The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-05-01
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TIE Iron HAND.
Russia Has Broken Faith With the
United statos
~ ~ uonsllNa UP MAsoHunIA.
''' unlsss '''e suaa,ans Reoeae from
Fhoiv Demand on oh.na !. q s.''s, r
areat War May be
tho Result.

A dispatch from Pekins China, says
Russin has demanded that China sign
an agreement practically crding to
her the sovereignty Of Mancluria and
excluding other nations from that
country. The Russian charge d'af.
faires, M. Plancon, has informed
Prince Ching, president OF the foreign
Office, that no further steps in the
evacuation of Manchuria will be trken
until this agreement is signed. Prince
Ching refused the Russian terms, but
his refusal probably plcases Russia as
his acceptance would have done, as
either alternative means the relinou.a
ishment Of Chinese sovereignty in
Mpnchuria. The Russian demands
are as follows:
First, no Manchurian ports or towns
are to be opancd; second, no more for
cign consuls are to be admitted into
Manchuria: third, no foreigners ex-
ccpt Russians are to be employed in
the public service Of Manchuria;
| fourth, the present status of the ad-
mlnistration Of Manchuria is to ,e
main unchangcd; fifth. the cust ms
receipts 1T the port OF Newchwai q
are to lie given to the Russo Chinese
bank: sixth, Il sanitary commission to
be organized under Russian control:
seventh, Russia is entitled to attach
the telegraph wires and poles Of I'LL
| Chinese lines in Manchuria, and
eighth, no territory In Manchuria Is
20 DC aiienated to any other power.
WILL MAKE a PROTEST.
a Washington Dispatch says Minis.
ter Conger at Peking has cabled Sec
retary Hay 4 synopsis Of the demands
upon China by Russia respecting the
control Of Manchuria. This account
agrees precisely with the press report
or Russ'a's latest coup from the
Chinese capitol. Secretary lIay will
take no action In the matter until he
has communicated The facts to the
President and learned the latter's
wishes.
The present impression here is that
ltussia's action is distant breach of
faith with the United States. Russia
pledged itself three times formally in
documents that ale on record that the
open door" should be maintained in
Manchuria and that Russian troops
would be Withdrawn as soon as peace
was restored. Finally the latter
promise took the shape Of treaty
stipulationS. 1t was provided that
tile evacuation should take place with
IN three distinct periods. -
The Russian soldiers should have
quit Manchuria on the 9Th Of this
month, according to the treaty, btlt a
plausible explanation for the tcmpor-
ary retention OF The remaining Rus.
sian troops was offered by Russia in
the claim that the country was still
disturbed, and that vlgorous~al;,. y: y. I.
measures were necessary for purpoSes
OF sanitation.
| Officials declare that there is no
danger OF war with Russia over the
incident. The government OF the
United States will record it's ideas OF
what should be done III Manchura,
and, as a result OF Secretary IIay's
projected conference with the Presi-
dent, 1t is probable that Il further re-
monStrancc will be added, but it is
anticipated that Russia will, for the
time being at least allay foreign op-
position or at least that or the United
States by carrying out its pledge as
to the open door.