Show SECRET KNOX TO SOLVE THE MANCHURIAN PROBLEM I Memorandum Sent to Russia in Furtherance Policy of Open St Petersburg ran Jan Russian foreign office has received a memorandum from the United States government proposing as a solution for the problem the neutralization of if railroads in Manc Manchuria uria by their sale to China financed by an international syndicate The United States invites Russian participation in sll ha a scheme A supervision of the railroads would be placed thereby ill in the hands of the powers responsible for the financial arrangement who would see that the lines were conducted on a purely business basis and not used for political or strategic purposes Last October when a meeting was ar at between M the he RussIa minister of fInance and Prince It ot of the priVY council I i Japar the sale of the RusSIan rail railroad railroad road in n Manchuria was being seriously The SS of the present plan is dependent upon Japans assent The vantages or of such an arrangement from th I of Int rela relations are an believed to and it will remove a constant source friction be between tween n flussi and th the do of o unity woul ie i safeguarded by the and azel by ding the line lice to tte transportation of and mont tons with reference to toa toa a attack upon Siberia would be relieved Russi Rusala however if i not willing t to a apt at pt the Ion of the Un ed States without giving the subject tudy An answer to the ment meDi may be 00 in t 1 wk week per aps a for experts are i ian ian an ot of the whole ma matter ter and the cabinet has haa taken cognizance ce of th the t memorandum I The American memorandum further an that a syndicate of Americans and Englishmen has bu Obtained the concession for the oon of B a taU railroad road from In northern Man hurta churla to Chin Chow Fu and bat the British and American governments In Intend intend tend to It This part of the memorandum MS been re coWed less Jets favorably by Rua flusa for tor no statement has been made re regarding regarding garding t f officials in discussing this feature have hae asserted that Russia would strenuously oppose the of the Hussian railroad Qt t har and woul i 1 be unwilling for Cor a railroad to approach the weak frontier This Thill would force Coree a heavy concentration of troops at Big illa govie Difficulties ln In connection with the mu at Harbin apparently are in ina Ina a fair wa way or of settlement The United States Stes bas baa Intimated its desire to seek an adjustment of th the contentious clauses of 01 i Continued on Page T Two TwoS o S SECRETARY KNOX 1 TO SOLVE THE I MANCHURIAN PROBLEM n Continued from Page One the agreement signed last May by Russia and China providing a method of gov government government for the Russian railroad zone In Manchuria The agreement consists of eighteen ar articles tides It Is based on the guaranty of Chinese sovereignty and fixes the prin principle principle ciple of joint administration Recently however several claua have been under reconsideration and the Russian govern government meat ment is willing to accept any faIr basis of agreement suggested by the United States Secrecy Maintained Washington Jan department officials maintain dose close secrecy In regard to the diplomatic situation arising from the era of railroad In Man Manchuria Manchuria churia Developments there have been followed with the keenest attention be because cause ot of the determination to maintain the open door policy Secretary Knox has been considering carefully the treaty recently entered Into by China and Japan relating to in Manchuria It was reported weeks ago that the United States would protest to China and Japan against this treaty on the ground that It with the equal opportunities In Manch Manchuria Sec Secretary Secretary l sued Issued a statement in which he said that careful study of the subject showed that the treaty lId not create for Chinese and Japanese subjects a tue mo monopoly to carry on minIng operations along alone the South Manchurian railway and the If Americans are not accorded freedom of operation in Manchuria even if the Chinese and J Japanese nese do not enjoy mo monopolistiC favors still aUll there might be found grounds for asking the powers to take such steps as might offset the die dis disadvantage advantage in which Americans and Eu Europeans Europeans would be placed |