The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
Cassinis Assurances,

"A washington HlSpaICA' NOTES a COll-
ference between Count Cassiri, the
Russian ambassador, and Secretary
Hay. during which. the Manchurian
matter was discussed at length and
..the assurances exchanged between
the secretary and the ambassador were
mutually satisfactory, -: leaving the
secretary to indulge confidence that
Manehurian events, $50 fargass Russia
can control them, viii * not Operate
against American trade" 1tsisAfo be
hoped that this is true. Fl ~ s q - .
/ The assurances of Count Gassirli
speaking for the car. however, have.
been So slehderIy Based o1ss ;trila h an
the past that there isssgigobadf REASON to
question them. since Russia, ing1900.
Fsbegan fo take undisguised steps towaf
1.-THE. occupation Of the three pr oViHces
|iknoMn as, Manchuria and mehideh An
Chinese Territory, Cassinff We en- as
|,suring our government that a1rnexa-
ton was not Intended and { Russia ST
would withdraw. her troops when the
disorders in Name huria we're sup
pressed, ard. he declared that no .inle
pairment of our commercial rights uIl-
der treaties with Chine, would follow
in, any event. But Russia has ens
tinued to occupy .Manc huria until that
Eregion is now subject to Ia Russian
yieeroys.. s MuKde11,,:s the capital sia
strongly garrisoned, as Il. every pther
town of importance in Mauehu
: Russian troops. and =. so, 90 4:.1n ore
! oops are drafting in Russia furs serx-
!, e there, making ia all betWe ela 300 90, !
O % and 100000 troops for that serV-
lice with which to prevent any move
ment of China If she determines to
play the part of "a turning worm.
I Whatever may have been the as
fsertions of Japan a. few months ago
about dying in the last DITCH to. drive
Russia out Of Manchuria and prevent
her from occupying Korea,sit is more
than likely that the Toxic conference
t1ement by which japan. will have a
free hand in Korea, and Russia. will be
Eqnmolested in Manchuria by the little
brown men. t.@.j s.sr -,
DUR governnent@has proclaimed its
champ of the iFltegritys of Chi
4 nese territory. It has. obtained two
treaty ports iii churiaf ron China,
but the effective utilization Of. those
Manchurian4 ports will depend upon
the vigor Of the assertien.of onr rights
by our government to the Russian
government. -
4 After the French subjected NADIA
gascar to. their rule, notwithstanding
/ their pledges of non-interference with
our growing tradey there, they en-
acted tariff which began at once to
4 MINIMIZE American trade and it has
/ declined ever since. This will be the
1 case as to Manchuria flour govern
! inent does not thunder forth a protest
4 wilicll means business. During this
! whole year our exports to Manchuria
have fallen off, the decrease being co.
4 incident with the more effective Rus
sian occupation.
i Our government is fully committed
to the maintenance Of the integrity so1
the Chinese empire. With sRussia,
I heel, firmly planted on Mancilu1.ia
d there is not the slightest doubt tllat
A Germ any, England and france sWil
q partition the Remaining terfitor,
among themselves. Germany is pre-.
pairing for the partition BY building {
|srailway from Kiao. Chou on the Shan
tung coast to Chi Man, Hi, the capita
\ of that province, which is within III
German sphere; and the road vii
Z ultimately he pushed thru the whol'
extent. OF; what Germany may choos'
Ito make her Chinese hinterland. Eng
], land Will have her hihterland in, mid
Z die China and France will extend he
4 sphere =. into the southern province
ssflTlow American business with Chin;
i It1s.iiii fare under a partitione Chm;
t ard presumably hostile tariffs, is
i. Iuuesiion Of a really serious nature.
. The story from Phil delphia that TIL