| Show A ISS ISSUES DEFIANCE T TO UlTIMATUM Refuses to Sign Sip tIle the Manchurian Convention De be beI J HP f o I spite spi e the Vigorous Threat Made MadeS S S i peculation T lJ t in i Washington W asto as the Probable Proba Action of the theT th Unit United d States Stales London 1 April Apr 2 Dr wiring f ir lug ing l g front from Pekin pel in to the Times March 28 2 says c The Yang Tse viceroys h ve car ear Tiet the day da LI IA i g i Chang who i Tuesday urging Emperor Kwang KWan 1 Su to reconsider his decision received an answer er that tha the thrones throns decision Inthe In the presence pres of the unanimous advice of pt the chief chiet provincial pro officials was Ir Irrevocable revocable and that LIke Manchurian convention could uld riot pot ot be signed j v In spite of or her threats Russia seems disinclined to slam sIam the door s between Q Li Hung Chang and M l Mi i iD D i tiers Giers were proceeding yes yesterday ye yet yesterday t da when M De D Giers Hiers agreed to several formal amendments of the th text test t t j I cynical yn eal and bold diplomacy ap I pears peat for once to have hav overreached verre ched it Itself J i self S I ILond i London Lond n April 2 The Chinese hin se em emperor e ri rip p I t am officially informed d has in the Chinese plenipotentiaries p says the Pekin correspondent corr of 01 the theD Dally Daily D Mail not notto o sign i th the MaMChur Manchur Manchurian lIan ian convention even eian in a modified i form fonn j I Ir r Washington April 1 Information has ha reached here to the tile effect that the Russian Russi n government being seriously perturbed by the course of China In nt signing the Manchurian agreement largely because of the protest made by bythe the several powers has conveyed a dis distinct distinct and unmistakable indication to China that if tf this course co is persisted in there may be an interruption of diplo diplomatic diplomatic diplomatic matic relations between Russia and China and a termination of the present p eitt Intercourse inter ourse between b tee them This is little short of an ultimatum that China must mu t sign or take the consequence sequence co of a ter termination of her friendly relations i with ith Russia Russi i iTo To What hat extent the United States will ill take cognizance of disposition i ito to enforce the signing of the agreement has nut not yet b been en made apparent It Jot ap appears li h p pears to be the policy of the Chinese authorities to consider this as a subject which concerns the powers quite quit e as much as it t does China The matter maher has bec become me further corn com complicated by reports reaching Washing Washington ton that the Chinese authorities are re di divided divided divided vided On the course to be pursued some of the most influential 1 including LI Hung Chang urging hat shat acquiescence to th the Russian proposals while insist of i rejectIng ejecting I T ikie n he attitude Hung Chang IB is tu a counted for by his well lI known friend friendliness friendliness friendliness liness Russian Interests In this i case however there appears appeals to ta t 1 be nr ur rayed against him the strong influence of the southern viceroys Chan Char Chi hl Tung Tang and Lia Kun Yi iv who ho oppose the bhe signing of the treaty treat Agreement Hot Signed The reports ports r reaching here lil re this morn morning ins ing showed the agreement had not yet et been signed Its status is most peculiar peculiar peculiar liar The time time w within which it was sto to tobe tobe be signed expired ired last Tuesday but b f on that day Yang Yu the Chinese minis minister minister minister ter fell feli in the legation and hurt his head so that he was unable to transact business This misfortune caused much muck amusement t here and Irritation In pertain certain quarters as it had bad been recognized recognized as a timely means of avoiding a direct action on the subject ct It is not clear to what extent the Russian inti intimation intimation mation m tion has gone but in any event it gives an urgency to Chinas course I which has not been be n presented thus far faT The only advice adice today toda from an official official cial chat channel was the dispatch above referred to relative to the divergent views between the Chinese officials This came from Special Commissioner Rockhill The Pekin date it bore w ws s that of or Friday last The Chinese minister Mr Wu WO came early in the day to the state depart department I Imen meat ment men t to talk with Secretary Hay and learn what measure re of support he could count upon from the United States in incase incase incase case the emperor decided to refuse the Russian demand dema Lord also called during the afternoon and spent half an hour with Secretary Hay and it is presumed pres med that reference to the Chinese and Nicaragua canal situations was made during the call caU |
