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Show CHINA BAULKS. I .' ' . , Has Refused to Open An' More Ports in Manchuria. The negotiations with China for a trade treaty have reached a critical phase, growing out of tho demand of the United Slates and Japan fcr the opening of ports in Manchuria. The nusslaii government bos professed to eiiU'rlnln no opposition to this demand, de-mand, but the Chinese commissioners now I ik" ihe grounds that the ports mentioned will be opened to foreign trade In the future, when trade necessities neces-sities require it. Therefore, they propose pro-pose lo leave this idattor in abeyance and conclude the trade convention without this action. Tho United States refuses to accept this suggestion. sugges-tion. Japan takes the same position. The Cngllsh influence lies in that direction, di-rection, and negotiations are deadlocked dead-locked pending tho contrivance of some means by the powers named to bring some pressure upon China. |