The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-26
is NO WAR CLOUD
ONE REFUSES TO GATHER OVER
MANCHURIA.
FEW DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES
ABOUT THE LIMIT OF ACTION AN
TICIPATED.

- rev Conferences Have Been Held,
But Nothing of n Tangible Nature
Has Yet Followed the Demands
Russia Has Made on China-Be-
Iieved Any Action United states
May Take Will He independent.
Their Policy Is to Avoid COmpII-
cations.
Washington, April 25.-The Japanese
minister, Mr.. Takahira, and Baron Won
Sternburg, the German minister, called
upon Secretary Hay to-day, and it is
believed that the Manchurian question
was discussed.
Secretary Hay has no advices from
st. Petersburg or London, but it is
expected that he will shortly hear from
the latter capital through the ambas-
sador here. These conferences and ex-
changes are all preliminary to the
preparation of protest which is to be
made against the Russian demands,
will take The protest, however, must
be directed, not to Russia, but to
China, who will be warned that the
nations which sign the protest will not
look with favor upon any action by
China that will ALLEVIATE Chinese terri
upon one nation (meaning Russial over
others.
The tone of the press advices from
the European capitals printed this
morning have done much to depress
officials here who have labored so long
to preserve the integrity of China. 1t
begins to appear to them that Man
churia is hopelessly lost to China, and
the best that can be done now is to
save as much as possible from the
wreck, and, therefore, the effort will
probably be made to procure from Rus
STA a binding promise that the Powers
will not be entirely deprived of the
right to exploit Manchuria commercial
ly. 1t may be possible to secure the
opening of one or two ports such as
was proposed in the pending treaty
between China and the United States,
which will probably have to be amend
ed in view of these last developments.
Hay Has Presidents Ideas.
Having heard from the President,
OSCINbdIS nay 10 INV III pOolNAOlA "
act respecting the Manchurian mat
ter. Indeed, he has already taken the
first steps, although for obvious rea-
sons it is not deemed well to indicate
their nature. But the broad statement
is made that the Department of State
is doing what is regards as necessary
to meet the issue.
It is made quite plain, however,
to avoid a misunderstanding of dis
patches from foreign capitals referring
to the United States, that this gov
eminent will join in no general pro-
test against Russian action. The
State Department policy is so clearly
defined in such matters that the Of
ficials assume that it is understood
that whatever action the United States
takes will be individual. 1t is true
that it may run parallel to the action
of other Powers similarly interested,
but there will be no entangling alli-
ances between the United States and
those Powers.
There is no apprehension among the
representatives of the Powers that the
Manchurian affair will lead to any
thing beyond diplomatic exchanges.
In the absence of anything official
from his government, the Russian am
bassador in a note to Secretary Hay,
announced that nothing inimica1 to the
United States was projected in Russia S
course.
Attitude of Germany.
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