Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-27
RUSSIA ISSUES ULTIMGTUM
China Must Give Satisfactory Answer
to Note Of February 16.
ANGRY AT ATTEMPT TO EvADE
Negotiations In Recent Months Com
vince Imperial Government Chinese
Are Attempting 20 Reject Points
by Cryptic Answers.

by Cryptic Answers.
ST PETERSBURG. March %. - The
Russian government is determined to
force China to take decisive action regard
ing the Russian demand that the provis-
ions of the treaty Of 1881 be complied
with. Russia's ultimatum, which has been
presented to the administration at Picking
through the Russian minister declares
that China must give a satisfactory reply
to the Russian note Of February is, set
ting forth I'm detail the Russian claims,
before March 2S, otherwise II will hold the
Chinese government responsible for such
action as Russia deems advisable to take.
The ultimatum was contained in a tele-
gram from NJ Neratoff, the acting minis
ter Of foreign affairs, to NJ. Korostevetz,
the Russian minister at Peking
Text of UItImatum.
Following is the message:
Negotiations in recent months have
convinced the imperial government that
the Chinese government is seeking by
cryptic and evasive answers to reject the
points of the note of February 16 As an
instance, on March 10, the Chinese memo
rsndum presented 10 the Russian minister
yielded on the one hand to our repeated
representations and agreed that the estab-
lishment of a consulate at Kobdo, should
not be made dependent upon the introduce
tiCn of customs treaties, while on the other
hand II remained silent regarding the
establishment Of other consulates, for
which provision was made in Article 10
OF the St Petersburg treaty and also re-
garding monopolies, which, contrary to
the agreements among the powers, had
been introduced IN the province of Sim
Kiang nag ..
1T also is intimated in the matter of
trade in local products that Russian trad
ers must observe the same conditions as
the Chinese, thus entirely ignoring the
treaty provisions exempting Russians
trading in Mongolia, and western China
from the payment of customs duties and
other taxes whatsoever.
Would End Delay.
I'm view of the absolutely futile charac-
ter of such negotiations, in the course OF
which the Chinese government has sought
only to restrict Russia's treaty rights by
advancing arguments, which It after
wards abandoned. the Russian govern
ment sees itself obliged to end this pro-
crastination, for which there is no justl-
fication, and requests the Chinese govern
ment formally to admit that all the points
In the note Of February 16 are valid and
conform to the treaty stipulations.
only after such admissions can the
Russian government agree to enter into
negotiations on the, questions of the in
PRODUCTION Of customs duties. the estab-
lishment of special regime for the tea
trade or any other partial modification
OF the treaty Of 1881.
IF an exhaustive and satisfactory re-
ply to all six points Of the note Of Feb
ruary 16 is not received by March 2S
Russia reserves TO itself freedom Of ac-
ton and will make the Chinese govern
ment responsible for the obstinacy dis
played by IT.. a, .
In the action taken at Picking today the
Russian government rsverts to the original
demands concerning ,Chinas adherence to
the terms of the treaty OF 1881. Since the
| first note was presented to the Chinese
foreign board there has been a series OF
exchanges in which China has appeared as
yielding on every disputed point
The negotiations have led nowhere, how
ever, owing, according to the st. Peters
burg view, to clubbing on the part of the
Chinese.
III tne last rev Gays there nave been
persistent Tumors in the far east. that
Russian patience was exhausted and that
a declaration Of war against China was
imminent 1t would appear now that Rus sia
proposes to enforce her first semi ultima
tum, which carried with 1t the threat OF
a complete cessation of friendly relations
between the two governments.
The note Of February IS contained six
/ points with which Russia demanded com
pliance. They were as follows:
/ Russia's right to impose import and ex-
port duties unlimited, except in the fifty
first zone, which is duty free.
! That the extra territorial rights of Rus
SLAMS in China shall not be infringed thai
legal suits involving Russians and Chinese
shall be considered by a mixed jurisdic
| ton.
That Russians shall enjoy special privi
Ieges of trade and duty free commerc,
with Mongolia and the eXtra-wall prov
inces
That Russian consulates can be i'm
medlately opened at Kobdo, Khami ant
| Guchen.
Due respect of the local authorities fo
Russian consuls
Russians TO enjoy the right to acquir,
! real estate and erect structures in Mon
golia and the extra wall provinces.