The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-07-10
THAT QUESTION AND klsEiiNEFF3
PETITION AROUSE coMPLl.
CATIONS.
RUSSIA GUILTY OF fAlsfnooD.
DESPITE PROFESSIONS OF re.
GARD RUSSIA Is ACTING uN.
FRIENDLY.

the situation Is regarded as capable of
assuming serious phase. s. The two
statements issued here Wednesday
evening, one from Russian sources
and the other from the state depart.
ment, show the temper Of both,sgov.
ernments. N
Russia says: "You musts not. send
the petition concerning the KisMneff
incident"
The United States says: "I.will.,,' s
When nations defy each other ia
that way their relations of'ffiendhnesH
" While iiH ossia1s here decline Is AZ
any disclosures on the SUBJECT it is
generally believed that the STATEMENT.
issued late Wednesday night byst
state department in which expression
was given to the. dec:sion:to pay. no at
tention to any olhet than !';:aa'' = :;S
49,, An Official Objection. .:1.!
from the Russian government to the
transmission: to it by the United
States of the American petition, was
prepared at Oyster Bay and tele-
graphed to; Washington with instruc-
lions to furnish it to the press.
This lends 1t an additional signifi-
canoe which cannot fail to denote the
seriousness Of what was regarded at
one time as. mere diplomatic furry.
1t should not be understood from this
remark that there is danger Of any
physical clash between Russia and the
United States over the Kishineff Pc
tition, but there is another feature of
the relations of the two powers which
is likely to develop the friction due
primarily to the decision of President
Roosevelt to forward representations
from American citizens concerning the
ill treatment of Jews in the cars do
minions.
This feature is the Manchurian stu
alton, and the deep danger that Hes in
it may be appreciated when the con-
GLIDING paragraph of the statement
made by the state department is read
in the knowledge that the statement
was
Prepared at Oyster Bay
and has the approval of the president.
That concluding paragraph was as fol.
lows:
I'm this connection it was pointed
out by another official, who disclaimed
any purpose to speak in his Official Ca
pacity, however, that it seemed some
what strange to say the least, that the
Russian government should choose
this particular method of making a
statement to the American people at
the very time when, by methods which
are certainly the reverse of friendly to
the United States, it has sought to
make China join in breaking its plight:
ed faith to all the powers. as to the
open door to Manchuria, and has en-
deavored to bar our people from &C.
cess to the Manchurian trade"
This is direct accu at'on that Rus
sia's promise to observe the principle
of the "open door" In China was no.
made in good faith. 1t is vital ac-
cusation that Russia has been
Guilty Of FaIsehood.
Interpreted broadly it appears to
mean that the United States govern
ment suspects Russia is not it's friend
despite professions of cordial regard,
and in issuing the statement that it
would decline to receive the petition
from America, it was willing to show
its defiance of the country.
Acting Secretary of State Loomis
has been informed that the petition in
behalf of the Russian Jews will prob
! ably be delivered at the state depart
ment or at Oyster Bay in about q
week. Immediately upon it's receipt
by the United States government 1t
will be dispatched to Mr.. Riddle, Unit
ed States charge at st. Petersburg. It
will be. accompanied by note Of
transmittal instructing Mr.. Riddle ex.
actly what disposition to make Of the
petition, for there is no intention here
to place any undue ponsibility on
the charge in this matter. G Sa I'm,