The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-04-30
CzAR is FA|THLESS
Russian Breaks His PIighted
Promise With Uncle Sam
IN OCCUPYING MANCHURIA
United States Will Enter Vigorous
Protest-Officiais Think There
is no Danger Of War Over
Incident.

Minister Conger, from Pekin, has ca
bled Secretary Hay synopsis OF tbs
demands made upon China by Russia
respecting control of Manchuria. This
account agrees precisely with the
press report of Russia's last coup at
the Chinese capital. Secretary Hay
will take no action in the matter until
he has communicated the facts to tho
president and has learned the latter's
wishes.
The present impression In Washing
ton Is that the Russian action is dis.
tinct breach of faith with the United
States. The Russian government
pledged itself three times formally,
and the documents are on record thar
the "open door" should be maintained
in Manchuria and Russian troops
should be withdrawn as soon as peace
was restored. Finally the latter prom
ise took the shape of a treaty stipula-
ton. It was provided that the evacua'
ton should take place within three dis
tinct periods. The Russian soldiers
should have quit Manchuria on the>Sth
of this month, according to that treaty,
but plausible explanation for tenn
porary retention of the remaining Rus
sian troops was offered by Russia In
the claim that the country was still
disturbed, and that vigorous military
measures were necessary for the pur.
pose Of sanitation.
No Danger Of War.
Officials declare that there Is no dan.
ger OF war with Russia over this Incl
dent. The government OF the United
States will record it's ideas OF what
should be done in Manchuria and az
the result of Secretary Hays project
ed conference with the president, 1t Is
probable that further remonstrance
will be added. But 1t is anticipated
that Russia will, for the time being at
least, allay foreign opposition or az
least that Of the United States, by car
rying out it's pledge as to the open
door.
There will be no additional treaty
ports in Manchuria If Russia succeeds
in this last move. New Chwang, how.
ever, is still q treaty port and unless
Russia makes a further move OF ap.
plying her customs system to that
port, United States products may en-.
ter there at the same uniform rate OF
per cent duty, as are collected in the
southern Chinese ports.
An official Of the government, wen
informed regarding Chinese affairs,
said the step taken by Russia is one
for which she has been preparing fof
a. number of years. Extraordinary as
it may seem, he says, there appears
to be no way of preventing the con-
summation Of Russia's plan. Japan Is
in no position to dispute the action
and the purpose OF Russia could not
be changed. AS to the interest OF this
government, he said, it was doubtful:
whether the United States could look
with favor upon the far greater con-
troll of the Pacific ocean, which the
new move would give Russia. He had
no doubt that Russia would eventually
apply the Russian tariff to the new Ter
ritory, In which case the United States
would endeavor to sell the Russian
raw material in place Of the finished
products which now go to that part OF
China. He said that there has been
great development in Manchuria under
the Russian auspices during the past
few years and especially in the last
eight months.
Open Door Guaranteed.
Dalny, the port about forty miles
from Port Arthur, has not only been
greatly improved, but well fortified.
This port is leased territory. which
was discussed in correspondence be-
tween the United States and Russian
governments in 1899. When Russia
leased for twenty-five years certain
Chinese ports assurances were given
Ambassador Hitchcock that the open
door would be maintained.