The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-26
MANCHURIA is
LOST To CHINA
Russia will Not Eyacuats in Any
Event.
GENERAL GRAB GAME LIKELY
UNITED STATES WILL NOT JOIN
IN A PROTEST.

and Baron Won stemberg
anese minister Mr.. Takahira.
called upon Secretary Hay to-
day and il is believed that the Man
eAurian question was discussed. Sec
Tetary HAY has no advices from ST.
petersburg or London. bur il is expect
ca that he viii shortly hear from the
-o'lei capital through the ambassador
mere. Ihese conferences and ex-
changes are an preliminary To- the
gre narration of protest which is 20 be
made against the Russian demands. but
70 IS not yet clear what form this viii
laNe. The protest however. must b4
onected not to- RUSSIA. bun 10 China
VINO viii be warned that the nations
winch sign the protest will not look
WIN favor upon any action bv China
ll&t VIII ALLEVIATE Chinese territory or
VIII confer special advantage upon one
ha'lon Cmeaning Russia over others.
Situation Hopeless.
The tone OF the press adrices from
sne european capitals printed today
nave done much 10 deprcss Officials
mere who have labored So long 90 pre-
serve the Integrity of China ID begins
10 appear TO them that Manchuri9 is
Hopelessiy lost 90 China and the best
That can be done now is To- save AS
much as possible from the wreck and
therefore, the effort VIII probably be-
made TO procure from Russia q binding
promise that the powers VIII not be
entirely deprived of the right to ex-
piolt Manchuria commercially. IL NAV
re possible 10 secure the opening of one
or two ports. such as was proposed in
the pending treaty between China and
the United States. which win probably
nave 70 be amended in view of these
idSI developments. The fear is ey-
pressed that the Russian movement
WI De copied by other nations and thar
Germany VIII proceed 10 extend her
sphere of influence in the Shautung
peninsula, while France viii overlap
the borders OF TOnquin.
Having heard from the president
secretary Hay is now I'm a position 10
act respecting the ManchuIian matter.
indeed, he has already taken the first
step; although for obvious reasons IL is
not deemed well 10 indicate their ma
lure But the broad statement is made
mat the department of stale is doing
What IL regards as necessary to meet
the issue.
Uncle Sans Position.
IL is made quite plain. however. 10
avoid a misunderstanding Of dispatches
from foreign capitals referring 10 the
United States. that this government
WI join ia no general protest against
RUSSIAN action. The stale department
poiicy ls so clearly defined en- such
matters that the officials assume chat
II is understood that whatever action
the United States takes viii be indi-
NlduaL 1T is true that it may run
parallel TO the action Of other powers
similarly interested. but there viii be
no entangling alliance between us and
those powers.
In diplomatic circles developments
regarding the Chinese situation are
anxiOusly awaited IL is expected by
The representatives OF the powers that
Great Britain and Japan viii act I'm
harmony with the United States in the
latter's demand on China not 10 yield
TO the latest Russian demand.
II was pointed out in one quarter
that il would make but little difference
whether China accepted or rejected the
Russian terms for the evacuation of
Manchuria. since if China refused To
agree to the terms. Russia could con-
definitely. I'm another diplomatic
quarter the opinion was expressed that
Russia is asking more Of Clint than
she really hopes TO obtain and win be
satisfied with the acceptance of a com
promise.
Russian Excuses.
The Russian government III is said
i'm diplomatic circles justides her course
in Manchuria on the ground that Man
churia is embraced within her sphere
OF Influence In China, and contends
that il is wholly within her right TO
impose certain conditions before with
drawing from that territory I'm order
to safeguard her interests there.
There is no apprehension among the
representative of the powers that
Manchurian affairs WIN lead 20 any
thing beyond diplomatic exchanges.
At the embassies Of the British. Ger
man, Russian and French IL is said
that no official advices concerning Man
churia have been received from the
foreign offices Of their respective gov
ernments
In the absence of anything from his
government. the Russian ambassador,
I'm a note TO Secretary Hay, announced
that nothing inimical 90 the United
States was projected in Russia's course.