Show peking treaty opens the door to trade washington dec 23 important details of the treaty between china and japan signed at peking today have reached tho state department by cable china consents to lease to japan tho ajao auns tuns peninsula at the southern extremity 0 which Is port arthur and daisy this territory formerly was held by russia under lease from china china concedes to ja jai i pan tho control of the railway on the peninsula northward as far as chane chin this la one ot the spurs which connects with tha russian siberian railway system and the point probably will mark the division be tween russian and japanese control china also concedes to japan tha right to build a railway from antane antune An tune on tho balu yalu river to Muk flen the ancient capital of manchuria ably along the line of the famous old military or caravan road it is provided however that at the end of tain period tha road may bo nas ed by china most important of all of the pro visions of the treaty is an article whereby china agrava to open to taft worlds conr marce and trade 16 principal porta and cities in manchuria including harbin the modern russian capital ot the province and its most important railroad center thus marking in the opinion of the stata department boffl dais ine final success of the bonfi struggle of the united states for th open door |