The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-17
DANGEROUS SITUATION ef Secretary Hay Again Calls China's Attention to the
 Necessity of Strict
 Neutrality.
WORLDS PEACE IN BALANCE
RUSSIANCHARG ES OF BAD FAITH
 ON CHINA,S PART.

a H.-&% ON Cn1NAHS EAUIs
 American Representative at Pekin In-
 structed to Make Inquiry of the
 Chinese Government - Washington Has No Information to Support Rus
 sian Charges One of Which is That
 China is Preparing to Take Active
 Part in the War-Busy Day at the
 Foreign Office.
 Washington, Jan. 16.-China's atten- ton has been again indirectly invited by the American government to the necessity for faithful maintenance of her neutrality, not only in her personal interest but in the interest of the worlds peace. Secretary Hay on the receipt of the full text of Count Lams- dorff's note expressing Russia's belief that China's neutrality had been re- peatedly violated to-day, prepared in structions for the American charge at Pekin, directly him to make inquiry of the Chinese government regarding the situation > ..' 4..G@
 It is specifically declared that this action cannot in any way be construed as indicating. that the government as sumes responsibility for the charges made by Russia. Indeed, this govern ment has received no information through it's legation at Pekin nor through the various American consult ates in China that the Chinese are vio- latfng4 the rules of neutrals. Neverthe- less, in view of jRussia's express anxs iety. over the. situation in China which her investigation discloses. the Ameri- can government is ready to do what it can 10 save China and the other neu- tral powers from the far-reaching com pIications which it is feared would fol- low an extension to Chinese territory of the zone of hostilitiess This is the sec ond time Secretary Hay. in a friendly spirit, has urged on China the ad- vantages which a strict observation of neutrality holds, not only for her peo> pie, but the remainder of the world.
 China is the one subject in diplomatic circles. At the state department to- day, Sir Mortimer Durand, the British ambassador, was among the earliest callers. He had a long conversation with MT. IIoonis, who is acting secre- tary of state, while Mr. Hay is confined 10 his home with a cold Shortly after Sir Mortimer left. Baron Bussche. the German charge d'affaires, saw MT. ! Loomis for few moments on the same subject. As the representative of the 5i xuIo aYf1n n q tod suggestion that the American govern ment invite the powers concurrently to urge on Russia and Japan the re- specting of Chinese neutrality, his visit was naturally significant. Later in the day came the Japanese minister. He brought, however, no communica- tion from his government, although he was enabled to say very positively that Japan desired sincerely to adhere to her agreement regarding China's neu- trality. # s.s..~ ,,....
 Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, the Chi- nese minister, called on Secretary Hay at his home. Although suffering from a cold, the secretary is keeping in close touch with the situation and 1t can be stated that this government by no means has abandoned the hope that China may yet be saved from an ex- tension of hostilities across the borders of Manchuria. IT,,
 The long heralded Russian note reached Secretary Hay from the Rus- sian embassy direct. It was in French and it's substance was given the sec retary several days ago by Count Cas- sini, the Russian ambassador, during ,fe4A o,,fy
 The text e the Russian snote is re- aarded as confidential and for this req son the state department has not made 1t public. The Associated Press has ob- tained an approved synopsis of the note, which, without purporting to give the language, presents in accurate se- uuence, the subjects to which Count Lamsdorff refers.
 The Russian ambassadors to the sev- eraI powers are invited by Count Lams- dorff, in the circular note. to call to the attention of the minister for for eign affairs of the governments. to which they are respectively accredited the fact that at the beginning of the war the imperial government for hu- |, manitarian reasons agreed to the pro- posal of the Washington cabinet re- garding the localization Of military op- erations and the recognition of the neu- trality of Chinese territory and an- nounced its decision to the powers last February.
 That Russia, however distinctly specified, as a condition precedent to her agreement, strict observation on the part of China of the duties of a neutral and also loyal attitude on the part of Ja1an toward the spirit, the purpose and the intent of the washing ton cabinets proposal as expressed in the circular note which Secretary Hay addressed to the powers last Febru- ary.
 That the experience of the last eleven months has made it evident that China either is unwilling or does not wish to adhere to her given pledges; that with out going further back than the Rye shitelni incident at Che Foo, it would
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