Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1903-07-09
THAT QUESTION AND k,ss....,
PETITION AROUSE coMp,,
CATIONS.
RUSSIA GUILTY 0! fAlstHoo,
DESPITE PROFESSIONS az =.
GARD RUSSIA is ACTING I'm.
FRIENDLY.

ana the United States have locLei
horns over the kishinass petition !;
generally acknowledged he.o vsan
the situation is regarded as capab,e .
assuming serious phase. The ,w
statements issued here Wednesd,
evening. one from Russian so;r,o]
and the other from the state denar,
ment, show the temper OF both por
ernments.
Russia says: "You mus. not SOM
the petition concerning ne Kjsbinat
incident"
The United States says: 81 will"
When nations defy each other in
that way their relations II freEdlipcs,
are jeopardized.
While ott::;:sls here decline to make
any disclosures on the subject, it ii
generally believed that the statement
issued late Wednesday night by the|
state department in which expression
was given to the decision to pay no all
tention tc any other than
An Official Objection
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 it an additional signif
canoe which cannot fail to denote the
seriousness of what was regarded all
one time as a mere diplomatic furry
1t should not be understood from this
remark that there is dsnger 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
i'll treatment of Jews in the cZars do.
minions.
This feature is the Manchurian stu.
alton, and the deep danger that lies in
it may be appreciated when the con,
Guiding 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:
"In this connection it was pointed
out by another official, who disciaimcd
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 az
the very time when, by methods wh'cn
are certainly the reverse of friendly 70
the United States, it has sought 10
make China join in breaking its plsa''
ed faith to all the powers as 10 'he
open door to Manchuria, and has ell
deavored to bar our people from az
cess to the Manchurian trade.
This is a direct accusation that nus
sia's promise to observe the principe
of the "open door" in Chine was No-
made in good faith. 1t is v!eal S''
cusation that Russia has been
Guilty of FaIsehood. !.
Interpreted broadly it appears "
mean that the United States govern
ment suspects Russia is not It's lrlen,
despite professions of cordial resa'u =.
and in issuing the statement 'llat -
would decline to receive the pe'l.'ou
from America, it was willing 10 Div"
it's defiance of the country.
Acting Secretary of State bo''i :.
has been informed that the pelllioh =, :.
behalf of the Russian Jews VIII pio.
ably be delivered at the staie aepa's .
ment or at Oyster Bay in aDous -,
week. Immediately upon IT'S iee.'f !;
by the United States goNsf!l'he1nv. .; +,
will be dispatched to Mr.. Rla@'e' y ~ Il
ed States charge at St. Peteraaars - =
will be accompanied by no.e ~ W
transmittal instructing Mr.. hluu'e t M
actly what disposition to MAKE u W, eat
petition, for there is no lnteh.ion ~. ,l ~
to place any undue Responsiveness
the charge in this matter.