Show JAPAN TO DISTRUST RUSSIA A i t u 1 i but the united states has received assur 1 ances that manchurian ports will be opened shortly washington july 22 notwithstanding the publication of dispatches from foreign cities questioning file extent of the promises made to the american government by china and russia respecting spec ting manchuria the officials lacre positively decline to add to or taka we word from the statement which was published from washington just before the departure of secretary hay to the effect that satisfactory assurance had been received that two or more manchurian ports would be to the worlds trade it is quite certain that china which is here as the sovereign power in manchuria made these pledges and it Is equally certain that the united states fully intends that they shall be kept the details referred to in the original statement as requiring adjustment are still unsettle but the state department is patient in full confidence of the opening of the ports required within a reasonable time it is true as stated in the london dispatches that japan looks with suspicion upon the russian pledge s relative to manchuria and has intimated to the state department that they are not sat is factory but BO far the department seea no reason to accept that view |