign
Office whether the Gear will receive re-
spectful petition from large number Of
Anne lean citizens concerning the Kishinef
affair and the treatment of Jews In Russia
Without doubt he will be tod that the Car
cannot receive any communication dealing
wltha matter of purely domestic concern to
Russia, This will probably end the ex-
changes between the two Governments
Cnthp subject
Although the Chinese plenipotentiaries
IN the negotiations at Shanghai, through
whom the United States Government is
endeavoring o secure by treaty the OPEN
ing OF ports in Manchuria TO foreign trade.
ar" not showing any signs Of a willingness
10 meet the desires Of the American nego-
''ators, the State Department has by no
means abandoned hope that the treaty
Will contain provision throwing open
TWO and perhaps three, Manchurian ports
10 American trade. This hopeful feeling
IS based on the belief, and perhaps some
more substantial foundation, that Russia,
which has been officially accused of COM
NIllng China 10 refuse to consent to the
open door" will ondeavor TO show her
friendship for the United States by with
drawing opposition.
Advcos received by the Government
indicate that Russia will go to extremes
10 prevent coalition of the United States
WIN England and Japan in connection
WIN the Russian policy toward Manchuria,
una 1t will not surprise we'll informed Off
Uas II China should suddenly accedc TO
I've desire Of this Government that Mukden
ano other Manchurian ports shall be thrown
open to foreign trade.
ALLIED WHILE SNIPE SHOOTING.