Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-15
CHINA DTSTRUSTS RUSSIA
Deep-Seated Resentment Cause Of
Failure in Negotiations.
DIsCORD IN CARS CABINET
Military Party Thinks Now ia Time
GO seize All Disputed Territory
on FrOntier-Army with
out Food.


out Food.
ST PETERSBURG, March n-The
Russo Chinese embrogllo has developed
three distinct situations. each Of consider
able concern to this government.
In the first place. Russia has awakened
to the fact that Chna's deep-seated dis
trust and resentment is responsible more
than anything else for the failure Of amic-
able negotiations.
Next, the Novoe Vremya makes the I'M
usual intimation that there Is dscord in
the government over the measures to be
taken against China.
The third situation Is revealed today in
disquieting dispatches from the army Of
occupation on the Chinese frontier. These
advices describe a disturbance among the
soldiers over the poor quality of the food
provided for them. An outbreak was pre-
vented only by the tact OF the commanding
general. who ordered the governor general
OF Russian Turkestan to take prompt
measures to remove the causes OF dissatis-
faction and to adequately organize supplies
for the expedition.
The task OF the commssary department
has been complicated by the primitive char
acter Of the country, the bad roads and
dependence for supplies on a long line Of
communications
News of Movements Vague.
The news of the movements Of troops is
vaguely referred to in the Novoe vremys, as
the nonofficial publication of such news
is a criminal offense in Russia. other
papers are silent on the matter.
1t Is stated here today that the situation
created by China's quibbling has caused
a realization that the Russo-C Chinese rela-
tions are less satisfactory than had been
thought. Chna's suspicion of Russia s
good faith and resentment Of supposed
aggression is blamed. The sole course left
open to st. Petersburg was a serious mill
tary action which would not shrink from
permanent measures in III province
Military circles, the opinion of which had
great weight with Emperor Nicholas in
reaching a decision, considers the oocupa-
ton Of northern Manchuria along a line of
demarkation from Kwanchengtze to Kirin
a possibility A correction Of the frontier
Of Tarbagatai, in Mongolia, also is held TO
be possibility
Military Party for AsEressiOn.
The military party frankly favors utiliz-
ing the crisis to strengthen the Rus
sian garrisons in the far east and to
correct the frontier strategically at China
expense. 1t argues that the Russo-Chinese
relations are so strained that nothing can
be gained from China amicably for many
years.
The cabinet, however. il firmly decided
to restrict the military action to the barest
necessity This attitude was determined on
at conference between Premier Stolypin
and Finance Minister Kokovsoff, who has
taken charge Of the affair during the I'll
ness OF Foreign Minister Sazanoff.
The Novoe Vremya in an editorial calls
for the appointment of a responsible min
lister TO replace Sazanoff. who is incapa-
citated at critical period and reminds the
premier and NJ. Rokovsoff that accordl
ing to the constitution the cabinet is obliged
to execute promptly and fully the en-
peror's will in foreign affairs.
The minister for foreign affairs is re-
quired, the paper says, to report to the
emperor without previous conferences with
his colleagues, who are obliged to keep
their hands off.
China Ships Arms to Frontier.
The Novoe Vremya prints a dispatch
from Mukden. which states that 10 tons
OF gunpowder, forty-two boxes Of cavalry
rifles and seventy boxes of infantry rifles
destined for Chinese garrisons in north
ern Manchuria have reached Mukden from
Picking.
Forty-one van loads of rifles and ammu-
milton, the dispatch adds, have been sent
from Kwang cheng Tses to KiTin.
Political circles take great interest in
| Japans attitude toward the Russo Chinese
crisis. The eventuality of action similar
to that now contemplated by Russia was
clearly premeditated in the Russo-J apanese
compacts Of 1907 and 1910.
kilograms from Hardin state that the
Russian press in the far east has for weeks
been talking of preparations for war and
| declaring that their railways and roads
are being adapted to the transportation OF
troops The staff OF the Chinese railway
and the employees generally have been re-
placed by Japanese and armed soldiers.
Huge barracks, It is asserted are under
construction at the principal stations and
| the Japanese commissariat is gathering re-
/ ports Of the quantity OF grains held in
private stores in Rwantung province.
| simultaneously the Chinese vceroy OF
/ Manchuria, addressed a secret project to
| the throne regarding Manchuria, and pro-
/ posing the gradual limitation of the rights
/ Of foreigners a diTnunitiOn OF garrisons,
/ the exclusion OF sunboats from the sangari
and Yula rivers; the increasing Of the
| Chinese garrison 10 10000 men at an esti-
/ mated annual cost OF 100000
! An evening paper confirms the report
| that NJ Kokovsoff opposed the recent
/ policy OF the Foreign office towards China
/ and succeeded ia deferring the military
demonstration which NJ, sazonoff had In
tended should accompany the first uiti-
| matum,
savage Defeats Moran,