The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-13
NEW TREATY
BARS UNITED
STATES
Russia and Japan Have Ia
ken Manchuria for
Themselves.
ALL PLEDGES IGNORED
Great Nations of the World
Seem to Be Allied
Against America.

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Washington, D. c., July 13.-The
text of the Russo-Japanese treaty
was given out at the state depart
ment Tuesday.
1t is the history-making docu-
ment of the century in the Far East,
and, stripped of all verbiage, it is:
First-That Russia and Japan
have established protectorate over
Manchur;a.
Second-That the dealing, pres
ent and future, of the United States
with China, must be referred to Rus
STA and Japan.
Third-The sovereignty of China
over its own rich province of Man.
churia, which of all her provinces is
the only one left for exploitation
lby the United States, is ignored by
Russia and Japan.
Fourth-The convention of 1907
between Russia and Japan is cited
as proof of the adherence of Japan
and Russia to the open Door" pol
icy, but there is no intimation, in old
treaties or new treaties, that any de-
mand or request of the United States
as to Manchuria is to be complied
with by either Japan or Russia.
Will Be No Change.
Fifth-The new treaty states bold
ly and brutally that the status quo,
which means the existing state of at
fairs in Manchuria, is to be main
tanned by Russia and Japan, and
there is in the text itself a scarce
ly yelled assertion that other ma
lions will be prevented by force from
interfering with the exploitation of
Manchuria for the special benefit of
Russia and Japan, the open door to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Eng
land is not threatened. She is a
party to the scheme
United States Is Blocked.
This government, for the present,
is obliged to take the position that
it's rights in Manchuria will be con-
served by the treaty of 1907, which
it gives out as an Illuminating part
of the new Russian-Japanese con-
vention. 1t is further claimed that
the present treaty was not aimed at
the Taft-KnOx activities in Manchu-
ria Proof of that is taken from the
alleged fact that Secretary Knox S
proposal to erect Manchuria into a
buffer state was made subsequent
to Russia and Japan's agreement as
to the new treaty.
Another fact, however, is that the
viceroy of Manchuria agreed with
English and American capitalists for
the building of the Chin Chow Aigun
Railway. The agreement antedates
Russia and Japan's preparatory
agreement in November as to the
new treaty. The Chin Chow Aigun
proposition is set back by the new
proposition.
Calls for Stern Measures.
The state department has made
splendid fight for the open door,
and a few special privileges in Man
churia. What the answer to the
bludgeon of Russia and Japan by
the United States will be can only be
heard at Beverly.
Good and valuable opinions in the
departments here seem to indicate
tht the game can no longer be play
ed without a navy that can enforce
Russia and Japan pledges to the
open door, in fact, as well as on
paper. The paper pledges are too
numerous to mention.
England is satisfied with a whole
province in China.
Germany has a whole province in
China
France is satisfied with Tonquin.
Portugal is satisfied with Macao.
Russia and Japan have just seized
Manchuria.