Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-04-25

ehuria.. whereas the draft of the new com
mercial treaty between the United State
anu China provides for the opening Of
| Mukden and Taku-Shan as treaty ports
The date of Russia's withdrawal from
New New Ch hna 4 vas April 3 but It is not
| Russia communicated the demands to
CHINA which were announced in the Pekin
whether the proposal of the condition rel
ative to treaty ports antedates the draft
ing OF the American-Chinese commercial
| treaty. Light on this point is now of eS
| pecial interest.
Undcr the terms Of the Manchurian con-
vention the final evacuation of Manchu, la
by Russia is to take place, next Septem-
Der, therefore the diplomatic representa-
tives of the powers in interest in the ORR
Ont will closely watch developments since
the determination Of the present issue will
| materially affect the final step.
1T is not expected in diplomatic quarters
that any representations will be made by
| the powers affected by the Russian dc
mands To demands to Russia direct, but
| rather to the Chinese government. This
would as efectualiy apprise Russia of the
views of the powers moving in the ma tier
as il a note should be directed to the Rus
sian foreign Office.
The nature of some of the Russian
pledges Is disclosed in the following cable
meSS9 gcS:
Department of State. Washington ID. c..
| March ], 19U1
The following memorandum which was
handed to the Chinese minister on FEB l9
| is transmitted to you for your information
and communica ton to the government to
which you are accredited:
| THE preservation of the territorial in
tegrity of China having been recognized
by all the powers now engaged III JOINT ne
eotiations concerning the injuries recent
~ inflicted upon their ministers and ma
! tons by certain officials ana subjects Of
the Chinese empire. 1t is evidently adtan'
tatgeouS to China to continue the present
international understanding upon the
subject. 1t would be, therefore. unwise
Lon, dan in he HN-tr Tpp 4 lima,
to make any arrangements or to consider
any proposition of private nature ia
nancial obligations by convention with
any particular power, and the government
OF the United States, aiming solely at the
preservation of China from the danger
indicated and the consonveration OF the
| largest and most beneficial relations be
tween the empire and other countries, in
accordance with the principles set forth
in its circular note of July ;, 1900. and in
i Il purely friendly spirit towards the Chi
4 nesc empire and all the powers now in
4 tcrested in the negotiations, desires to
express it's sense of the improperly, in
4 expedicncy and even extreme danger to
the interests of China of considering amy
nentS. at least without the fun knowledge
and approval of an the powers now en-
. gagged in negotiation.
These instructions We're cabled to our
representatives at St. Petersburg. Lon
don, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, Rome and
, our representative at St. Petersburg,
.:G6e,n a. '.msiorff tho, vojunta"rrJ he
statement in the most positive terms III II
while Russia IS AT present, lof certain
artoin rsr;,ein ,s.itbiu The t'hiuaa,. donai,,S
this is a temporary measure and that
RUSSIA mas no intention VIVA, WiliI,eVer OF Ssen ,
Of tsr,itnrv in either China or Nanchu-
. ria
1 IN view {" the iateSt ncVcioplithitS III
I rions nowcrs IN Chinese waters becomes
: interesting. Tie Russian fleet has been
> titu.!ly UNI ~ ,i"w ~ UNI ~
othehrs in Indian and Cochin China w.
ters. Great Britain at last accounts had
.. War sr ~ o,nt9r WI H aaa'' @
the only American battlcships on the
: Asiatic station but there are = other
nnni,n,s I'm nnd snn,n "maIi .rtnhnnt3 in
| Philippine waters. Japan has a strong
naval force ON the coast
. roydo, Arri, o4-rba Aeeocinto1
= press Ino,ns tbot tboro is !, co,tomn-
, lotion :, fo~cihla Joint nrntest on the
: nart or Croft Eritain ,ba Tinted Stata.
and I,nn, ao,i,.t tho pnseian do
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