The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-04
WAR SIGNS IN THE FAR EAST
uLIES DEMAND THAT CHTNA
STOP RUSSIAN GRAB.
england and Japan Reported to Have
Made Their Position ON Manchuria
plain--Onr Action on kishlner Mas


p,a,n--Onr Action ON klshfner Mas.
acre cited rs warning to Russia.
Special Gable Despatch to The SUN.
LONDON, July A section OF the jap
,nese press has recently been printing SEN
sational articles on international relations
IN reference TO Manchuria, and war talk
has been common. Many rumors bearing
On the subject have reached London, but
none of them can be substantiated.
The Standard to-day makes a feature
of a statement published by the Nikoru
Shinbun, a Japanese newspaper, and re-
produced by the Spiet Of st. Petersburg,
and mailed to London. The statement
follows:
.The British and Japanese Ministers ut
Pekin have presented the following note
the Chinese Government:
First, the delay in Russia's evacuation
OF Manchuria threatens peace In the Far
East and injuries the interests Of England
and Japan; second, II the departure OF
Russian troops from Manchuria be In
definitely postponed tho English and Japa-
nese Governments will take measures
for the protection OF their several In
terests third, China must demand from
Russia the immediate evacuation OF Man
churia by the latter's troops; fourth, Eng
land and Japan will acknowledge no treaty
concluded between Russia and China which
does not bind the former to eva cuate Man
AZ thn ~
Manchuria by Russian troops treaty
between Russia and China in regard to the
civil administration OF Manchuria be
deemed necessary such treaty can only
be concluded with the approval OF England
and Japan, who must be previously ad-
vised Of the same; sixth, q reply to this
note Is demanded within Ave days
The communication further states that
Prince Ching, head Of the Chinese Foreign
Office, has counselled the Dowager En-
press to accept the conditions contained
in the note, and thanked the British and
Japanese Ministers for it's presentation.
Prince Ching has also requested Mr..
Conger, the American Minister, to support
the Anglo-Japanese demands. The Sriet
comments upon the foregoing as follows:
Further than this 1t Is impossible for
England and Japan to 60. The coalitionary
demands OF these two Powers cry diplo-
matte halt to Russia.
They dictate the terms In which this
country must treat with China. In a word,
the Anglo-Japanese note places Russia
under the immediate necessity for pre-
pairing for eventualities. II Ia not by any
LaS ot,,,s 4
TO evacuate Manchuria.'
The Standard editorially remarks that
symptoms Of very serious crisis in Rus
sias foreign relations are accommodating.
Admitting that some Of the statements
on the subject are probably mere runnors,
the paper declares that their total effect
is considerable, for they are too much
in harmony with known facts to make it
possible to ignore them. II adds:
"We should not hear Of forces collected,
Of notes sent, OF expostulations addressed
TO st. Petersburg, and OF the distrust dis
played in widely differentlquarters If Russia,
had not aroused hostile feelings among
her neighbors.
That she has done so is notorious, and it
Is within the knowledge OF everybody that
all this uneasiness IL not felt without good
reason"
The Standard. while protesting not to
attach undue importance to the Ameri-
can petition in connection with the
Kshineff massacre, says that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would not have
taken such a definite line II he had not
been aware that public sentiment in the
United States has been setting against
Russia 1t further says:
at Is not necessary to 60 far for an eX-
plantation. At the very moment when
the Muscovite empire is shocking the world
by a display of pure barbarism at Kishineff
it is engaged, under the pretext of carrying
out a civilizing mission, in disregarding
the rights and interests OF other nations
in Manchuria
The Americans, who ere conscious Of
their claims in northern China, are being
treated with scant respect. They are not
dlsinclined TO read Russia lesson.
Whether the petition in behalf Of the
Jews is alto getter well advised is a ques-
lion We do not feel called upon TO
discuss. A significant element Of the
situation is that the people now should
be in their present humor, and il
The directors Of Russia's policy deserve
their reputation for cool-headed foresight
hey musr see that IT. is ominous of firm
OppoSi ion 10 their aggressive action in the
Far East"
After summarizing what it describes as
hlssa strenuous efforts to explain away
her movement of troops and diplomatic
acts in the Far East the STANDARD con-
tinues
The world is accustomed TO these plausi-
Ole versions Of Russian intrigue, 1t has
learned only to disregard them. and will
look exclusively at the substantial reality,
which is that troops and ships, Russian,
Japanese, English and American, are
gathering together where the carcass
lies"
Regarding the Nikoru Shimbun's state
ment the Standard, while not assuming
mat 1t is necessarily accurate, contends
,hat It fairly describes the line which would |
oe taken by the interested parties if they |
should feel that the time has come
LOT decisive speaking, and it says the ques-
"oh which Russian statesmen will have !
10 ask themselves is whether they must not |
expect to find that Great Britain, Japan |
anu the United States are prepared |
intervene in behalf of the |
territorial integrity Of China in fashion !
which will compel them TO choose between |
pefiious defiance and undignifed sur