New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-05
EracEITT9E "a WlNCRCRIA.

According to promise. Russia should eyacuate
the southern part Of Manchuria, including New
ChNang and MouEden, on Thursday next Ac-
cording to current reports. she is not at all
likely even TO make a move toward doing so.
For the news is that. instead Of Withdrawing
them. she Is Increasing her forces IN those re-
gions. We hear tales q 10000 Russian sol
oilers in Manchuria, Of eighty forts at Port Ar
thur, and Of eighty warships-Inore than two
thirds Of her entire navy-constantly kept, IN
der steam and resdy for instant action, at
DaIny and Port Arthur. Some Of these re-
ports. such as those about the warships are
doubtless gross exaggerations and there is
ground for hoping mat they viii all prove
false and that the promise Of evacuation will
be fulfilled. Nevertheless. it is known that
there is some hitch in the evacuation plans,
owing to Chinas refusal to comply with Ger
tain ex post facto conditions prescribed by
Russia. and there VIII be no assurance of evac-
uation until it has actually been effected.
It has seemed to be Russa's policy all along
70 delay fulflment OF her promise lly asking
new conditions as prerequisite to her doing So
Some OF these conditions have been not only
harmless but reasonable. while others have
ason inadmissible. At one time she is said to
hswe declined 20 evacuate New-Chwang because
q couple OF American gunboats were in that
port, and she was therefore uncertain as TO
what America might do after she had with
drawni The facts were, OF course. that the
American vessels were there under treaty
Tights. that they had been there more or less
constantly for twenty years. and that Russia
herself also had two warsbips there At an
other time Russia demanded as prerequisite TO
evacuation, that China should pledge herself
not TO open new treaty ports without Russia's
permission. and not to employ Americans or
any foreigners but Russians in INV branch NJ
NanchuriaD administration At the nrasan-
sine Russia is said 10 be demanding that China
shall grant heavy tariff Determinations in favor
Of Russian goods entering Manchuria. To this
last condition, as 70 the former one. China 90
course demurs. since 10 grant II would ba m
break her treaties with America and other
countries Yet Russia is now said to insist ,,,on
IL as essential IN advance 10 her evacuation az
Manchuria.
II is difficult 20 perceive any justification for
such demands Russia long ego promised "a
evacuste AIanchuria at certain date or dates
That promise should be kept on the conditions
which were prescribed when Il was made The
imposition Of new conditions at later date Is
mwarrantable and savors uDpleasantly of re
pu6iation There has already been too much de
lay. According 10 tie original agreement all OF
Moukden should have been evacuated months
ago. Russia owes il 10 her own good fame 10 re
deem her promise without further delay. At any
rate, the United States cannot be expected Il
recognize the validity Of any such pretexts fol
pOstpOnement as those which we have recalled
This country has China's promise that OF
Thursday next the new treaty. providing fol
the opening OF two new ports. shall be signed