The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-04-25
.RUSSlHSDEMANDS
STIR DIPLOMATS
United States, England and
Japan Protest.
OF WAR REMOTE
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS DIS
CUSS THE SITUATION.

The demands made upon China by Rus
sla respecting control of Manchuria.
This account agrees precisely with the
IuIl and accurate press report of Rus
sia.s last coup from the Chinese. cap
ital Secretary Hay viii take no action
10 the matter until he has commune
gaIed the facts TO the president and
mas learned the latter's wishes.
Ihe political impression here is that
'he russian action Is a distinct breach
or faith with the United States. The
russian government pledged itself three
Niile5 formally, and documents are OF
record, that the open-doOr should be
maintained I'm Mauchuria and Russian
troops would be Withdrawn as soon as
peace was restored. Finally. the latter
promise took the shape of a treaty
stipulation. Ii was provided that the
evacuation should take place within
three distinct periods The last Rus
sian soldier should have quit Man
churia on the Sth Of this month. ac-
cordng 90 that treaty. But a plausi-
DIE explanation for a temporary reten-
ton of the remaining Russian troops
was oHered by Russia in the claim that
the country was still disturbed and that
vigorous military methods were neces-
saly IN the interest Of sanitation.
No Danger Of War.
Omcials declare that there is no IAN
ger OF war with Russia over this Incl
dent. The government of the United
States has recorded its Ideas Of what
should be done i'm Manchuria and as
the result of Secretary Hays projected
conference with the president il is prob
able that a further remonstrance will
be added. But it is anticipated that
Russia viii, for the time being al least.
aIlay foreign opposition, or at least
mat Of the United States by CARRYING
out ITS pledge as 90 the open door"
There Will be no addition treaty ports
In Manckuria is Russia succeeds ia
this last move. New ChWang. however.
Is still treaty port. and when Russia
makes further move OF applying her
customs system 90 that port. United
States products may enter there al the
same uniform rate Of 3 per cent duty
as are collected in the southern Chinese
ports
An official Of the new government
wen informed regarding Chinese al
lalrs, says that the step taken by Rus
STA is one for which she has been pre-
pairing for a number of years. Extra
ordinary as 10 may seem. he says. there
appears 90 be no way of preventing the
contamination Of Russias plan Japan
is In no position 20 dispute this action
and even with the assistance of Eng
land it Is doubtful i'm his opinion.
whether the purpose of Russia could be
changed. AS to- the interest of this
government ne said, 81 was doubtful
whether the United States could look
with favor upon the far greater control
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
flJory, i'm which case the United States
would endeaVor TO sell the Russians
raw materials for manufacture i'm place
of the finished products which now 60
90 that part Of China. He said that
there had been great development in
Manchuria under the Russian auspices
during the past few years and especial
iy ln the last eight months. Immense
sums of money. he said. have been
spent I'M building railroads. bridges and
other works 20 improve transportation
routes and build Industries. This was
particularly the case at DaIny. the port
about forty miles from Port Arthur
which has not only been greatly inn
proved, but wen fortified The port is
i'm the leased territory which was dis
cussed incorrespondence between the
o. United States and Russian governments
/ i'm 1899.
Russia's Repeated Promises.
When Russia eassd for twenty-d 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 sept 6. addressed a letter "a
/ Ambassador Tower, calling attention "a
/ the categorical assurances given his
/ predecessor by Russia when she leased
the ports Of Port Arthur. Ta-Lien- Wan
and the adjacent territory on tie LiaC
/ Tung peninsula. on Dec. rs, 1893
Count Muravien replied TO Mr.. Hays
note saying thar the imperial govern
ment had demonstrated its firm inten-
. ton TO follow the policy of the open
door. I'm the same note the count said
/ that as To other territory the fixing of
I duties belong to China itself, and 1.-THE
/ imperial government has no intention
/ of claiming privileges for it's own sub
/ jects TO the exclusion of other foreign
ers."
The count said:
The imperial government is happy "a
have complied with the wishes of the
/ American government"
Count Cassini the Russian ambassa-
| dor, said concerning the announcement
made 90 The dispatches from Picking rel
alive 20 conditions which Russia has
named to China,
ct have not yet received official news
and. i'm consequence, cannot discuss the
I points mentioned I'M the dispatches.
can say. generally speaking. however
that it is only natural that Russia
+ before evacuating Mauchuria should
[ take measures TO prevent repetition
4 of the troubles of 1885, as wen as 90 in-
sure i'm that country her political inhu-
euce. which was never contested owing
/ 10 it's geographical position"
In answer TO questions as 60 how tho
proposed terms named iu the dispatch
from Picking would affect American trade
interests u MaDChurla. the ambassador
reueating that be could not discuss Tho
details of the terms mentioned lu the dis
+ patches said he had not been officially
advised of them. adding.
-"rhr ASSURANCES which Russia bias given
ON different occasions relative 90 the se-
curity OF American trade interests Dol
I Manchuria continue lu fuil force and
could not bc otherwise construed.
The dispatches from Picking announcing
the terms which Russia has named tl
China for The carrying ONT OF the Man
chUTlau agreement were read with GcoH
concern iu diplomatic circles today. While
the diplomats are not disposed. for OBJ
vious reasons. Co publicly comment OBI
I them. Do is expected that Do least tho
] United States Great Britain and japan
viii join iu "a firm note 90 the Chinese
governments insisting that China do not
agree 90 the conditions which Russia
! seeks 90 impose.
United States May Lead.
it is rathe- expected today in diplo.
matte quarters that the United state.