New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
RUSS|A'S PEREMPT0Ry
DEMAND ON CHINA
Cars Government Insists on
Satisfactory Reply to Ultl.
matum by Tuesday.
lNTIMATION OF USE OF FORCE
Note Presented to Chinese Gov
crnment Boldly Makes Charges
Of Evasion and Pro
crastination.

=, Petersburg. March 25.--Ihe RUS
sian government is determined to force
china 70 take decisive action with re-
gard 10 the Russian demand that 'he
provisions Of :ho treaty of 1SSl be COM
piled with.
Russia's ultimatum. which has been
snresented 10 the admiristratio al Pc
.,inr through the Russian Minister de-
;clares that China must give sa's-
factory reply 20 the Russian note OF
Tchruarv Is. setting forth IN detad the
Russian claims before March ~; other
wise II will hold the Chinese government
responsible for such action ss Russia
deems advisable TO tekc.
The ultimatum was contained in a
telegram from NJ. Neratoff, the Acting
Minister Of Foreign Affairs. 10 NJ.
Koros.evetz. the Russian Minister al
Peking and IS as follows
Negotiations I'm recent months have
convinced the imperial government tha'
the Chinese government Is seeking pN
cryptic and eVsSivc answers 10 rHlect tne
points cf the note oc February 1b. As
a
memorandum presented 10 the Russian
Minister Welded. on the one hanC, 10 our
repeated representations. and agreed that
The establishment of consulate az
Eobdo should not be made dependent
vpcn the introduction of customs treaties.
while. on the other hand. it renamed
silent regarding the establishment OF
other cOnsulates. for which provision
was made in Article 10 Of the -. Peters
burg treaty. and also regarding monop-
rlies which contrary TO the agreements
gmong the powers had been 1ntroOuced
in the province of sin -kiang.
II is also iutimatod i'm the matter OF
trade IN local products that Russian
traders must observe the same conditions
as the Chinese. thus entirely Ignoring IN"
treaty provisions eXempting Russians
trading I'm Mongolia and Western CHINA
from the payment Of customs duties ana
other taxes whatsoever.
In view Of the absolutely futile char
acter III such negotiations, during the
course of which the chinese government
bas sought only to restrict Russia :
treaty rights by advancing arguments
which IL afterWard abandoned. Tie Rus
sian government sees itself ob1Sed 10
end this Trooras,ination. for which there
T. no Justification. and requests The chi
nosc government formally 10 admit that
al the points i'm the note of February 10
sr" valid and conform 10 the treaty stlp-
Nlatiors.
ONLY after such admission oan the
Russian government agree 20 enter into
negotiations on the questions Of IN" III
troduCtion of customs duties. the estab-
Isbmcn: of a special regime for The tea
trade cr any other Partial modification
ot the treaty Of 1881.
II ar exhaustive and satisfactory reply
t. sll six points nf IN" not" Of fChrua ry
IL is not received bv March 2S. Russia
deserves 90 itself freedom of action and
vii make the chinese government re-
sponsihic for tho obstinacy displayed
10y IT,
I'm the aoto ~ taken to-day the Russian
rovcrnrleut reVerts To- the original demands
cpceInirs Chins's adherence TO the terms
o. Tho toatv of ISL Since the hrst note
Va. presented TO the Chinese Foreign Board
there has been Il series OF exchanges, in
which china has appeared as Yielding on
eery disputed point The negotiations.
however. hsveeIed nowhere, owing, accord
'ng to the So Petersburg view 10 quibblins
or tho part Of the Chinese.
I'm tic last few days there have been
persistent rumors in the Far East that
Russian patience was exhausted and that
q b'fid'dlipli tt war against NINA w as
imminent. II would appear now that Rus
sia proposes 70 enforce her first semi-ultl-
natum. which carried with II the threat
O complete cessation Of friendly rela.
tous between the two governments.
The note of February Is contained six
points with which Russia demanded com
plionce. They were;
First -EusSia's right 10 impose import and
export duties unlimited. except iu the ffty
VtTst zone. which Is duty free.
SecOud-Thst Tho eNtrd-territOrial rights
~ Russians IN china snail not be infrineed
that legal suits involving Russians ana
Chinese shall he considered by ID mixed
Jurisdiction.
Third That Russians shall enjoy special
privileges of trade and duty free commerce
with Mongolia and the extra -vsi provinces.
Fcurth-Tha' Russian consulsfcs can ho
Immediately opened az kobdo khapi and
GUcher..
Fifth Due respect Of the local suthorI-
fes for Russian consuls
sixth Russians 70 enjoy the .isht 20 &C
nUir" real estate and erect structures in
Mongolia and the extra wall provinces.