The sun., 1905-09-26
CHINA OBJECTS TO TREATY.
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evacuation " Ntnthura nni sne'ni.
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iof tho faifori lines ostnI Nv hussu
and Japan IN Nnuchufir II vta lcnfnet ~
the chinese Legation tonight that tho sirn
department has hrcr Infofmcd " tho pru
test NJ wcll ~ nll N tho o'hrt Powers
Tho pcncr TREATY provides that Nnnchuri1
shall bn evacuated within eighteen months
'fh~ rehln Government hns informed liul.
sin ami japan thni inns IL Nv frt tnn ptnnt
n length NJ time for the troops VI the twp
eoverhfnen,a n continue ~ occupy Man
rhuria China bclicvcs that nine months is
entirely sunlcient and she wants Tho col
,iiers NJ tho la,o hrlgorents out n her terri.
tory IN hat Period rho provision made fpr
guarding tho railways tunlly in"an@
an armed forcc ~ p,rhaps ij,un mon IN
Chinese territory
China has pledged hcraolf 10 protect
tho railroads and their employees, and
has requested both Russia and jar an to
fcllnquieh that stipulation of the peace
treaty, pointing ont that not only is the
guard far too great, but II IA unnecessary
and would certainly bc the cause Of much
trouble before done with. China hns as-
svred both Russia and Japan that sho can
care for the property Of each Of the Govern
ments
The treaty Of peace provides for guard
Of fifteen men to every kilometer Of rail-
road. Roughly estimated there are about
900 miles Of railway in Manchuria in the
possession Of the Russian and Japanese
Governments. the Japanese owning that
reaching from point twenty-five miles
south OF Harbin to Port Arthur, and the
Russians from Harbin to Vladivostok.
The Chinese Government regards the
maintenance Of the guard in Manchuria
of such a size that it constitutes a small
army In itself as a menace, and il does
not propose to agree to any such plan.
Some time ago. on the eve of the peace
conference, China informed both Russia
and Japan that any decisions concerning
the disposition of or affecting Chinese
territory would not be recognized by China
unless 1t was first consulted. The Chinese
Government has not, "a far as is known,
been consulted about anything relative
to the peace treaty, and certainly not con-
cerning the establishment of the guard and
the final agreement on the length of time
70 be taken in the evacuation OF Manchuria.
Whether or not China will gain the points
she Is now contending for is a question.
The treaty of peace cannot be changed,
and il Russia and Japan accede to the Chi
nese claims some separate agreement will
be required 1t will probably be difficult
situation,
As far as is known in Washington China
has not received answers to her protest
from either Japan or Russia. The legation
here was informed OF the protest several
days ago and the notes to Russia and japan
are understood to have been sent out some
time previous.