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Show THE CAUSE OF THE CHANGE. The change nf tune of lluesla Is lion explained. When tho Anglo-Japanese tieuty was made public, It wus hailed In Ht. retersbuig as satlsfnuot), and well It might be. as on its face ll seemed to leave Manchuria out of the Chinese empire, whose Integrity it wus tho purpose of tho treaty to guai.ui-tee guai.ui-tee It caused no surprise, therefore, when the treaty was first welcomed In ltussla. Hut the Itusslan view changed quickly, there was on tho surface no lenson for this change, but now all is cleai. It was the Ameilcan nnd the Herman notes, Insisting on applilng pi actually the guarantee of the trenty to Mum luu 1 1 also Theso note Insist on the irrformnnce of the pledge of the open door fin commerce theie as In othei parts of China, and also thit exclua' o tinde pilvlleges or concessions conces-sions In opening mines, establishing rallioads or affecting other ludustiies must not be granted. As these were the veiy things (hat Itllsslii was pie-inning pie-inning to enjiij, It la natural that dla-content dla-content should be at on. e manifested upon the receipt of the notes The plain pointing out of the reasons why such giants or monopolies could not he tuteiuted, makes the situation clear, and enttenches our Government In nn Impregnable iH-sltlon And the concert of action between this country and Ceimuny In line with the Anglo-Japanese treaty foims a combination that even Itusslu Is hound tn tespect. |
