Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-20
RUSSIA AND
\ MANCHuR|A
japanese Journals Think She viii
Never Quit the Territory
WILL STAY AT RISK OF:wAR.
Large Forces Of Russian Troops
Crossing tbs Yaiu-Twenty Thou
sand Are Massed There Now

Victoria, b. c., May 2O.-oriental adj
vices per steamer Kaga Maru say
A review OF the Japanese Journals
shows a preponderance of expression
that Russia will never relinquish the
Manchurian territory. The Japan
Times says 1t is evident that Russia
despite denials, means to maintain her
hold on Manchuria even at the risk Of
war Japanese papers contain dispatch
es from many sources regarding war
preparations Of Russia
The Mainachi has received advices
that large forces of Russian troops are
crossing the Yalu river and 10000 Rus
slams are now massed there.
The pekin correspondent of the same
paper quotes the empress dowager as
stating that 1t was impossible to cede
Manchuria, whence came the ancestors
of the dynasty, to Russia, but 1t might
be advisable to lease outer Mongolia,
which is contiguous to Siberia, providing
the Russians would open the district TO
trade. The correspondent adds that
Prince Ching strongly opposed the em-
press dowager and the emperor did not
support the proposal.
The correspondent says that the Rus
sian authorities bribed all the officials
with the exception of Prince CHING
prior to the production Of the secret
treaty in regard to Manchuria. The to-
tai amount paid out in brides was over
100000 taels.
The Jill Shimpo has long interview
with the Russian minister at Pekin
from its correspondent there. He says
the reason Russia opposes the opening
OF Manchuria Is that British, japanese
and Americans, who want TO reslue
there, have political ends to advance
unconnected with commerce. lie says
Russia seeks to prohibit the employ
ment Of foreigners In Manchuria IN sell
defense. because II Is inevitable that the
safety of Manchuria will be menaeed II
foreigners 60 In. Russia, he pointed out,
mas spent large sums and sent large
forces to develop Manchuria, whlle
Britain and Japan have not spent
cent there, nor sent soldier, and they
can't have any right to interfere win
the district. In conclusion the Russian
minister said that IN Russia the opinion
was gaining ground that the time was
ripe for the st. Petersburg government
10 declare Manchura a Russian pro-
vince instead Of allowing II TO remain
IN an undecided state.
Japan correspondents state that the
United States minister at Pekin Is In
dignant at the offensive attitude adopt
ed by the Russian ministers.
ALFRED CUNNINGHAM TALKS.
Victoria, B. c., May 20.-Alfred Cum
ningham, manager OF the Hongkong
Daily Press, a passenger on the Kaga
Maru which arrived last night, said in
an interview here that japanese journ-
alists do not regard Russia's action in
Manchuria as surprising or unanticlpat-
ed.
Mr.. Cunningham says that while at
tention is being maintained In the north
by Russian aggression, a matter of far
greater Importance 10 America, Britain
and Japan was being overlooked In the
south. That Is the aggression OF France
in the southern provinces. He was OF
the opinion that France and Russia
were acting In concert, the former in
the north and the latter In the south.
He says France has hrlbed the officials
OF Kwangsi and is waiting the opportu-
nifty to pour troops into that province.
The south. said Mr. Cunningham, Is
now on the verge Of far greater in
ternatlonal crisis than that now on In
the north, Although at present the re-
bellion In Kwangsi Is practically bril-
gandage on a large scale,
The rebellion In South China, he says
is another factor. There Is no doubt
but that the reformers have organized
the brigands and a rebellion which viii
be far greater than the TAPPING re-
belllon ever was VIII break out before
long in south China. Large quantities
OF arms are being shipped 60 the rebels
chiefly from the United States ane
headed by the reformers a movement
win break out pro-forelgn In It's nature
10 overthrow the empress dowager and
reinstate Kwang Su.
He said he has Il on the best informa-
tlon that movement organized on an
immense scale and including many