The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-25
HAY H4rs INSTRUCTION
Will Lay the Matter Before
 President Roosevelt.
Little Danger of War, But There is Little Doubt Remonstrance Will Be Made by the
 United States. fo

Wasnington. April 24.-Minister Conger, ron i-ekiii. i,.s eaDied to secretary nay, synopsis ot the oemanus made upon Shiha uy kusSia respecting controI ot Maiichuiia Ia. | nis account agrees precise " with the full and accurate press report ot hussia's last coup from the Chinese capital. secretary hay will take no &C., tion lii the matter until he has communi- eated the facts to the President. and has learned the latters wishes. The present impression here is that, the Russian &C., ton Is distinct breach of faith with the United States.
 The Russian government pledged itself three times formally and the documents are on record, that the ''open door, should be maintained in Manchuria and Russian troops would be withdrawn as soon as peace was restored.
 Finally the latter promise took the shape of treaty stipulation. 1t was pro- vided that the evacuation should take place within three distinct periods. The Russian soldiers should have quit Man churia on the sth of this month accord ing to that treaty, but plausible expla- nation for temporary retention of the remaining Russian troops was offered by Russia in the claim that the country was still disturbed. and that vigorous mili- AASCS0GuA purpose of sanitation.
 There Will Be No War.
 Oficials declare that there is no danger of war with Russia over this incident.
 The government of the United States will record it's ideas of what should be | ,ne in Manchuria and as the result of Secretary Hays projected conference with the President it Is probable that further rernonstrance will be added. But 1t Is anticipated that Russia will, for the time being at least. allay foreign opposi- tion or at least that of the United States by carrying out It's pledge as to the open door. M ts ss. .
 There win be no additional treaty ports in Manchuria, if Russia succeeds in this last move. New Chwang. however, is still a treaty port and unless Russia makes a further move of applying her customs system to that port, United States products may enter there at the same uniform rate of per cent duty as are collected in the Southern Chinese ports.
 Russia Planned the Coup.
 An official of the government well in- formed regarding Chinese affairs said the step taken by Russia Is enc for which 1t has been preparing for a number of years. Extraordinary as 1t may seem, he says, there appears to be no way Of preventing the consummation of Russias plan. Ja- pan Is in no position to dispute the ac- ton. and even with the assistance of England. it is doubtful. in his opinion, whether the purpose of Russia could be changed, AS to the interest of this gov srnment, he said. it was doubtful wheth- CT the United States could look with fa- vor upon the far greater control of the Tg<. NG. G-L -Na give Russia. He had no doubt that Rus sia would eventually apply the Russian tariff to the new territory 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 had been great development in Manchuria un- der the Russian ausoices during the past few years and especially in the last eight months.
 Dalny Well Fortified.
 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 Jetween 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.
 To make this more emphatic. Secretary Hay. on September 6, addressed a letter to Ambassador Tower, calling attention to the categorical assurances given his predecessor by Russia when she leased tEe ports of Port Arthur. Tailen-Wan and the adjacent territory in the Lola Tung peninsula. On December IS, 1899, Gen sral Muravieff replied to MrI Hays note, sa ying the imperial government had dem onstrated its firm intention to follow the policy of the "open door"
 In the same note the Count said that as to other territory the fixing of duties be- longs to China itself. and the imperial has no intention of claiming privileges for it's own subjects to exclude other foreigners" The Count said:
 ''The imperial government Is happy to have compiled with the wishes of the American government"