Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-05-04
Showing Strong Opposition to
Extension of Foreign Land
Holdings in Manchuria
UNITED STATES FIRST TO SUFFER
This Country Is Finding Difficulty in
Installing American consuls APP
pointed to Four Places in tho Prov
ince Of Observation-Disclosures lntor-
posed Have Substantial Basis.

Washington. May 4.--Chlna is as
sorting her dignity and rights as to the
province OF Manchura. wrestcd from
Russian control. as u result of the war,
In a manner that is not entirely agree
able 20 all of the powers. And the
first manifestation Of this falls upon
the Chinese claim to sovereignty over
the province and also to secure the
open door as against either OF the par
ties to the great combat. the state de-
partinent early In the quarrel took
steps to establish consulates at An
Aung and Ia Tung Kow. and Mukdeu
and Dalny. During the progress of the
war and while the country was In mill
itary occupancy 1t was not possible Ia
actually open offices at these places.
But as soon as Japan and Russia were
willing to Withdraw their troops. Ii
was of course assumed that there
would be no further difficulty expert
enced In installing the American con-
suls.
Now. however. II appears that China
Is interposlng obstacles. supposed at
first to be grounded entirely upon n
desire to merely assert herself and
crafty her vanity. but at last found
to have much more substantial basis.
In fact the Chinese government, II Is
understood, IL now determined to make
a stand against any extension OF any
foreign land holdings in China and
finds the opportunity to make the Is
sue In connection with the establish
ment OF foreign consulates in Man
churia.
Foreigners arc Obnoxious.
In Shanghai, Tien Tsin, Canton and
elsewhere in Mongolia there arc what
are known as foreign settlements.
wherein the consulates are located. and
the ground titles In many cases rests
In the hands OF foreign governments,
or In citizens Of foreign countries.
These settlements have always been
obnoxious to the Chinese and they have
determined to prevent the extension OF
the legation holdings. Hence, In the
case OF the Manchurian consulates,
while the Chinese government Is will
ing that these great trade agencies
shall be established. they wish to per-
init II only on condition that the nee
essary lands required for the purposes
shall remain In the hands of the Chin
ese government and that foreigners
be permitted TO live thereupon only I'M
der thirty year leases. The plan Is
regarded with dIsapproval in some
quarters because the great apprecia-
tton In value OF the lands under for
eign occupancy and Improvement will
probably make 1t impossible for the
original lessees to renew their leases
on any terms within their power to
meet. But the Chinese government
has already inauguratcd this new pol
icy OF foreign exclusion In the impor-
tant city of Gilman Flu by prohibiting
the connection Of foreigners with cleo
trio lighting and trolley systems, or In
with any OF the public util-
tiles, and the same principle Is being
applied to the construction Of railroads,
SO that unless there is an alignment
OF the powers against the Chinese as
sertion as to the Manchurian consulates
the end of foreign land holding IN
China Is believed to be at hand.