| Show UNCLE SAM CALLS A HALT cautions russia not to insist on secretly concluding a treaty with china washington march 26 tha the crisis in the chinese situation brought about through the expiration of the period allowed tor for the signature by china ot of the manchuria agreement waa was the principal topic before the cabinet today the conviction obtained chat that the united states had bad done all that it could properly do to prevent the ithe consummation ot of this arrangement and to make clear to the public the complete disapproval which la Is entertained by the united states government tor for this sort of secret treaty making it waa was deemed proper to give out for or publication li the following memorandum CHINESE correspondence MARCH 1 1901 telegraphic instructions cent sent to the representatives of the united states in berlin vienna london rome tokyo and st petersburg department ot of state washington march 1 1901 the following memorandum which was handed do to the chinese minister or february 19 Is transmitted to you tor for your information and communication to the government to whick you are accredited the preservation of the territorial integrity of 0 china having baying been recognized by all the powers now engaged in the joint negotiation concerning the injuries recently inflicted flirted upon their ministers and nationals by certain officials and subjects ot of the chinese empire it evidently is continued on eight page paged UNCLE SAM CALLS A HALT continued from first page advantageous advantage bus to china to reach an understanding der upon this subject it would be therefore unwise and dangerous hithe lu the extreme for china to make any arrangement or to consider any proposition ot of a private nature involving the surrender of territory or financial obligations libations ligat ions by convention with any power and tind the government of 0 the united states aiming solely at the preservation of china from the danger indicated and the conservation of the largest and most beneficial de relations lations between the empire and other countries in accordance with tho the principles set forth in its circular note of july 3 and in a purely friendly spirit to towards the chinese empire and all the powers now interested in the negotiations desires to express its sense of the impropriety inexpediency and even extreme danger to the interests of china of considering any private territorial rit orial or financial arrangement at least without the full knowledge and approval of all the powers now engaged in negotiation signed HAY assuming that the arrangement Is to bo be carried out it still Is the contention of tie the state department that nothing has occurred to change the status of russia toward the open door as applied to any part of china including manchuria IIan churla As tar far as written pledges can commit a power russia stands pledged to accord to the united states the open door it she takes control of manchuria either directly toy by annexation or indirectly but quite as effectually by the means proposed in this russo chinese agreement that la Is the view of the state department and that view Is endorsed by the e entire cabinet the administration believes that the secret agreement between russia and china Is in violation of the spirit it if not the letter of the general understanding to which all the powers subscribed last summer and the united states government la Is prepared tf fUse use all its moral suasion and influence to prevent its consummation further than that however this government Is not prepared to go the me president and members of the cabinet believe it is conceivable that russia Is entitled perhaps to some separate guarantees from china for the protection of its railroad concession in MAh manchuria churia but net to the extent to which atch it Is understood the czars azars government is to LO obtain iby by the secret this government has information Te regarding this treaty and while there Is 13 no indication of the exact nature or source of this information it la Is considered accurate and definite the ITes president ident and cabinet it Is understood der stood have no direct information the imminent kepture between and japan or its extent but the developments are being watched with eager interest Gene generally Tally it lo 10 not believed there will be a collision between the two powers as there Is a strong impression that japan would not undertake a war with russia single handed and there Is no indication that she would be joined by any of the other powers |
