The San Francisco call., 1905-01-19
CHINESE NEUTRALITY.

THE third Russian respecting Chinese violations OF nett
traly way powers. When hand it
be compared with the japanese note and accompanying proofs
territory telegraph station
for purposes violation the limit by Russian svashps
Chinese and long list of in dspec OF the rights OF
China.
presence Mancuria of General
Ma and his forces by Russia Png several months
ago. and Russia made set attack on the feklng
threatening consider the protection of her frontier by china vo
aton of neutrality 1t believed that at that time China took
counsel of the representatives of other nations and continued her
frontier guard In other Russia has seemed to pursue
policy Pekng designed nag China into overt act
Now she goes the nations with complaint and as Tar
its text is known it is adro framed to appeal to those those powers
warned that Japanese influence squirting the national ambition
all this poteness which leading element international
intercourse But the Russian note read between the lines means
Dany about lose
Mukden help get them back by making
the other powers afraid that they will share her fate
So the note either invitation or the preliminary to an nv
ao the other nations help Russia of her bad fix 1t is
occupy the time between the defeats that meeting
got foohold in China One point the that
ea that Japan secures OF war from China
munitions reinforced from China The United States
is neutral but every ship that leaves Pacific ports
aband either to Japan Russia Contracts existing in
this for the shipment contraband Vadvostok and
for? all The Cuban revou
ton armed and fed by from South Atlantic and
Gulf This contraband trade The Govern
poclams against and caught the appeal
their Government but stand the loss
The situation affects China foreeen by Secre
t the nese M and his stand on the Chinese side
of Manchuran border part
empire and under Chinese administration until Russia seized
by taking by actual though there be-
her China The violence suddenness of this
record the State Department Washington. We had
made treaty with China opening to two Manchu
and Mukden Our Government Immediately
appointed Consus those but when the Consls arrived
they found the of Russia and forbidden
Japan has of Knchow and will have Mukden
If she them again Chinese jurisdiction they will simply
have been wrested from Russia and back where they when
treaty made and Consu appointed If in like
Japan hand China all of Manchuia except Port Ar
thur and General Ma move his into that territory will Russas
complaint be needed by the That to be One
thing the United States will stand for the integrity of
Chinese jurisdiction within her administrative entity and will
regard Chinese jurisdiction Chinese territory violation of
neutrality Russian diplomacy high favor
few of the Continental capitals and the Gar will
probably end his troubles quicker by going getting whipped than
by taking appeal to the diplomatic forum.
Heretofore it has been easy and safe threaten bowbea and
rob China and Russia has nduged all these Now Secretary Hay
by sending China enables her
Russia by answering the United States The result will be the
complete disproof allegation against China
that the neutrality of that empire be