Show 1 i I I MUSCOVITES AND AND- JAPAN Are Trying to Amend Treaty of Portsmouth Made in United States SEEM TO LIKE MANCHURIA MANCHURIA- Want to Remain There Longer Than Treaty They Signed i Will Permit Them to Do UNC UNCLE E SAM WILL WILL- ILL OBJECT OBJECT- l 0 Russians Russians' and Japs Are Sounding Sound Sound- ing theOther Other Powers on t f the Matter OH H t H q t HH 4 Hf M H. H 4 H If t M H H j 4 H f Nov 16 Secret Secret 4 negotiations between Russia and 4 f Japan for amendments to the the 4 f treaty of Portsmouth are re the 4 f cause of the grave Internal upon 4 f the part of the United States In r r the affairs of Japan It was 4 4 f here today that the United States had not asked any questions question of cf off f I either Russia or Japan Is IB cau cau- 4 4 4 sounding the on 4 the main point In the secret f negotiation namely what wo ld 44 4 4 bo be the attitude In t the e event eh she ohe 4 and Russia amended the treaty reaty so so 44 4 f 4 that Russia and Japan may re- re ref f 4 main In Manch Manchuria beyond the 44 4 4 limit of time set in Jn that treaty 44 4 4 o 4 M H M t M 4 M M M f M O The fact tact Is that both of these powers a agreed eed at nt Portsmouth to evacuate Manchuria Manchuria Man Man- an- an churia churla 18 lii months after tho the signing ot oC the treaty In tho the summer of or io 1903 President Roosevelt W was wan IL universally r cOT congratulated on tho the ratification 01 ot th the tho convention because be It clearly gaVe CI China lna to understand that thal she ehe would b bus b. rid of her unwelcome company at a a. specified date Greve Question There Thoro In 18 undoubtedly a grave International international Inter inter- national q l brewing browing sale a diplomat diplomat dip dip- lomat toda today but It was vas not precipitated ed ell by the tho United States Stales Japan In is clearly clear clear- ly lIr now tho the ally aU- of ot Russia In the Ute to remain n overtime In Manchuria t. and amt bOU of 1 r tto t.- t. to to ruo C oh I lie UJ Urra aud amI d. d to ger omo expression from the thO powers rJ on an Jin an agreement to bo reached or 11 lj eLII vv- vv between Russia and ana Japan t to tc remain In Manchuria not notwithstanding notwithstanding- the tho solemn agreements or of tho the Port Ports Ports' 1 mouth conference This Thin I learn on good authority fsr I the cause CRUlO of ot the tho ferment t at the state department t and the tho White House I whose positive e official notes noten of ot ester 3 I du day are nr ca easily easily- lIy squared with tho the tat as at I r have havo learned them It IB Is truo true that I tho the United States has haa made no su sug- sug r- r I of ot any kind to Japan Tn S contrary being the fact that Japan I f s with extreme tr mc diplomatic c caution e en endeavoring 11 I to pot got ot the tho views of ot the United States on tho the proposition I havo o j outlined So far tar tho the United States has indicated unequivocally that it it prefer pl-eer Russia and ond Japan to out carryout carry out I Ithe the treaty of ot Portsmouth no now new dst dat tot having been set set J |