Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-20
TO OPEN PORTS
SITUATION IS NOW
SATISFACTORY.
China Agrees, and Russia Consents,
to the Opening of Ports to the
Commerce of the WOrld'-W Wash
ingtOn Administration Pleased
at the Outcome.

Washington, July 1.-THE Manchu-
rian question has been settled satisfac-
torily to this government. Assurances
have been received from the Chinese
government that it will in the near flu
ture open as treaty ports several ports
now closed to the worlds trade. The
Russian government has conveyed for
NAL assurance to the United States gov
eminent that it will not in any way OPP
pose such opening.
The ports to be opened are not yet
specified, hut 1t is supposed they are
Moukden, the principal port of Man
churia, and Ia Tung kao, a. the mouth
OF the Yalu river.
The state department is highly graft
fled at this outcome, feeling that it has
secured not only for American COM
merce but for the commece of the world
at large very substantial gains.
1t now develops that the meeting of
Russian officials at Port Arthur, just
concluded, was but one of the steps,
though an important one, which the
st. Petersburg government had planned
in execution OF its purpo-e to place
matters of administration in Manchu-
ria in such condition that the ports de-
sired by the United States and Japan
could be opened to trade without caus-
ing disturbance or involving undue sac
ritice of proper Russian interests
1t had already been represented that
much of the friction had grown ont of
| 1n Nan..hnri., rt,,aetiAt, na,,cG1
by sort OF triple. vet independent,
administration of affairs in Malchuria.
by represen atives of different branches
of the Russian government.
Orders to Be Obeyed.
The result was that one official
would not hefeel bound by the pledges
made by another, so that foreign ma
tons complained of bad faith. 1t is
understood that now, following the
Port Arthur conference, compact and
responsible direction of affairs has been
arranged for and orders issued from st.
Petersburg are certain to meet with
speedy and exact compliance. Although
no set time ia mentioned in the prom
Use to open the ports, it is believed that
this will follow soon after the Russian
evacuation in September.
1t is now known that the negotiations
which have terminated SO successfully
so far as broad lines are concerned, for
only details remain to be adjusted, were
practically brought to their present
phase by Secretary Hay and Count Cas-
SIM at a meeting at the Russian en-
bassy June IS, the day before the sec
re.ary departed for Newport, for the
ambassador then had in hand the nee
essary authorization from his own gov
eminent to make the pledges which are
now in process of redemption.
The pledges were reduced to writing
by Mr.. Hansen. the Russian charge,
during his cali at the state department
yesterday 1t now remains for Mr.
Conger to define in the trade treaty
which he is negotiating with China the
terms and conditions under which the
new ports are to he opened. 1t may
he stated that had the United States
even cared TO pursue selfish policy in
the matter, it might easily have secur-
ed promises Of special privileges from
Russia, bu' Secretary Hay held to the
broader doctrine OF the open door in
ManChuria for the whole world.
The New Ports.
Respecting the two ports mentioned
as likely to be opened namely, Monk.
den and TIA Ting ko, it may be said
that both politically and from a trade
point OF view, the latter port is likely
to prove the more important, though
the place is so little known now that
the name is not to be found on many
of the bes, charts. 1t lies on the right
bank OF the Ialu river, not far from its
mouth, ard it is close to the Korean
town of Weju, an important trade cen
ter, which will undoubtedly prove to
be tributary to the port. At present
Ia Tung kao does not amount to much,
but rapid development Is expected as
soon as it becomes treaty port.
Monkden is the head OF navigation
on the Lao river and is the point from
which caravans start through Man
churia ard Siberia. 1t is now the larg-
est port in Manchuria next to Nlu
| Chwang.
simultaneously with the promise to
open up Manchuira to the world s
commerce, comes report to the pu-
reau OF labor and commerce from Uni.
ted States Consul Miller at Niu
Chwang, which thus tar is the only
open port in Manchuria. respecting the
cotton trade OF that province. He says
that the great market for cotton goods
in Manchuria is attracting the atten-
ton of Russian nu:acturers at Mos
COW.