The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-05-11

evidently convinced that he has the facts.
London hears the same report from Dr.
Morrison and through the foreign office.
The nations of the world are on their
ears and dire things are predicted.
Now cores the "highest possible au-
thority' a St Petersburg and enters
pointed disclaimer to all the most inn
portant allegations. The Russian foreign
office takes up the published synopsis
of the demand made upon the Pe<in
authorities and declares four of the al
legged demands absolutely false-that is
rot made by Russia at a1l--and under
takes to show that most of the other
demands were not of the character rep
resented.
There has been no demand that no
more Man hurian ports be opened to for
eign commerce. says this high Russian
authority; no demand that no foreigners
save Russians shall be employed in the
administra ton of Manchuria: no demand
that Russia shall control the Chinese
telegraph. There has sGen no mention in
the pourparIers, the Russians declare,
about the prohibition Of more foreign
consuls in Manchuria. With regard to
the demand that "the present status Of
The administration OF Manchuria is to re-
main unchanged" the Russian comment
is short: "Unimportant." With regard
to the bugbear of the New Chwang GUS
toms receipts going into the Russian
bank. the St. Petersburg authorities
point out that such is the present ar
rangement. The Russians do acknoWl-
edge having made the suggestion that
q sanitary commission be organized IN
der Russian control and claim this is
very important since cholera was intro
duced by an English vessel in 1902, The
idea Of a Russian sanitary commission
is calculated to provoke smiles on the
q nit Ft
the subjects of the car. Again does
Russia declare that 'the integrity OF
China is already adopted into the Rus
sian programme, which ought to mean
that Russia will join with the other pow
ers In UNFOLDING that lntegrity-but
which may in the Russian mind mean
something entirely different.
in any event. It may be best to wait
until we can have practical agreement
as to the real meaning OF these Rllsslan
demands It is among the possibilities
that some foxy mnion of the doWagtr
empress may have been stringing ne rest
Of us in order to precipltate trouble with
Russia.
A man who knows more about the
Mohammedans Of today than any other
outside the faith Is in Atlanta He IS
Mr. Budget Meal;in, OF London one OF
the best known Of world travellers. Mr..
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spired n n1irsuit for knowledge upon this
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t,ioe nf nortborn Africa. in the domains
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