The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-03-24

what can be accomplished.
OPPOSE CHINA LOANS
NEITHER JAPAN NOR RUSSIA IN
FAVOR OF FOREIGN AID.
Ees/ "etersburg. March 24.-The un-
(sZsx. 'eclaration Of M. Iswolsky,
the h. minister Of foreign af-
fairs, ats< meeting of the duma, that
he did not think it advisable to ask
the permission of the car to address
the he use on the merits of Russia's
foreign policy during this years de-
bate on the state department appro-
priation, was directly due to the re-
cent initiative of Philander G. Knox,
the American secretary Of state. in
regard to the neutrality Of the Man
churian railways and the practical
open door Of that country.
Most Russians have acquiesced re-
luctantly in M. Iswolsky's silence
from knowledge that harmonious
arrangement with Japan is at present
an indispensable condition for the
pursuance Of the Russian policy in
eastern Europe. As q Constitutional
Democratic leader put It in the duma,
Macedonia Is to Turkey as Manchu-
ria Is to China" Russia diplomacy
does not believe that Turkey will be
able to retain Macedonia any more
than 1t believes that Manchuria will
remain q part of the Chinese empire.
but 1t would be ruinous to the Rus
sian policy If the Macedonian and
Manchurian problems came to q crisis
at the same time.
Foreign Loans Opposed. -.
The principles which Russis shares
with "JSpan at thes present phase Of
the situation In the orient is that 1t
is undesirable that foreign capital
should be lent to the. Chinese gov
ernment. This attitude is held ire
spective Of the merits of any particu-
lar railroad enterprise. Japan in
particular does not wish any optimists
to be close to China when she tries
to Introduce q reformed constitution.
Any one who lent the present Chi
nese government a considerable sum
might assume that during the ad-
ministrative crisis the attitude OF
Japan is that she does not want China
to meet these obligations.
According to we'll informed Rus.
sian reports Japan is really informed
badly in her Asiatie and continental
policy. She .is irritating everybody in
commercial way without making any
headway from a political standpoint.
The Chinese reform movement is led
by students who have trained in jap
anese universities, but who are now
leading an anti-Japanese campaign in
China.
England Aiding Russia.
England is undoubtedly supporting
Russia in maneuvering for an extern
sion of time before the Manchurian
question and the entire Chinese policy
have to be decided. Russia Is en-
couraged to expect that IL any reforms
are put through expeditiously Eng
land will make her definite proposal
for cooperation at about the date OF
the end of the Anglo-Japanese al
lance. At that time Japan would be
expected to modify her methods and
join in the arrangement, or look for
a rival combination in continental
Europe, presumably with Germany.
The present action of Russia and
Japan 10 evidently based on the con-
viction that the direction of the Chi
nese policy is in weak hands, and the
projected constitutional regime in the
Flowery Kingdom is doomed to fail
ure. They are. in fact, partitionists.
as against the American policy OF
Chinese integrity and an equal op.
portunity for all foreigners; other.
wise, the open door.
For President Of Duma.
At a caucus the Octoberists Sc
lected Alexander ]. Guchoff of Mos
COW, who was formerly the leader
of the Octoberist party, as their can
didate for the presidency of the du-
ma, from which NJ Khomyakoff re-
signed. The Nationalists and Pro-
gressives are expected to rally to M.
Kuchkoff's support
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