Show READY TO FIGHT RUSSIA AH MI the tho London Morning Papers Attach Great Importance ce to the Ratification of the American Chinese Treaty I I Jan 14 AH th the Morning pa papers paL L pers have editorials editorial wbk which attach great importance to the ratification of the commercial treaties between the I United States State and China and between Japan and China The of opinion toil ion fh Si these editorials i Is that the rati ratification of o the treaties Implies an act of sovereignty by China equivalent te to a declaration that occupation of Manchuria Is only temporary and for special purposes The rhe Morning Post says That ThaL Is 15 precisely the point for which Japan has been contending and which I Russia declined to discuss with her Ja Ia Japan ran pan is new IB the advantageous position of championing a cause which is also that of the Slates Th The Daily Mews Hews thinks think that China has nas displayed courage in her recent diplomacy which wW mill make for place peace owing to the tremendous hazards which i war the th present peasant circumstances would involve The St Petersburg correspondent of the Park Paris edition edifice of tb the NT w York Yeah Herald and tin tile special cablegrams from other correspondents at the Russian capital say that the opinion is held that the rati ratification I of the Janane and American trestles came as a shock to the Russian foreign office The Dully Daily Mails MaCs ToWo int says that Japans test last note is couch in inmost inmost most courteous language but that it I re to reaffirms affirms absolutely and Ja Japans Japans pans inability to accept ro either as concerns Korea or Man Manchuria churia Th Peking correspondent says pay position in Peking is now a 1 r re one and the change In Chinas attitude is striking wanton wanto vie vio violation lation of all aU her pledges has finally un undeceived deceived China and thrown her into the arms of Japan While preparations are corn com complete and her intelligence service singularly singularly effective Russia is not ready There Thera is Ii great confusion on the Manchurian railway owing to the difficulties at Lake Baikal and few Russian troops have ar at arrived rived by land military strength east cast of Lake is exaggerated by the European newspapers The Shanghai correspondent of the Tim Times n says there is in a continued deadlock In connection with th the affairs of the Canton railroad The Bei Bi gians glans are pressing for exclusive control of the northern section and aM it has he even teen been suggested that the entire American me rican interest should be bought out cot The share hare shareholders holders apparently are agreeable to this proposition but China declines to sanc sano sanction tion any modification t the contract which would permit such arch ft resolution |