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Show JAPANESE WILL OPENMANCHURIA Citizens and Vessels of All Countries Soon to Enjoy Promised Privileges Japanese Government Has Decided In Accordance With the Principles of Open Door and Equal Opportunities Op-portunities for All After the First of June. I Washington. -The following stnto-ment stnto-ment Iiiih been given out at tlio Jnp-an Jnp-an oho legation: "Owing to tlio fact Hint the withdrawal with-drawal of the troops from Mnnchnrin not having Hiilllclcntly progressed, tlio Japanese government hitherto hns neither permitted citizens nnd vessels , of foreign countries to enter the ports nnd regions of Mnnclitirln, nor allowed foreign consuls to proceed to their pouts therein. Considerable progress, however, having now boon made In this respect, the Japanese government has decided In accordance with the i principles of open door nnd equal op- 1 portunlty ever advocated by them, to permit cltl.ons nnd vcshoIh of foreign countries to enter, from Mny 1, An Tuiiff Hslen nnd Ta Tung Kno, and allow foreign consuls to proceed to their posts at An Tung Hslen. ( "From Juno 1, foreign consuls shnll i be allowed to proceed to their posts at Mukden nnd traveling of foreigners In the Interior of Manchuria will bo permitted per-mitted eo far as military exigencies do not prevent it. It hns further been 1 decidod thnt the Jnpaneso government will open Dnlrcn (Tn Men Wan) to commerce of the-world In na nenr fu-: fu-: turo an possible. "Judging from tlio present condition ' of tho Interior of Manchuria, It Is Im possible for the authorities to afford such foreign travelers ndequnto protection pro-tection and facilities In housing and i other matters. Those, thereforo, who i enter tho Interior of Mnnchurln do ho entirely nt their own risk, and tho Jnpancio government do not hold themsolvcH responsible for any Injury or dnmuKc whloh they may suffer from , bandits or other mnurndcrs." |
