Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-15
MILITARY ACTION MAY De NEG
EssARy TO BRING oRiENTALs
INTO LINE.
CAR DEMANDS CLOSER
ADHERENCE TO TREATY
Three District Situations Develop to
Brine Situation to . Hsad-oeeupa.
ton Of Northern Manehuria Prob.
abI-Russian Force Now Marching
Towards Frontier.

st. Petersburg, March 15.-Russia mas
sent an ultimatum to China INSISTING
upon a closer adherence to the prov1-
sions of the treaty Of 1881. which mas
been the subject of negotiations be-
tween the two countries for some
weeks past The Russian occupation
corps is within 100 miles OF the frontier
and marching on Kulja.
Only the immediate execution OF
China's treaty obligations towards
Russia can interrupt the advance OF the
army which is to occupy Kulja- Two
hrigades of sharpshooters. four sotnias
OF Cossacks, two batteries Of field guns
and eight batteries Of machine guns
were dispatched from Margelan. IN
Ferzhana, Turkestan shortly after re-
ceipts Of China's second reply.
Advices to the war Office last night
saw that the expedition 10 within
hundred miles OF the frontier and stead
fly advancing In order to reach the
frontier about the time OF the presenta- :
ton Of the ultimatum.
The Russian force Is considered en-
tirely sufficient to reoccupy and nolo
Kulja as the Chinese troops. altho
nominally 10000 in number. actuaiiy
number a bare couple OF thousand
They are undisciplined and Of diverse
equipment and lack artillery.
Three Distinct Situations.
The Russo Chinese ennbroglto has de-
veloned three distinct situations. each
Of much concern to this government
In the first place. Russia has awak-
ened TO the fact that China's deep
seated distrust and resentment 10 re-
sponsible more than anything else 1or
the failure OF amicable negotiations
Next, the Novoe vrsmya makes the
usual intimation that there Is oiscofo
in the government over the measures
to be undertaken against China
The third situation y revealed tooey
In disquieting dispatches from the army
OF occupation on the Chinese frontier.
These advices describe q disturbance
among tho soldiers over The poor quail
ity OF the food provided for them. An
outbreak was prevented only by the
tact OF the commanding general. who
ordered. the governor general o. RUS
sian Turksstan to take prompt meas
ures to remove the cause Of diSsatts-
I8CL1On 0I0 AOSQ OASoly ~ VI o0NAAoS 10Y
plies for the expedition. The task OF
tho commassary department has been
com plicated by the primitive charac-
ter OF the country. the bad roads.
muddy at the present season. and de-
pendencs for supplies on a long line OF
communications. The news OF the
movement Of tho troops is vaguely re-
ferred to In the Novoe Vremya, as the
non-official publication OF such news
Is a criminal offense in Russia Orher
papers arc silent on the matter.
1t 10 stated here that the situation
created by China's quibbling has caused
a realization that the Russo Chinese
relations are less satisfactory than had
been thought. China's suspicion Of
Russia's good faith and the resentment
of supposed aggression is blamed. The
sole course left open 10 St. Petersburg
is q serious military action. which will
not shrink from permanent measures In
iii province.
May Occupy Northern Manehuria.
Military circles. the opinion OF which
had great weight with Emperor Nicho-
las In reaching a final decision, con-
slider the occupation Of northern Man
churia along q line Of demarkation
from Kwanchengtze to Kir1n Q possi-
bility. A correction Of the frontier Of
Tarbagarai in Mongolia, also, is held
to be a possibility. The military party
frankly favors utilizing the crisis to
strengthen the Russian garrisons in the
far east and to correct the frontier
strateg1cally at China's expense. This
argues that Russia Chinese relations
are so strained that nothing can be So
cured from China aznicably for many
yAara IN come