The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-02-18
SIX DEMANDS MADE ON CHINA
RUSSIA PRESENTS AN ULTIMA
TIN TO PEkIN GOV ERNNENT.
Failure In Speedy Compliance VIII BE
Taken as Proof Of lnfriendly Attitude
Then Russia win Take Measures
-Pckin Charges Treaty Violations

sreci1i Cao'e Dispatches TO THE SuA
ST PETERsBr RG. Feb. 1.-THE Russian
Government has instructed Nj. koroto-
vitz, the Russian Minister at Pekin, TO
present a note in the nature of an ultima
tun to the Chinese Government. in which
it says.
Negotiations recently have convinced
the Imperial Government that the Chinese
Government does not wish to abide by
the provisions of the commercial treaty
of 1881. These provisions have been ig-
nored by the Chinese Government or inter-
preted in a way that is in accordance
neither with the spirit nor the letter Of
the treaty.
The Imperial Government has reached
the conviction that with such an attitude
on the part of the Chinese Government
to the treaty Of 1851 "A continuation Of
the friendly relations which have long
existed between Russia and China is i'm
possible.
Anxious for the maintenance and
consolidation of these relations, the
Russian Government now finds 1t neces-
sary TO make the foregoing declaration
and TO request the Chinese Government
to confirm without delay her agreement
to observe the following points, which
are in strict accordance with the stipula-
tions of the treaty of 1851, and with the
fundamental principles of the relations
between Russia and China"
The note then demands the immediate
recognition of these six points:
First Russia's full right to impose
export and import duties within fifty
versts of the frontier zone
Second EStraterritorial jurisdiction
over Russian subjects except in civil cases,
which shall be tried in mixed courts.
Third Freedom to trade and liberty
to travel and reside for Russian subjects
in Mongolia and the territories behind the
| Great Wall
! Fourth The appointment Of consuls at
kobdo, Hami and Hu-Cheng.
! -Fifth-Proper facilities for consuls
within their jurisdictions
! "Sixth-The right of Russian subjects
! to acquire land in all towns where Russia
is entitled to establish consulates".
The note concludes as follows:
The Imperial Government considers
il its duty 10 inform the Chinese Govern.
mcnt that "A refusal to confirm it's obliga,
! tions set forth in the six foregoing pro-
posals or any one of them will be regarded
as proof Of n disincination to continu.
with Russia friendly and neighborly re-
/ lations based on treaties.
In such case the Russian Government
reserves to itself the liberty of taking. with
IA view TO securing the restoration of the
rights of. the Russian Government anc
Russian subjects. which have been vio
lated 10y China, such measures as she may
find necessary"
BERLIN, Feb. II The Abend pos claims
TO have the authority Of the Chinese
| Embassy for the statement that China
will not tolerate ~ military occupation
of kuldja and that the Government at
Pekn will take extreme measures To
prevent II
PEkIN. Feb. LIT is reported here thal
during the recent negotiations between
Russia and China the former disregarded
in addition to the articles in the treatv
Of 1881 the Harbln agreement of 1906
and the Burin treaty of 1927. which ac-
cepted the Tannu- Mountains as the
frontier between Russia and Mongolia
China contended. on the other hand
that the Sayansk Mountains were the
correct boundary. She has suggested
that the two remaining questions shall
he settled in the revision of the treaty
of 1881 when the latter becomes due for
renewal on February "a
| Russia has refused to agree to China s