Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-27
China Expected to Yield to
RuSsia's Demands.
MINISTRY GIVES ASSURANCE
Government at Peking Not Prepared
to Antagonize the Gear.
RUSSIAN MINISTER SKEPTICAL
Te1egraphs Hope Of Settlement, But
Intimates the Necessity for
Prolonged Negotiations.

ST. PETERSBURG. March On.
Korostovetz. the Russian minister at Pc
king. who Friday handed to the Chinese
government the ultimatum of the Russian
government. has telegraphed that he has
hopes that the response will be favorable,
but will involve further prolonged ne
gotiations. In Russian official circles 1t is
stated that the cars government will
| not accept any evasive reply. The opin-
ion predominates that at noon Tuesday
Chinese diplomatic relations prob
ably will be broken off, thus necessitatins
an advance Of Russian troops on Kuldja.
Advices have been received by the
minister Of war to the effect that the Chi
nese are hastily concentra ting troops near
the frontier.
View in London.
LONDON. March 27-The Daily Graphic
draws the attention Of the paciiclsts
who are loudly acclaiming the Taft-Grey
scheme for the abolition Of war to the
statement that China has no alternative
but to accept Russia's ultimatum.
Both China and Russia signed The
ment Of international disputes, and the
Daily Graphic contends that as the ques-
lions at issue are essentially judicial
questions relating to the Interpretation of
treaties. there is no excuse whatever even
for contemplating the employment of
force.
China to Acquiesce.
PEKING. March 27.-China is not pre-
pared to antagonize Russia completely,
and as result Of prolonged conferences
the Chinese foreign Office assured the
Russian minister, NJ. korostovetz, that
China will acquiesce unreservedly to the
demands made in the Russian ultimatum
concerning the provisions of the treaty
Of 1881. Russia insisted upon an answer
before Tuesday.
1t is generally considered that there
was no alternative course. in view of
China's utter unpreparedness for war. In
tense interest is being manifested in the
attitude of Japan. which is obviously
holding entirely aloof, although more
powerful than ever at Picking.
While the issues between China and
Russia have been almost Obliterated by
the recent series Of ultimatums, and theO-
retically insufficient cause for occupation
exists, Russia apparently fears that she
could obtain only paper promises, which
the Chinese would not observe unless In
Inundated. Russians here point out that
cessions from China than when the treaty
was signed.
Some sections of the legation quarter
ridicule Russia for not following In the
first instance the recent example set by
Great Britain in occupying territory and
waiting Chinese readiness to discuss the
contested points. But it is recognized
that Russia, by failing to do this, has
shown that she does not possess ag-
gressive designs.
Blame Great Britain.
The Chinese newspapers, which are
intensely ignorant of foreign affairs, are
very hostile against Great Britain, which
they accuse of beginning the present land
grab, and they prophesy that both Japan
and France will not be long in following
suit.
Russian railway has refused to transport
several carloads of arms ana ammunI-
ton destined for Chinese garrisons on
churia come Indications of Japanese
readiness to invest south Manchuria
should the Russian investment in the
north assume a serious aspect.
In recent issue the Picking Da.Ay
News. in an editorial evidently inspired
by the Chinese foreign board, declared
that China would not submit to the So
called aggressions Of various powers,
and that she would not sign away her
national rights, which must be taken
from her. Whether this was only a threat
intended to assist China's diplomacy, to-
day should show.