The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-02-23
UNITED STATES
MAY |NTERCEDE
IN THE lMRRoIGLlo BETWEEN
THE RUSSIAN AND CHINESE
EMPIRE.
HAGUE TRIBUNAL is PROPOSED
Powers Of Europe Send Notes to Rue.
sia, Advising Caution-china
Preparing to Resist
INVASION.

washington, req. l6.-lNOLlC0 VI ftuSs
sia's intentions regarding China has
reached the state department through
the American embassy at st. Peters
burg. The Russian government prom
fses to acquaint the American embassy
with particulars of the indictment
against China.
The whole incident comes as great
surprise to the diplomatic service in
Washington. for, although it was
known sharp issues had arisen be-
tween Russia and China over conflict
ing claims of jurisdiction in Manchuria
and in connection with commercial
privileges in Mongolia, the situation
was not regarded DIS critical and it gen.
orally was believed, in view of the de-
plorable conditions existing in China
as a result Of the famine and the raw
ages of the plague, Russia would de-
fer pressing her claims at this time.
That war will not result from the
latest move of the Russian government
is the confident belief in diplomatic
circles here, for it is generally under
stood the Chinese are totally UMPIRE
pared to meet such foe as Russia at
this juncture. SO it is expected China
will appeal to the powers, including
America, for fair play. What amount
of support she will receive cannot safe
ly be foretold. It is pointed out here
our own government cannot act until
it has examined the contentious on
both sides.
Should it be found there is ground
for such action, it is entirely possible
that the state department may use it's
good offices to avert war or the work
| ing of injustice upon China by sug-
costing reference of the issues to
the Hague tribunal.
Warning Notes Issued.
London, Feb. 18.-European chancel.
lors are warning Russia to proceed
cautiously in her threatened military
demonstration against China. In sew.
eral instances these warnings are said
to have taken the form of official notes
to the Russian foreign office.
The English press is particularly ap.
prehensive of the outcome of the 90
cupation of Kuldja, in Chinese Turke
stan, by Russian troops.
I'm the present state of affairs in
China" today's London Times de.
clares, "any threat of forcible action
by foreign power may be attended
by farreaching consequences. It is
hoped that before Russia proceeds to
the extremity of an invasion of China.
she will weigh the possible result"
The Daily Telegraph's st. Peters.
burg correspondent, discussing the
Russo-C Chinese difficulty, points out
that the treaty of 1887 will expire in
August and that Russia is DESTROYS of
recasting her relations with China in
a new mold. But while the Russian
government is anxious to revive the
friendly relations of fifteen years ago.
China's standpoint has undergone a
change. China denies violation of the
treaty, and, On the contrary, claims
that Russia herself violated the far
more important secret treaty Of 1896.
China Willing to Arbitrate.
China is willing, continues the cor.
respondent, to refer this latter point
to arbitration and says that the United
States government possesses all the
data on this subject American diplo,
mats, conversant with the affairs OF
both countries, are DESTROYS of recon
CLING the parties in the present dis.
pute and argue that these differences
would prove an excellent subject for
arbitration and, at the same time, ex.
hort Russia to make allowance for the
changed conditions in China since the
sos, a change rooted not in loss of
respect for "czardom," but in the rapid
growth of China's self consciousness.
The greatest curiosity is manifested
in diplomatic circles as to the role
which Japan will play in the present
crisis, and also respecting the attitude
the United States is likely to adopt
should Russia carry out her threats.
Taft's cabinet will not go beyond gen.
tie intercession