The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-13
Hereafter the Late Antagon-
lists Will Divide up Man
churia to Suit Themselves
Unless Other Powers Kick.
CONVENTION LOOKS
GOOD UP0NITS FACE
Great Britain and the United
States May Have Something
to Say and Germany Also
May Take a Hand in Game,
OPEN DOOR MUST PREVAIL
w TASHINGTON. July 1e.-The text
Nv of the lonR-hcralded Manchu-
Inerr .lnnRn

w Of the iongcRefalded Manehu-
rian convention between Japan
and Russia, signed July 4, Mt St Pc
ter-burz, made public tonight ~
il one of the shortest important tren-
ties of modern times, being Just y.
words I'm length IL foiiONNSt
ssThe imperial government OF Japan
and the imperial government OF Husstn
sincerely attach TO the principles es-
tabIished by the convention concluded
between them on the 3Oth of. July,
1907, and DESTROYS to develop the effects
OF that convention with view TO the
consolidation of pence In the extreme
east. have agreed TO complete the said
arrangement by the following pro-
visionsi
Article with the object of facili-
tating communication and developing
the commerce of nations. the two high
contracting parties mutually engage to
lend each other their friendly co-opera-
| ton with a view TO the ameliOratiOn OF
their respective railway lines in Man
churia and the Improvement of the
connecting service of the said railways
and to abstain from all competition
prejudicial to the realization Of this OBJ
jeet; -, -.
/ tracing parties engage 10 MAINTAIN ana
| respect the status quo In Manchuria
| resulting from the treaties, conyen-
| lions and other arrangements conciud-
/ ed up to this day between Japan and
/ Russia. or between either OF these two
! powers and China. Copies OF the afore-
said arrangements have been exchanged
| between japan and Russia.
| Article 3-In case that any event
/ arises Of a nature to menace the status
quo above mentioned, the two high
| contracting parties shall. in each case.
| enter into communication with each
| other in order TO arrive at an under
standing as to the measures they may
| judge It necessary to take Tor the
maintenance OF said status quo.
Presented by Both sides.
| TIE convention had been presented
| to the state department by both the
/ Russian and Japanese ambassadors.
! me notes or transmission we're almost
| as interesting as the agreement itself.
] Baron Hosen, the Russian ambassa-
dor, stated in his note that he was in
| structed in making the communication
| to express to the secretary of state the
! hope that he would find in the con-
vention. which was described as re-
| affirming Russia's peaceful relation
with Japan and as being directed neither
! against the interest Of China or those
| of any other power, a new pledge OF
| stability and general peace in the Tar
east.
| Ambassador Uchida Of Japan. in his
communication to the secretary OF
state, said he was instructed to make
| similar representations.
Just before the state department
closed today. a dispatch was received
from the American embassy at Toxic
setting forth more fully the attitude of
Japan in drafting the new treaty and
seemingly disposing of the rumor that
a secret treaty had been signed by
the two countries. IL was stated that
| the negotiations that resulted in the
signing of the st. Petersburg conven-
tion began last November.
/ Heralded as a direct and powerful
blow at the United States. IL is un-
/ derstood shat officials of this govern
ment regard the convention itself as
| little more than a harmless appendaEs
TO the convention between Russia anC
. Japan in 1907.
Open Door Question.
That treaty contained an express
| recognition of the principle of equa
opportunity in the far east and
. | promise by the two governments mo-
to interfere Herewith. It also recog
nized the independence and territorial
integrity OF China
. Reiteration Of loyalty to these prin
. | ciples taken in connection with th'
: | general principle that two powers can
not bargain away rights OF third ma
ton, such as the United States claimed
| European powers were about to do In
| regard to the Chinese railroad loan
: / makes the new treFty unobjectionable
, | il is understood. here. to either tn
! United States. Great Britain or Ger
l many.
1t is known that the British govern
, ment agrees with the government o
the United States that the open doc
: policy is subsequently included in tn
I new treaty and that the policy must b
> safeEuarded in present and I'm futur
, | arrangement No doubt IL felt her
| that the German government. which re
Gently has oo-operated with the Unite
States in the far east, takes the sam