MANCHURIA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 5

MANCHURIA.

■ ' NEUTRALISATION-OPPOSITION : 'IN JAPAN. ■ By Telegraph—Press Association—Oonyrlitht. Toklo, January/10. ; 'The Japanese; prissi-'unanimously, i. condemn the proposed neutralisation of the. Manchurian, railway,' and .de'ciare' that' no '■justificationvexists .'.forr'interference .with, the/Treaty, of ; Portsmouth (whioh' concluded; the War).,, X3j^nmiaai3r^iß„°^rt^ai4^;-ta^ way : o&d 'mming.'.privileges iin'i'Shantung, and' ;yet 'seeking.;to,'-deprive;,Rusria; 'and Japan of their,' privileges inVManohurisi i.: ■- WHAT RUSSIA WILL REFUSE TO CONCEDE. THE ROAD TO -VLADIVOSTOK. -.. .(Roc. January.ll; ll.io p.m.) St. Petersburg, January 11. ; The. Vremya,''. criticising the United; States proposals as to neutralisation of tho Manchurian railways, declares it-.ij 'impossible for Russia to aban-, don. the control of. communication, with. Vladivostok,' the ', Russian; seaport; of' the Far East.. • -'■?' .' V -.- ;-.v [Tho Washington correspondent of "The Times"- recently reported '.that, Mr. Knox; JOnited - States -Secretary 1 , of-. State,'"has . secured ; Gefmahy's'A aha . China's f ; cordial - support,';and'Britain's approval in' principle,.'of a proposal -to free Russia and Japan; from an. onerous responsibility in' connection with : the' Manchurian railways by, -neutralising .them, vesting the owner? ship,;in: China, jand-;,placing 'them '.iinder an economic impartial: adhiinistration, with the. co-operation of Russia and J and ;all; interested Pbwers.Hence; itis' argued,: equality ,of. commercial' bp-; portuniQ'' would; be -.finally, assured,'.']. :;