Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-12-23 | Page 1 | Want Treaty Modified

WANT TREATY MODIFIED Chinese and Russian Diplomats Talk of Manchuria Peking Doc ZlTho Jlrst discussion of tho Monchurlan treaty between Paul Les sar tho Russian Minister here and tho Chinese plenipotentiaries Prince Ching and Wang Wen Shuo occurred here yesterday yes-terday Prince Chine and Wang Wen Shao displayed much less compliance with the JRiiHslan policy than had the Into LI I Hung Chang They urged tho following follow-ing substantial modifications First TJiw stipulation of an early dato for tho withdrawal of all Russian troops from Manchuria except the railway guard tho number of which should limited I I Second They opposed the paragraph restraining re-straining China from Incrcnrinjr tho uum bor of her troops in Manchuria without consulting Russia contending that China must bo at liberty to maintain whatever force wan necessary in Manchuria to preserve pre-serve order there Third They request that an early date hp rtxed for returning tho Now Chwanic ShanIIalKwan railway and a considerable consid-erable reduction of the Indemnity claimed by tho Russians Tor repairing and maintaining main-taining the railway Fourth Tho Chinese plenipotentiaries opposed giving Russia a monopoly of future mining concessions In Manchuria Prlnco Chine has received a long telc crram from Chang Chi Tung Viceroy oC Hankow exhorting him to maintain the sovereignty over China and Manchuria