| Show DISTURBED BY Br CONSUL fiSHER American Diplomat Recognizes China as Sole POwer P Ver in 4 Manchuria EMPEROR SEEKS EXPLANATION Inquiries Directed to Embassy at St Petersburg and to tov too v o Washington Consul fisher ol or J lol it or o JIll Mn rhin n b JI of oC Municipalities St Petersburg March 31 Tho flu HUA Elan Elai government Is disturbed by the at nt attitude assumed sume by b Fred D Fisher the tho American consul at nt Harbin In the tho mat matter matter matter ter ot or recognizing the tho t o Jurisdiction jurlE at of ot In Manchuria Mr 11 Fisher In Insists InsIsts n Russia iula nu that Chinese sovereignty In Man Manchuria tati an ho hohas hohas and furthermore churl churia is I 1 supreme has the tho protests of ot China Chilla against the establishment by Russia ot of municipalities m in the railroad zone zono at Harbin and ana Independent Inde II of o tho the Chinese government and anti his its attitude In Inthis Inthis Inthis this difficulty has prompted to seek cek an al explanation tion tIO ot or his course both at the tho Ameri Amer American I Ican can cnn embassy hero and In Washington i RECOGNIZES CHINA ALONE Mr Ir 11 Fisher Is accredited to China and since IncO his arrival In Harbin In January Oi ho he has consistently refused to rec rca recognize or admit that ho should havo have anything to do with tho the Russian ad administration administration ministration ot or tho territory Ho Ito has hus been beon firm In his hll assumption that ho was accredited solely to China and he has declined to act on tho the suggestion convoyed conveyed to him by an of ot the tho RussIan railroad administration that ho ha should secure se ure tho tile permission ot of Gen Gell Horvath tho th Russian governor ot of ot Har liar Harbin Harbin bin before opening his consulate or raising the tho American Hag Il Goel over lie tho building Or G GUndel Under tho the treaty treat ot of 18 S G claims exclusive control over tho rail railroad railroad railroad road zone In Manchuria as well as lIB tho the right to organize Independent gov truing municipalities The of ot Harbin protested against this to tho the Russian governor and an to o tho the consuls ot of tho the United States and an Japan Tho The Japanese who are arc now flow cooperating In Inthe Inthe the tho friendliest manner mannel with tho Itus Hus ans in Manchuria rejected this pro protest protest test but Mr 11 Fisher supported It The foreign office hero here expresses tho belief that thai it would bo be decidedly dedde ly to tho the Interest of ot tho States to recognize recognIze nize nizo tho the Russian administration of ot Manchuria llan Inasmuch as IS foreign rest resi residents dents share in Iii the tho privileges of ot this I administration a |
