The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-18
is CHINA FALSE2
Russia Makes Specific
Charges of Violations
of Neutrality.
lBy the Assoclated Press

I
| Washington, Jan. 16.-Secretary
! BAY on the receipt of the full text of
| Count Lamsdorff's note expressing
! Eussia's belief that China's neutrality
| has been repeatedly violated, today
| prepared instructions for the American
charge at Pekin directing him 10 make
| inquiry of the Chinese government re-
! garding the situation
| 1t is specifically declared that this
action cannot in any way be construed
as Indicating that this government as
| sumed responsibility for the charges
made by Russia.
The text Of the Russian note is re-
Garded as confidential, but the AsSo-
GATED Press has obtained an approved
synopsis of the note which, presents
in accurate sequence the subjects to
which Count Lamsdorff refers. The
Russian ambassadors to the several
powers are invited by Count Lams-
dorff i'm the circular note TO call to
the attention of the Minister of Fore gn
Affairs of the govelnmentI to which
they are respectively accredited that
the experience of the past eleven
months has made II evident that China
either is unable or does not wish TO adj
here to her given pledges; that without
going further back than the Ryeshitel-
nj incident at Chefoo ii would be easy
to state many cases in which the rules
ct neutrality have been violat-
ed by China 10 the advantage and
profit of Japan; that it has
been established many times that GER
tain bodies of Chinese mount
ell bandits have operated on neutral
territory and that they have been COM
lnanded by japanese officials; also that
whole detachmentS of these bandits
have enrolled in the Japanese army
and are receiving Il regular remumera-
ton from the government at Toxic in
payment for their services; and that
japanese instructors have been admit
ted all along TO the Chinese military
service and accompany the Chinese
troops stationed on the northern bor-
der OF the province of Chill. professed-
~ for the purpose of maintaining neu-
tra|ity.
That it has been ascertained after
careful inquiry that since the outbreak
oil the war the japanese hay usd the
Stands of Madao as 81 base for their
naval operations.
THAT many importations have been
made by the Japanese into Dalny With
out interference of contraband Of war
shipped from ChefooS and other ports
OH the Chinese coast; also that the
| government factories at Hanyan FUR
{ II shed iron ore to the Japanese for the
use of their soldiers. That 10 all the
| representations and protestations oil
the imperial government to the Pekin
| government regarding these incidents,
| the Chinese Minister for Foreign At
| fairs gave vague promise and evasive
answers; that reports recently feceiv-
ed indicate that the Chinese govern
! meHt, not content with the violations
| of neutrality of this kind, tiagrant as
! they are are now seriously preparing
| TO take an active part in the military
| operations; that an agitation against
! all the VIII tes without exception has
taken hold on the people and is being
| constantly stimulates; that III case the
actual situation in China to which at
! tention is most earnestly invited shall
! continue. Russia in consequence viii
| find herself obliged to consider the
neutrality OF China from the stand
! point of Russias interest.