Show RUSSIAN TROOPS IN MANCHURIA They Aro Are Thoro There for no tin 10 Sinister Purpose AMBASSADOR A I TALKS Why WI Art Aro o In lit II lYe lc lull II lii lik 11 Would Keen lew In ill II March in The ambassador Count Cassini sync In ill Interviewed today toay concerning tho the loiter rolel reports as us to on 01 Count Cassini said aid he ho was ml nut not authorized to an nn of ot official tIdal declaration on tho lie part of oC his government but ul In itt view of or tho the con cumI constant COl stant reports ho lie consented to state tato his Individual views vl based on his long service In Imi China and his familiarity with wih the tho general jen 11 policy has con Comm maintained toward China The rite ambassador first called atten attention atel lIon Ion to the tilt Chinese 1 Invasion of Bus Rus us territory lust last There Is Isa isa a c great stretch of ot border O I between the tha two empires empire about kilometers In length and over oel the thc bur bar border burd tier der d r the tho Chinese forms uru s ito liu Il paid poured committIng and amal alI threaten threatening Ing In Interests This Invasion tas of ft Much uch a n character the tho am nm ambassador said that Hus Hu la ln would ull have been bel n Justified then and amid there In de do declaring claring war against China Chinn anti anI taking Manchuria Such a course would I have been Justified by w esery principle of ot International law 11 tho the right of ot In this thin respect could not have been doubted by Jy any other nation naton Count added that If Hussla Hus la hail had been disposed to exercise this un tin undoubted doubted right she shio Iho haul had hll the thu military force on Oi tho the ground today todar to execute It Out flut Hus did not at that time take Manchuria anti and Ild In III that very ery fact act the this ambassador said was WIl the tho host best answer to the present reports of ot Hits Ittis HiOM purpose C to nh Manchuria If It I she site had not chosen to take Manchuria when the lie opportunity was open tumid and Ill clear why should there be he any army step stepIn In Iii II direction now Tho ho ambassador said that frequent reference was Ia being made malo In foreign n publications and In lit this thi country to the thc presence of or troops In Man Mami Manchuria churia nut nm writers expressed sonic Home surprise at their presence there Why are aro troops In Manchuria Mn was frequently asked In II reply tho the am nm ambassador asked Why the German Germant troops tro t British un tish troops American Am mu troops anti other oilier troops In lekin I seemed to be bc no att surprise about I this latter hatter condition anti and ml yet It was wan I parallel to th Ih presence of ot the troops In fit 1 Manchuria In III each case depredations were being com coin committed cor 11 tell foreign Interests were In Jeopardy all each nation Ion sent Kent Its Il troops to give gle due protection to the thc lives anti and property of ot Its people and anti to prevent the lie recurrence of ot disorder In Manchuria the lie Russian civil en ell at ono time into ht hind en driven away 11 from tram work along alone tho the Trans Siberian railway with wih Its It spurs south southward louth southward ward to Port Arthur and eastward to It I was WI necessary Ka to give adequate protection to the tho engineers and to the tho railway as well wel Count pointed out the extent of or this meat great enterprise with 18 its ls benefits of ot traffic not only to jo Russia but Jut to the thc world worl at nt large lare and the prospect of ot otIs Its Is completion within the next four tour fourteen fourteen teen tell months month He lie le said Ah there was wa not the tho slightest question as q to the tho right of Russia to construct the line across Chinese territory and with this nu au authority I came caine callO the necessity of protect protecting ing the line Ino and the Interests con eon connected with It I against depredation Inquiry was made of ot Count Cassini ns us to the specific report that an nn agree agreement ment meat containing a number of ot articles H Hwal was wal about to be concluded between and China The Tho ambassador suggested that such reports must be bo taken with wih a I great deal of ot allowance particularly If It they hwy emanated from Shanghai which ac tic according cording to his own experience ho said was WIS a ii I point whence fabrications wore Rent sent out He lie was sva not advised of ot such an agreement and In the absence of ot such mich advice 1111 he his did Ild not he said sail feel rell nt at liberty to lo discuss dIscus the subject t Butt But on general principles g he pointed out that thai any In an agreement or understanding which Hussla might make mako with China would Involve two essential features name namely ly ii first adequate protection for Hus Ito plan sian Interests In Manchuria In imi II order oler that there might be 0 no repetition of ot disorder and 11 danger to life U and prop city erty In one anu inc maintenance or Chinas China territorial Integrity As ig 8 far bark back as August Count Coun assIni pointed out the time minis minister tee ter of or foreign affairs In Imi a formal note nole had h d announced clearly anti and this dis distinctly II the policy olcy of Hul In regard tn ti Manchuria In accordance nce with wih that declaration It could not no be doubt douht doubted ed 1 list when whelm wh 1 order or had bad been fn established In and measures me su IS taken for tor the protection of railway construction Russia would recall rell her troops from Manchuria provided the tho action of ot other oilier powers powel did Id not mint place obstacle In time the wa of ot such an tin tn way a I meas measure ure urt The Tho o 1 hlf I 01 remarked that there was wa really 11 no ito 10 occasion ollon for re ro roo attention to this note of ot August nay any an more titan than there was l need ned of ot reiterating the declaration ot or other notes t At nt that time hut But lut In Inthe II the thu view of the al 01 or that note made molle It I clear lla that whatever might be bethe beth time the th understanding as 08 to tl Manchuria that China hila would remain a u part of ot othila |