The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-07-23
TO OPEN PORTS
.,NcHURIAN SITUATION is NOW
SATISFACTORY.
china Agrees, and Russia Consents,
20 the Opening of Ports to the
merce of the WOrld--Wash
;ngton ADMINISTRATION Pleased
at the Outcome.

Washington, July 1.-THE Manchu-
:on question has been settled satisfac-
.,r;lv TO this government. Assurances
Wa been received from the Chinese
n norernment that it will in the near fu-
sUrp. omen as treaty ports several ports
au closed to the worlds trade. The
prssian government has conveyed for
III assurance to the United States gov
nrnment that it will not in any way op-
nose such opening.
The ports to be opened are not yet
.rpcifed. but it is supposed they are
voukden, the principal port of Man.
cbnria, and Ia Tung Kao, at the mouth
If the Yalu river.
The state department is highly graft
fsd at this outcome, feeling that it has
aocnred not only for American COM
merce but for the commece of the world
at large very substantial gains.
It now develops that the meeting of
Russian officials at Port Arthur, just
concluded, was but one of the steps,
though an important one, which the
St. Petersburg government lad planned
in execution of its purpose to place
matters of administration in Manchu-
ria in such condition that the ports de-
sired by the United States and Japan
ronId be opened to trade without caus-
ing disturbance or involving undue sac
rifce of proper Russian interests.
1t had already been represented that
IL 81 ho1 ~
the Manchurian question was caused
by sort of triple, vet independent,
administration of affairs in Manchuria.
by representatives of different branches
of the Russian government.
Orders to Be Obeyed.
The result was that one official
would not befeel bound by the pledges
made by another, 30 that foreign ma
tons complained of bad faith. 1t is
understood that now, following the
Port Arthur conference, compact and
responsible direction of affairs has been
arranged for and orders issued from St.
Petersburg are certain to meet with
speedy and exact compliance. Although
no set time is mentioned in the prom
ise to open the ports, it is believed that
this will follow soon after the Russian
evacuation in September.
1t is now known that the negotiations
which have terminated 30 successfully
so far as broad lines are concerned, for
only details remain to be adjusted, were
practically brought to their present
phase by Secretary Hay and Count Cas-
SIM at meeting at the Russian en-
bassy June %, the day before the Sec
rotary departed for Newport, for the
ambassador then had in hand the nee
essary authorization from his own gov
eminent to make the pledges which are
now in process of redemption.
The pledges were reduced to writing
by Mr.. Hansen, the Russian charge,
during his call at the state department
yesterday 1t now remains for Mr..
Conger to define in the trade treaty
which he is negotiating with China the
terms and conditions under which the
new ports are to be opened. 1t may
be stated that had the United States
even cared to pursue selfish policy in
the matter, it might easily have secur-
ed promises of special privileges from
Russia, but Secretary Hay held to the
broader doctrine of the open door in
Manchuria for the whole world.
The New Ports.
Respecting the two ports mentioned
as likely to be opened, namely, Monk
Den and Ia Tung Ko, it may be said
that both politically and from trade
point of view, the latter port is likely
TO prove the more important, though
The place is so little known now that
The name is not to be found on many
OF the best charts. 1t lies on the right
oank of the Yalu river, not far from its
mouth, and it is close to the Korean
Town OF Weju, an important trade CEN
Ter which will undoubtedly prove to
De tributary to the port. At present
Ia lung Kao does not amount to much,
out rapid development is expected as
soon as it becomes treaty port.
Moukden is the head OF navigation
On the Lao river and is the point from
winch caravans start through Man.
ohuria and Siberia. 1t is now the larg-
e e., port in Manchuria next to Niu
Chwang.
simultaneously with the promise to
open up Manchuira to the worlds
commerce., comes report to the ou-
IeSu OF labor and commerce from Uni
y" teu states Consul Miller at Niu
OhWaAg, which thus far is the only
open port in Manchuria, respecting the
tUtton trade of that province. He Says
!nat the great market for cotton goods
~ Manchuria is attracting the atten-
non non OF Russian manufacturers at Mos