Show DEEP INTEREST IN R FrIday question of reconstructing the he existing railroad line from on oh the lie Yalu Yam river to Mukden Manchuria b by Japan Is be begInning beginning gInning to attract atle attention Uon both here and In China This line was built by Japan during the war ivar with Russia Alter lie tho war a treaty was signed be between between tween Japan anti China under tho he torms of which Japan was to bo be per to or the he line use It for COl fifteen years ears and thou then turn It over oer to China Tho Iho distance from to den len is about miles niiles rho country traversed is rich and tho lie line valuable I commercially bitt one of tile lie main ad advantages I vantages gained from the lIfe reconstruction tion iou will he 10 the lie fact of through corn com In Fusan In southern Ko Korea rca rea to and thence to the main line and so to St Sl I Petersburg and London WIth Ith nit au I sea trip from Japan t to Fit FIl FIlan San an the tho existing line from rom Fusan to 0 I the tho trip from Tokio to the lie I capitals of Europe C would he be ve very materially shortened Furthermore the line is strategically valuable to It Is expected to 0 make through traffic possible that lint Japan to change chango tue line hue from he ex cx exIsting narrow narro guage to the tho standard l guage now nos In use IIse In Korea from Pu Fu Fusan san to and from Mukden to the he westward Japanese and Chinese engIneers have hae practically agreed to certain no ne cessar changes In the tho permanent way and Japan is ready to proceed with the lie work of reconstruction hut but China has hns heeti heen Interposing difficulties Much luch of the trouble arises from lion of the tho wording of the original agreement which Is In Chinese The matter was sas first taken up with the viceroy of who ho did not i nice to the changes suggested I I by br Japan Then Ihen were I opened with the tho central central government at which objects to the lie change 10 standard guage declares that the tho northern terminal must be actually at i Mukden Instead of a few fow miles from I the cit city as the lie desire for or I reasons of economy and Insist that I the tho policIng of the th line IIno shall h be left t In Chinese han 15 and that all Japanese troops be withdrawn This last proposition has been flatly re ic fused by Japan Speaking broadly broad lv Ja Japan pan lahi insists that the changes sh she pro proposes proposes poses are arc necessary for the I omit of the Ideas set forth in the treaty I I |