The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-21
CHMA GIVES y FAIR NOTICE Warns Powers She Must
 Be Considered. JEALOUS OVER MANCHURIA Has Not Agreed to Reliuquish
 Sovereignty. OHcial Notification Received at Wash- fnxtou and Forwarded to Presi-
 dent Roosevelt at Oyster
 Bay.
JEALOUS OVER MANCHURIA

Washington, July 20.-China's ofii- cial notification to the powers that she will not recognize any arrangement re- garding Manchuria. concerning which she has not been consulted beforehand. has reached Washington, and will be forthwith forwarded to the President at Oyster Bay.
 Before addressing this note to the neutral powers. China sent to St. Pe- tersburg and Tokio an identical note containing this notification. The Chi nese communication is briefly worded and so expressed that 1t calls for no reply The arrival of the text of the note disposes of the unof1cial report reaching Washington recently from Europe. which found credence in of ficiaf circles, that China had requested that she be allowed to participate in the conference.
 China has not yet taken this step for several reasons. The Chinese Govern ment is anxious that. so far as possi- ble. the belligerents be allowed to me- gotiate directly with each other. and Is adverse to being forced into the nego- tiations. China's motive in ddressins to Russia and Japan such a notifca- ton was to remind them that she had never acquiesced in the altercation for province in Manchuria from Chinese sovereignty and that she expected as the first result of the war the full res toration to Chinese control of that province. That this position might re- cetve the continued support of the neu- tral powers, copies of the note were for warded to the other capitals for pre- sentation by the respective Chinese rep resentatives.
 Before sending this notification. the Chinese Government addressed to its vfceroys. governors and diplomatic representatives abroad a long list of questions about Manchuria, asking their opinion regarding the steps that Government should take to Insure It's restoration to China.
 - In Singular Accord. On one point these replies were sin- guIarIy In accord-that this restoration should be unconditional It was also suggested in some of the replies that China immediately declare open to the worlds trade several additional ports in Manchuria for a limited number Of years, and, provided in the meantime The Chinese legal code had been revised and regular Chinese courts had beep firmly established. that the powers be asked to waive extra territorial rights in Marchuria in favor of the Chinese Government If this werA done. 1t was recommended that the remainder Of Manchuria be declared open to foreign commerce. This Is only one of the many suggestions affecting trade In Manchurfa HOW under consideration In Pekin.
 Advices reaching Washington indi- cate that the insistence upon the un- conditional restoration of Manchuria without condition finds favor in the Chinese capital, and this, 1t Is realized. opens, up an important subject In 'on- nection with the Washington confer ence Having been the chief zone of operations, Manchuria will naturally figure prominently in the conference. China's insistence that she be con suited about any arrangements con cerning Manchuria will, If respected by the belligerents, 1t Is believed, necessi- tate an indirect participation in the negotiations by China. It Is learned from the highest authority that the Chinese Government is inclined to trust Japan to execute her many pledges re- garding Manchuria and unofficially has given assurances to Japan of her con- fidence in her sincerity in this matter. On the other hand, Russia, 1t Is said. will come to the conference ready to forfeit her sphere of influence in Man churia only on condition that China give to Japan no privileges that are not accorded to all the powers. There in lies Chinas best assurance that lit tie headway can be made regarding Manchuria without communicating with Pekin.
 Inactivity Only Tentative.
 There are, however. elements at Pe- kin which are uneasy regarding the re- suit of the Washington conference and the Pekin Government has reiterated that it's apparent inactivity at the present moment is only tentative. In dications that Russia and Japan were tn Manchuria which did not provide for, in effect a real Chinese administration of the province would immediately arouse the Pekin Government to ac- tion. Such action, 1t can be stated, will probably take the form of gi- gantic appeal to the Washington Gov ernment for assistance in defending the the territory and administrative en- tity of China" to which all the powers under the leadership of the late Sec retary of War were committed since the present war began.
 Thus far no instructions have reach ed the Chinese Legation which. in the absence of the Minister is in charge of Mir Yung Kwai regarding the send ing of any representative to Ports- mouth The Minister. Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, Is spending the summer at Amherst, Mass, and expects to re- main there until September. Like the other diplomats at Washingtin and in accordance with the expressed wish of the President. Sir Liang, 1t Is under stood, will not go to Portsmouth at all unless ordered there by his Govern ment.
 China's insistence that Manchuria be returned to her sovereignty has the full sympathy of the Washington Govern ment. though the latter does not share in any anxiety on this point. Ip the preliminary negotiations here it was more than once made plain to the bel liRerents that whatever the result Of their negotiations 1t was expected that China would be left intact.