Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-08
HAYASHI AND TANG-SHAO
Mikado's People Are Insistent in
Their Claims,
RUSSIA WANTS TO BE NICE
Perfectly Willing to Yield Any
Point That Costs Nothing and
Is Of No Value.

PEKING, April 7.-Negotiations began
here today between Baron Hayashi. the
Japanese minister. and Tang,shao-Yi, the
governor of Muckden province. regarding
various matters at issue between the two
countries. but notably the controversy
| regarding the extension to the north of
the Hsinmintun- Fakumen railroad. the
question of the Chientao boundary. be-
tween Korea and China, and the matter of
the timber concessions on the Yalu river
Tang-Shao-Yi had been summoned from
Mukden and made a special commissioner
for these negotiations, which are being
conducted at the request of China.
Yalu Timber Grants.
Tang-Shao-Yi is credited with having
created an international situation by his
stand in the dispute over the Hsin- Min
tun-F akumen railroad. One of the things
| that may be decided during these nego-
| tiations is whether or not Japan will
tolerate Chinese and foreigners as op-
posed to Japanese capital and enterprises
In Manchuria. 1t is intimated by Japan
that a settlement of the railroad con-
troversy possibly may be reached by
China conceding to Japan the Mukden-
Fakumen or the Tiehling- F akumen
branch line.
This would head off the extension Of the
Chinese lines to the northward. China is
this sense.
The matter of the Yalu timber conces-
sons will be taken up later Japan init
mated recently that she would no longer
continue to claim the Chientao territory.
She Will. however. maintain the right of
administration over the Korean popula-
ton OF this territory, and she cites as a
precedent the administration conducted
by Russia over the people Of Manchuria.
Russia's Position.
ST. PETERSBURG, April s.-The JUS
tjce of the Chinese demand for the ap-
pointment of the president of the Chinese
Russian foreign office. where it is ex-
planned that China is at liberty at any
time to reappoint an official according to
the provisions of the lease. His functions,
however. 1t is pointed out, would be
chiefly financial and he would have no
part of the management Of the road or
control of the railroad zone and settle
ments. The post of president should
have been filled at an early date, but. ac-
cording to the foreign Office China, for
some unexplained reason. allowed the ap-
pointment to lapse.
Baron Rosen's Statement.
1t was learned from japanese sources
that Japan does not admit similar right
on the part Of China In the southern sec
ton of the railroad. Japan asserts that
she no longer controls that part of the
road under a lease. but by virtue of this
special arrangement between the two
countries. the exact details of which are
not given. Japan, therefore. is not in
terested in the present controversy with
regard to Hardin, although fully approx
ing Russian pretensions.
The statements issued by the American
Secretary of State, Mr.. Root and Baron
Rosen. the Russian ambassador to the
United States. regarding the situation at
Hardin have been received here and dis
cussed with great interest at the foreign
office. Baron Rosen's statement has been
published in all the papers.