Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-05-14
Crafty Bears Designs on Man.
churla Not to be Doubted

Within the past week the world
has been startled by what is called
the Russian move in Manchuria, said
DR.. Iyenaga in his last lecture, and 1t
has become the food for thought in
every civilized society of the world,
Rusia's demands are, first that no
new town or post in Manchuria shall
be opened for foreign trade, second,
that no new consuis shall be admitted
to the territory; third, that no other
foreign officials than Russia's shall
be employed in the administration OF
Manchuria; fourth, that the present
status of administration in Manchufia
shall be kept intact; fifth, that the re
ceipts of the custom house of New
Chwang shall be deposited in a Chino
Russian bank; sixth, that sanitary
commission is to be organized in
New Chwang and Nthers under Rus
sian control; seventh, that permission
be granted to place Russian wires
upon Chimes telegraph poles in Man
churia; eighth, that no territory OF
Manchuria shall be alienated
Russia has proceeded to allay the
fevered excitement which arose be.
cause of these demands with plausible
explanation. The first, second and
seventh demands Russia declared that
she had not made and that they were
absolutely false; the acond was de.
clared to depend upo China and as
none of Russia's aft ar the fourth is
C"lled unimportant; the fifth is pulled
away as no more than the present ar
rangement; the sixth is magniied as
being extremely important as an
English vessel once brought a plague
to New Chwang. and as to the eighth.
why there is no need of discussing it.
With Russia's plausible explanations
the Manchurian terror becomes an i'm.
palpable apparition of the mind.
Physiographically Manchuria Is
divided into mountainous and a
great plain district 1t is about eight
hundred miles in length and five miles
in width and has a lengthy Russian
border. On the whole II has about
$50, 900 square miles. territory great
er than France and Germany com
bined. Indigo and opium are largely
cultivated, as well as cereals and
root crops. Among its minerals are
coal iron and gold. The Chinese
eastern railway with its seaport OF
Port Arthur trayerses the eastern part
of Manchuria. For four hundred miles
this railway passes through a vast
wellwatered plain densely populated
and subjected to an intense cultilya
ton.
The total population Of Manchuria is
about 1900 900 1t Is said that It's
resources are sufficient to support
100. 10000 An inkling of the pos
sibilty OF its trade is CLEANED from the
fact that II increased from $500 900
tolls in 1880 to 100000 tolls in
1899.
The chief exports from the United
States are cotton, lumber and kero
sene; 30 per cent OF the foreign goods
has gone 10 Manchuria In 1899 we
sent $1,000 900 worth Of goods to Man
churia We have sent her much agri-
cultural machinery and nearly all Of
her railway supplies.
II Russia were to gain control she
would build up a high discrimination
tariff against other countries. II IL
doubtful II she would keep the prom
ises which she makes so freely TO
the United States. Japan's trade with
China is about the same as that 81
the United States
Russia during the past three cen
turtles by means Of that mighty and