New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
FAITH IN RUSSIA.
Belief That Pledges to the United
States VIII Be Kept.
rTRoM TIE TRIBUNE RrREAU.l

Washington. oct. 12.-Russia's announcement
.hst the Nauchurian convention had lapsed,
made through II. Lessar her minister to China,
acco-ding 10 the Yokohama dispatch in this
mornings Tribune. can scarcely be said 10 have
surprised the government al Washington. which
regards the transaction as thoroughly i'm keep
ing with Eussa's uniform policy in meeting hef
obligations iu he East. II is explained here that
arericar experience with Russian diplomacy
would naturally lead US 10 expect just such de-
aouncemeI1 Of a convention Of promises to
weak nation which had failed through non-ful-
almeut Iu fact. under the Russian code OF di-
Plomacr. as il is understood at the State De
rsrtnert nothing could be more self-evident
fhsn the lapse Of a treaty after October which
was devoted 20 guaranteeing the evacuation Of
Asnchuria ou that date. whether the evacuation
actually took place OF not. the date itself limit
3ng the continuance Of the promise and making
neoessary new treaty STIMULATING a subsequent
date IN other words. if 2 Russian gave China
man promissory note undertaking TO pay
tl@@ On a certain date. say october : and the
chnamsn presented the note on October g. the
Russian could without violating the Russian
national conception Of propriety, call the China
mans attention to the fact that his obligation to
pay liraited definitely TO october :, and
that date had gone hy, thus ending the express
obligation
Russia has. however. up 20 the present time.
Feludated none Of her obligations to the United
States. and the only preteXt on which this coun-
Try could make a quarrel with her is her faith
isssness 70 China which does not appear at
tne Present time to he worth the candle to the
United States. though other nations may be
warranted in embracing II. Russia's direct as
tlfsnces IS 20 the maintenance Of the open
oooT have been explicitly reiterated at least
score q times since 1899. and there is not
1he Slightest reason TO believe that she viii dis
animate against American commerce and other
rights acquired from China in the territory that
the is holding away from China with the appar-
ent determination TO administer il permanently.
There Is admittedly a possibility. more or less
remote that from military considerations Ameri-
car interests IN Manchuria would be affected In
case Of war over that territory between Russia
eno other nations but that contingency does not
cause particular concern just now, especially =
hlch war would he apt 10 be short. and would
o. in all probability. Of far greater benefit 10
chura
e,L. it rs not forgotten that. although Russia
Nl1hn The year gave emphatic and unequivocal
Y.eoses IN writing 70 the United States that she
.esh commercial treaty with China, which was
es-enec last Thursday. a copy Of that treaty haV-
- peen furnished TO the government at ST.
,s,eisolrg months ago Russia. in fact, did
- nearly succeed in defeating the negotiation
- tAtflug secretly every resource against n 81
stslng. When Publications OF this treaty are
sN.lhaiged, II in the mean time Russia has not
,...ahoraAn from Manchuris the United States
F'Ai confidently look 10 Russia 20 carry out the