Show SOME WAS Neither Russia Nor Japan In Inclined Inclined dined to Evaluate Eva Manchu Manchuria ria na on Schedule Time Washington April 11 Reports of fric frie friction friction tion between the Russian R n and Chinese C se troops in Manchuria have attracted attention of the state department d No Xo official information has lias been b n received on the subject It was s anticipated a ted that thai the division in the peace pea e treaty of the responsibility for the policing g of Man Manchuria Manchuria Manchuria churia for even a limited term t rm between three nations would result In hi just such uch friction as has bas been reported At a point on the railroad connecting the Siberian raad d with Port Arthur and dIDt Barb n nth the thu th J Japanese troops are ini n charger Of t the th line hitie Above that point the road is under the of ot Rus Rue Russian Russian sian and Chinese troops of railroad guards gua s Both Powers Apprehensive As it is understood here both the Russian and the Japanese are looking forward with apprehension to the time when they must evacuate Manchuria proper and In each case there Is a 11 strong desire to insure as large a hold holdIng holding holding Ing as possible of the material re resources resources resources sources of this rich country after the military forces are withdrawn One way of ot accomplishing this has been to secure concessions for the exploitation of timber lands of mines and agricultural agricultural tural lands and then to require the Chinese government to recognize these holdings when they regain possession of the country But the Chinese gov government government government has shown a surprising de degree degree degree gree of self assertion and independence in dealing with these claims and it is ir i believed the friction that th t is now said to have haye arisen In iR Manchuria results from the attempts being bein made to in induce duce uce the Chinese to change their at attitude attitude attitude Treaty Must Be Lived Up To The Thc only concern of the American government is that the undertaking of I the treaty that Manchuria shall be evacuated by both Russia and Japan shall be lived up to but thie it Is pont ont ed out by b officials is i not the time to raise that th t issue A period of eighteen months was allowed for the evacuation eva evacuation ua tion lion and when that time shall have passed If r the evacuation ti n is not an ac accomplished ac c fact the state department will renew its interest in the subject I |