Show M M M M M M t t M M M t M M M tt t THE THE RUSSIAN ANSWER Y vI t-M-M-M-M-M t 4 4 4 M t M 44 M- M MM M M t 4 44 M M 4 M M 4 M M 4 M M The fhe answer of the time Russian government to to S Secretary cr IIa Hays Hay's s note of 11 February 1 relative to Il rights in Manchuria n is taken to conclude the thc United States from om further lurther a action ti m in the prem- prem is f tJ the c present at least To now pi press ess the matter fart farther r would be e tantamount to questioning question question- ing illg Russia's good faith Time The Czars Czar's government g as readers will remember remember re re- re- re member long ago assured that of the th United States that it had no intention of obtaining exclusive privileges ii in 1 Manchuria ranch ria This plus assurance is now re re- re- re iterated It is presumable that like representations have been made at London and nd Tokyo Whether or not they will be accepted as s satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory at those capitals remains to be seen Should Shou a they J unsatisfactory the Japanese Anglo-Japanese alto al- al ri will be subjected to an early test as regards it Immediate i ate purposes fa J The t tb b best st diplomatic opinion seems to be that p neither neith Russia nor the allies are ate disposed to proceed pro Pro- e J to extremities s just now and that there willbe will willbe willbe be if not pea peace e an armed truce pending some overt n act t in the course of Russia's operations in Man churia 4 f 1 Since the St. St Petersburg cabinet practically practically practically cally promises this country that the province willbe will willbe willbe be cy evacuated by the Czars Czar's troops as soon as that an can be he effected with safety and asserts that t the plan to place the Chinese Russo-Chinese bank ank in financial and c commercial control of Manchuria has been abandoned ned the the chances are r that that s similar i ar assurances assurances assurances assur assur- ances h have ve been given to Great Britain and Japan and that those those- Powers Powers' ow r will ill re rest content nt with them l awaiting fresh d' d developments velo ments |