The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-14
.UNCLESAM VS.. RUSSIA
Recent Diplomatic Exchan yes
Were What Might Be Called
Rather Sharp.
NOTHING OBSCURE ABOUT EITHER
Text of Two Important Communities
tions Relative TO the Man.
churie Situation.

sian series Of diplomatic exchanges in
the current volume of foreign rela-
tons now in press is given the text of
a communication addressed by Ambas-
sador Tower to the Russian foreign
Office relative to the announcement that
China was about to sign an agreement
with the Russo-Chinese bank where
by valuable exclusive privileges We're
to be secured by that institution. The
note brought forth the important dec
laration from Count Lamsdorff, min.
lister for foreign affairs, that Russia
proposed TO restore Manchuria to
China, and would recall her troops
from that province, and that there
was no inten.ion to interfere with the
"open door" arrangement. Towers note
to the Russian minister for foreign az.
fairs follows:
Our Note to the Russians.
I'm obedience to instructions which
/ have received from the government
of the United States 1 have the honor
to inform your excellency that the
American minister to China has report
ed in a telegram recently received al
Washington that Prince Ching has
agreed to sign the Manchurian con
vention, and also a separate conven
ton wi h the Russo-Chinese bank. IN
der wiiich exclusive privileges of in
dustrial development I'm Manchuria are
to be granted to that bank.
How We Would Look Thereon.
at am instructed to say that the
government Of the United States could
look only with concern upon any agree
ment by which China should extend
to corporate company the exclusive
right within its territory to oper
mines, construct railway and to ex
ert other Industrial privileges. 1t il
the belief of the government of the
United States that by permitting Oh
creating a monopoly of this character
China would contravene the treaties
which it has already entered into will
foreign powers and would injure the
rights of American citizens by restrict
ing legitimate trade; also that sucf
action would lead to the impairment
Of Chinese sovereignty and tend Il
diminish the ability of China to meet
its obligations.
Other Powers Might Do Likewise.
"Other powers as well might seel
similar advantages in different part,
of the Chinese empire, and would de
stroy the policy Of equal Treatment
Of all nations in regard to naviga
ton and commerce throughout China
I am further instructed to convey Il
your excellency the sentiment Of thu
curing by any one power Of exclusive
privileges in China for its subjectl
or its own commerce would be con
Trajectory to the assurances repeated
ly given by the imperial Russian min
istry for foreign affairs to the Unitet
States of the intention of the Russian
government to maintain the policy Of
the open door in China, as that pol
Icy has been advocated by the United
States and accepted by all the powers
who have commercial interests within
the Chinese empire.
Asked to Give Op>Attsntion.
II am to assure you that the gov
eminent of the United States is now
as it has always been heretofore, ami
mated by the desire to secure for al
nations entirely equal intercourse Will
China, and l am instructed to presen
to your excellency the request tina
the imperial Russian government will
give due attention to the foregoing con
siderations, which have also been ad
dressed to the Chinese government, an(
to express to your excellency the hope
that such measures of procedure MAJ
be adopted as will allay the appre
hension of the government of the Unit
ed States"
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