The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-01-17
Secretary Hay Writes Second
Note Urging Importance
'OF STRICT NEUTRALITY
JAPANESE MINISTER SAYS THEY
WANT TO STAND BY AGaEE.
MENT BUT COULDN'T
REFUSE INVITA-
TIoM.H
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington. Jan, iC. chlaa's a.
tention has again heea Indirectly in.
vited by The American government %
the necessity for a faithful malate
nance Of her neutrality not only in
her personal interes lut in the in.
terest &C the worlds peace Secretary
Hay On receipt Of the full text Of
Count Lamsdorff's note expressing
Rgssia's beiof that China's neutrali
has been repeatedly violated. today
prepared Instructions for the Amorl-
can charge at Pellin, directing him 10
make inquiry Of the Chinese govern.
ment regarding the situa ion,
Merely to Help Keep Peace.
It Is specifically declared thaf lhs
action cannot in any way be con
strued as indicating that this govern
meat assumes responsible y for the
charges made By Russia Indeed. this
government has received no informa
tion through is legation at Pekin no1
/ through the various American con
sulates in China hat the Chinese are
violating rules Of neutrals Negerthe
/ less. in view of Russias expressed
lanx.ety over the situation in China.
which her investigation diseloses. the
! AIMS rioan government is ready 70 DC
ahat It can 10 save China and o heg
neutral powers from the farreaehine
compl cadtns which il Is feareo
would follow an extension g. Chinese
territory Of tho zone Of hosiilities
This is the second tine Seere 5arg
EHeg in e friendly spirit has ETaed or
tChina The advantages which strict oh
Isewation Of neutrality holds mt onis
/ fer hor people, but fer thc rem2 ndei
lof the world.
Ambassadors Discuss It.
China is the old subiec Of e1nYer
sation in diplomatic circles, AT the
male department today Sir Mortimel
| DuraEd, the British ambassador, wa
Iamoug tae earliest callers He had Q
Hong conversation with Acting Seere
tary of State Loomis Shortly aftei
Sir Mortimer left, Baron Busscae, tbs
German charge in the affairs, saw. Mr.
| Ioomis for a few minntes on thl
same subject AS the representative
Of the government from which ema
mated the suggestion that the Amerl
can governm invite he powers
concucrently to urge on Russia AM
Japan respecting Chinese neutrality
his visit was naturally Of Significance
japanese Minister Calls.
Later in tae day came the Japanes'
minister He brought However NJ
communication from his goyernmen
although he was enabled to say yer,
positively that Japan desired sincere
iy to adhere 10 her agreement regard
ling China's neutrality Sir Chentrn
Liang Cheng, the Chinese minister
called on Secretary Hay. at his home
Al hough suffering with a cold, III
secretary is keeping in close touc
with the situation and it can be sta
ed that this government by 70 mean
has abandoned the hope that Chin
may VI be saved from an extonsio
Of hostihues across the borders q
Manchuria.
Russian Note Arrives.
The long heralded Rus sian noI
reached Secretary Hay from the Rut
Sian embassy direct Il cites man
r alleged violations Of neutrality on th
part Of China II concludes with
= declaration that in case the actui
situation in China 10 which attento
i is now earnestly invited shall cor
tinue. Russia in consequence win fin
herself obliged 10 consider the nel
trality Of China from the siandpoir
of Russias intrests.
In conversation tonight Japanes
Minister Takahira reiterated that j
= pan desired and intended if poss.hl
o adhere strictly Ia her agreemer
: TO respect China's neutrality. But
he added. IF Russian generals fnvit
them 70 Mongolia our commander
under the circumstances could harH
be expected to refuse the invitation