Show UNITED STATES TTE BACKS S UP CHINk CHINA Refuses Refuses to Recognize I 1 tion of the Russians in Manchuria APPLIES ALSO ALSOTO TO JAPAN k THIS GOVERNMENT MAINTAINS OPEN DOOR DECLARATION St Petersburg March 31 Tha Russian government is disturbed by the attitude assumed by b Fred D Fisher the Amen Ameri American can consul at Harbin In the matter of recognizing the Jurisdiction of Russia In Manchuria Mr Fisher Insists that Chi Chinese nose nese sovereignty in Manchuria Is supreme and furthermore he has supported the protests of ot China against the establish establishment establishment establishment ment by b Russia of municipalities in the railroad zone at Harbin and in independent dependent of the Chinese government and Ills lih III attitude altitude in this difficulty diffIcult culty cult has prompted Russia to seek an ex explanation explanation of hs hiS course both at the Amer American ican embassy here and in Washington Accredited Solely to toCh China na naIr Ir Fisher Is accredited to China and Inc his arrival In Harbin In January he has hils consistently refused to Ize or admit that he should have any anything an anything thing to do with the Russian administration tion of the territory He has been firm firmIn firmIn firmin In his assumption assum that he was accredited solely to China and he has declined to act on the suggestion conveyed to him by b an official of the Russian railroad administration that he should secure tha the permission of ot General Horvath the Rus Russian RussIan Russian sian governor of Harbin before opening his bus consulate or raising the American flag fla over the building Supported Chinese Protest Under the treaty treat of 1896 Russia claims exclusive control cont over oer the railroad zone ZOn in Manchuria as well as 85 a the right to organize Independent mu ml municipalities The of or Harbin pro protested protested protested tested against this to the Russian gov governor governor and to the consuls of the United States and Japan Tapan The Japanese who are now cooperating In the thc friendliest manner with the Russians in Manchuria rejected this protest but Mr Fisher sup supported supported supported ported it The foreign office here expresses the thu I belief that It would be decidedly to the Interest of oC the United States Stat to recognize the Russian Ru administration or of Manchuria inasmuch a not ai foreign residents r share In Inthe inthe inthe the privileges of at o this administration |