Show CHINA ROBBED I IN MANCHURIA Russ and Jap lap Dividing Up the Spoils While the Other Na Nations Nations Nations LOOK Calmly On Pekin Dec 14 The policy of Japan Jap ll llIn in China is threatening to bring about a new crisis in Manchurian affairs and andas andas andas as a result of ot the course taken by the Tokio government there is danger to today today today day of ot Russia cancelling the Russo Chinese telegraph convention signed last October The failure of ot China to conclude a corresponding agreement with Japan will wilt have the effect of of annulling the agreement made by China with Russia and it may result in a convention under the terms of which China will be ex excluded eluded from the Manchurian telegraph traffic in the same way that the Russo Japanese postal agreement resulted in inthe Inthe inthe the possession of the Manchurian pos postal postal postal tal service by these two powers Japan today has ten telegraph stations in Manchuria In violation of the treaty and she has also committed other acts of aggression Expected to Give Up The Tokio government maintains that China should concede its original demands these embrace the recognition recognition recognition tion of the stations outside the railroad zone and the independence of ot the en entire entire entire tire system of communication the waiving of telegram royalties the rec recognition recognition recognition of the cable the granting of cables c bles right between Dalny and and special rates on the Chinese connecting lines this last a special privilege Japan has not even taken Chinas arguments ts which are based upon claims of 01 sovereignty sov under u der consideration tion and an she has ha not replied to the communications of the Chinese gov government government government In the matter It is thought that Japan desires to bring about the th annulment of 01 the agree agreement agreement agreement ment by restraining herself from enter entering enterIng entering ing upon a similar agreement with China No Outside Help HelpIn In connection with this dispute it Is 13 interesting to note that the powers have persistently discouraged China from expecting any intervention in the premises Chinas plight in Manchuria is aggravated by the commercial dis disturbances disturbances disturbances due to the lack of Chinese currency The Tha Pekin government is ts being urged by Japan to relieve the Manchuria financial situation by means of loans to the native banks |