The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-30
PReNsyS aFFEcT RUSSIA.
DENIES NOW THAT SHE WANTS
TO CLOSE NANCHURIA.


May Mnp nepudiasasn 81 the Dsmspdl
Mako Ut PeAiR-'vhat Csurss was b
ySvv N Pressure, Became sirens
-Fxpla nation 20 Our Ambassader,
sssssoi casi. Ds.paienAs 10 rrs sux.
g. psuE9sBVRu. April 2e--A formal
seni-oficial. statement wits Issued to-day
In regard 10 husafs policy In Manchuria,
Il bes1ps BIZ Declaring that the demands
ascribed to Russia in telegInms from Pekin
are sihafy rseaiinnai Giss statement con-
mo dSanss az occurred in the intentions
OF Russia In reference TO Manohuria, and
the exchange Of views which In about to
take place between the Russian Minister and
the Ctffness Government can relate only TO
meas,r}es tsibe ttsloptvd for insuring the
preservation OF order Nnd tranquility after
tho Russian troopa have marched out OF
the pppyH9e TCIyig
-R,s,siA 6ss, sbsolutely no intention OF
placing hnpedhhents IN the way OF foreign
trade
YOKOHAMA, April 2e.-The Foreign ONCE
has ANNOUNCED that Russia has completely
evacuatAsi Mtrkden Province. Manchuria.
Tho mo1sl support given TO Japan by the
United y4tt{s.h NJ Msnohurian difficulty
Is much appreciated by the Government
LONDON. April ,2s.r-Referring to the
Russian semi-ofiicial note on Manchuria
the Reutsf Telegram Company Gays n Is
learned nat this = q repudiation OF the
demands put forward at Pekin. 1t 10 re-
garded in well informed quarters as being
an outcome. Of the press ure which was
brought, 10 bear on Russia through the
publication In the. newspapers OF the pro-
posalsu recently submitted by the repre-
sentatftes Of that country at Pekin to the
Chinese Government.
In the House OF Commons this afternoon
Mr. William, Redmond, Nationalist. In
quired what steps the Government intended
TO take Ia regard to Russia's Manchurian
Niscomt Cranborne, the Under Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, replied tht the Govern
ment was In communication with Russia
on thu subject, and 1t would be premature
to make q statement at present.
LONDON, April 3O.-The Pekin CORE
spondent OF the Times says that in add
ton to. her previous seven demands Russia,
In another despatch, demands that the
navigation Of the Lau River. which under
the inland steam navigation rules Is open
to the. vessels Of all nations, shall be re-
stricted to vessels flying the Russian or
Chinese flag, She also demands that all
engagements made by Manch urian pro-
vinciaf Authorities with Russians during
the Russian occupation shall be recognized
The correspondent adds that Chinas
,oS.,..l - ba Ruaaisa Aan,apda IL rn0raly
the staesotyped lone and does not change
the stsfatton. Even IL Russia withdraws
her recent demands the fact remains that
only force WIN prevent Manchuria from
becoming 3 Russian province.
Admiral bAexieff, the Russian COM
mander, has published a proclamation
declaring tAat inasmuch as Russia with
drew her troops from Mukden province
on April ~, foreigners may now travel
there without Russian passports. but In
view Of the fact that Russia was never
more completely In military control OF
the ppoyinos, than now, and Is increasing
her strength there daily. the proclamation
b apt TO b misleading.
Tho correspondent CONFIRMS the state
ments riiscie' by NJ Plancon. the Russian
Charge d'Anaires, to japanese CORE
spondent to the effect that the Japanese.
Englisfi and Americans went to Manchuris
with .. political object and that Russia'i
attemp1 % e1Dl6de thssn was an act Of self
defenoS, md That the remonstrances Of the
Powers were likely to result In the annexa'
ton Of Manchuria by Russia.
He spoke throughout a. II Manohuria VA
already Russian and not Chinese. using {
threatening ts.e, and declaring that Rus
STA would not brook interference from I
third Power, especially England or Japan.