Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-13
Text of ManChu
rian Convention.

Washington, July 12.-The text of the
long heralded Manchurian convention
between Japan and Russia, signed July
1 at st. Petersburg, was made public
tonight. 1t is one of the shortest i'm
portant treaties of modern time, be-
ing just 237 words in length. 1t fol-
lows:
1.-THE imperial government of Japan
and the imperial government of Rus
sia, sincerely attached to the princi-
pies established by the convention
concluded between them on the 30-1I
op the effects of that convention with
a view to the consolidation of peace
in the Extreme East have agreed to
complete the said arrangements by the
following provisions:
Article with the object of facil-
itating communication and develop
ing the commerce of nations, the two
high contracting parties mutually en-
gage to lend each other their friendly
cooperation with view to ameliorat-
ing of their respective railway lines In
Manchuria and the improvement OF the
connecting service of the said railways
and to abstain from all competition
prejudicial to the realization of this
object.
article Each of the high con-
tracing parties engages to MAINTAIN
and respect the status quo in Manchu-
ria resulting from the treaties. con-
yentions and other arrangements con-
icluded up to this day between Japan
and Russia or between either of these
two powers and China. Copies of the
aforesaid arrangements have been
exchanged between Japan and Rus
STA.
ARTICLE Sin case that any event arises
Of nature to menace the status qGo
above mentioned, the two hign contract
ing parties shall in each case enter into
communication with each other In ordeT
to arrive at an understanding as to the
measures they may judge it necessary to
take for the maintenance Of the said sta
tus Quo.
The convention has been presented to
the state department by both the Rus
sian and the japanese ambassadors The
notes of transmission were almost as in
teresting as the agreement itself.
Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassador,
stated that he was instructed in making
the communication to express fully TO
the secretary of state the hope that he
would find in the convention. which was
described as reaffirming Russia's peaceful
relation with Japan as being directed
neither against the interests OF China
nor those of any other power. a new
pledge of stability and general peace in
the Far East. Ambassador Uchida of
Japan informed the secretary of state
that he was instructed to make CORE
spending representations,
Just before the state department
closed today, 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 secret treaty had been signed
by the two countries 1t was stated
that the negotiations which resulted in
the signing of the ST. Petersburg con-
vention began last November.
Heralded as direct and powerful
blow at the United States, it is under
stood, although requests for state
ment on the treaty by the state de-
partment was refused that officials OF
this government regard the convention
itself as little more than harmless
appendage to the convention between
Russia and Japan in 1907.
1t is known here that the British
agrees with the govern
ment of the United States that the
open door policy is substantially in
Guided in the new treaty and that that
policy must be safeguarded in present
and in future arrangements. No doubt
is felt here that the German govern
ment. which has co-operated with the
United States recently in the Far East,
takes the same view.