Show MAINTAINING THE OPEN DOOR The policy of the United States in maintaining the open door in Manchuria has recently been vindicated when Russia was compelled to abandon her effort to tax tar Chinese and foreigners outside the limits cf of the Muscovite Ius concessions at Harbin Britain and Germany German took the same view of the matter as us s this government and si simultaneous simultaneous simultaneous representations were made at St Petersburg which proved effect effective lye ive This has put a n damper upon the Russian In Manchuria but Japan remains to be reprimanded for highhanded proceedings in the same territory and in this matter neither the United States nor Great Britain has come to the fore as the champion of the open door In a special dispatch from Washington to the tile Chicago Tribune John Callan has this to say a aThe Tho The United States Is playing a far greater role in connection with the maintenance of the integrity of China and the open door In that empire than the people pt of this thin country realize It has just emerged from a combination of the powers engineered by the state department here which has resulted in inthe inthe inthe the abandonment by b Russia of its poli poll policy policy cy at Harbin an important railroad city ell of northern Manchuria which set at at naught the principles this govern goern government government a ment long ago proclaimed Now ow It Is taking deep interest in the efforts of China to settle the questions with Japan growing out of at the course the latter government Is pursuing In southern Manchuria as a result of its victory over Russia during the war three throe years ears ago China has proposed to Japan the arbitration of these hese ques questions questions questions by b The Tile Hague The Japanese government not consider that the questions justify the Intervention of the other powers or of the court of ar arbitration arbitration arbitration The United States Slates is most anxious that all the questions relating to tu Man Manchuria Manchuria churia churla shall be adjusted at the earliest possible moment realizing that Man Ian Manchuria Manchuria churia churla contains germs genus of grave dissen dissensions which hl h if not arranged will lead to another war One question at issue between China and Japan concerns the building of a railroad in Manchuria the Chinese de desiring desiring desiring siring to build the road and the Japan Japanese ese refusing to allow It Manchuria being Chinese territory it Is ts difficult for Cor a au outsider to discover where the Japs have any rights in the premises whatever There Is also a dispute con concerning concerning the importation of salt into Manchuria from Japan as well as other questions involving Chinese soy sov sovereignty so This government is willing to put the clamps on Russia to preserve inviolate the th open door policy but when it comes to giving Japan a gentle hint that a repetition of her outrageous action in Korea will not be tolerated toler ted in Manchu Manchuria ria na the administration ad at Washington ashington winks knowingly to Great Groat Britain and the little Jap proceeds to give he the pig pigtail pigtail tail tall of l his is neighbor another twist If It the open door Is to be ba b main maintained maintained tamed and the great powers given an opportunity to participate in the Man Ian Manchurian Manchurian trade the lid cannot be screwed fd down on en Japan any antoo too soon then soon |