Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-01-12
AMERICA
 AND JAPAN
Establishing Rights
 in ManChuria.
Baron Hayashi Sends Word to British Foreign Off, flee Chinese Officials Translated Dispatch Wrongly.

Pek1n. Jan l2.-Ih0 United StIteS ! aud Japan are strenuSpsIy endeavorng to establish their rights in Manchuria under the new commercial treaties be- fore war breaks out. With the view of obviating the delay involved in maiE ing the Chinese copy to Washington, Minister Conger is urging the govern ment to send & telegraphic copy and to authorize the Chinese minister ar Washington to make the exchange herewith. It is believed there are precedents for such proceeding.
 Until the notifications are exchanged it is impossible for the United States to claim the right of sending consuls to Mukden and Antung. The ratifica- fions af the treaty between Japan and China were exchanged at the foreign office here yesterday. The Chinese ofii- ciaIs asked for the delay of day, to arrange some details, but the Japanese minister refused to agree to any delay. This haste is considered significant.
 According to the latest reports re- ceived here. Russia proposes to con- cede to Japan no higher status in Man. eh1lria than is involved in the formal confirmation of her treaty rights, thus confirming similar reports from varl- ous sources published in Europe anu the United States.
 London. Jan 12-Baron Hayashi, tle Japanese minister to Great Britain, said to-day that he had communicated fo the British foreign office the action Of Japan In urging Chinese neutrality. The minister added that the words ssnromntly resort to arms'' used In the 5 London Times dispatch from Pekin to- day appear to be a mistake which he attributes to mistranslation by the Chinese officials.
 what we have done" said the min ister lis to urge neutrality upon Chlna iu the event of war, so as to miniHize x fhe disturbance of trade, avoid internal sl;sorIey.s in China. guard foreigners resident in the interior and avoid un- necessary complications of China,s 4inances. and for the purpose of limit ing so far as possible the theater or war should war result.
 ssT have not yet received any lntl- nation as to what action my govern nnnta intends to take or what IS Lhe result so far of the deliberations of me elder statesmen.
 Baron Hayashi's view of the Russian circular referring to treaty rights III ATanch1Iria is that 1t is contraulclory,
 .sNo treaty rights, the mlnlsler says' *sCan be or ally IEkaA Soou s, -S . sin recognizes Chinass sovereignty II aIanchuria. By this last declaration Russia appears to do this, but, as tue san,e time. she persistently refuses Iapar1's demand for a formal Tecoghl- fion thereof. That is the point oh which such a grave issue hangs
 The London Illness Pelkin correspon- dent cabling under yesterday s uale. said the Chinese minister at Ioklo, at inc request of the Japanese fofeign office. had telegraphed the foiioWing communication to Prince Chlng, tue grand secretary: 4ha
 ss-Tae second Russian reply 70 lns Jananese proposals has been recelveu aF g,okio. but it is unfavoraDle anu cannot be accepted by Japan, Wno VIII, nnless Russia recedes, be compelied eo s,I.olnptly resort to arms. ,.
 aIn view of such an eyentuailly, Janan urges and expects China 10 maintain the strictest neutrality, 10 preserve order throughout the empire, fo guard the foreigners resident ID the interior and to take special care to nveserve order in the provinces q Shan Tung and Yunnan tHonanD lest foreign powers might seize the prefext of disorder and make aggressive move ments therein.
 The correspondent added that the dispatch had deeply impressed the Chl- nese. who now believe war to De ln-