MANCHURIA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 723, 24 January 1910, Page 6

MANCHURIA.

THE BAIL WAYS AND TEC "OPEN DOOE" NEUTRALISATION REFUSED. :>By Tc-lezraph—Press Association—Oocyrasbt' (Bee. Januury 2J, 5.15 p.m.) London, January 2i Kussia, "like.''Japan; - lias rejected ".the; / ; 3?rop°sais oi'-the "united States' Secretary to ; :neutralise tiie Jiianchunan railways. ;Mr.. Knox's pro- •. ;. iposals are ! 'to Iree'Hussia. and-. Japan irom ;'•' bnerona rosponsißilitiea in .cuimcctiou the Alonchurian railways by ncu- ; '. ft : :: Itraiisiag; hteae, /vesting' the/ownership in'' , , . ; .Chiaa/ aad placmg thorn- under economic :.v. <^d. : impartial; administration,' with .the :' .;,' ico-operatdn of ' Bcssia and. Japan '• and' all' iiit£resied P owers. ; '- Hence':' (it',, was ... purged), equality of .; commercial oppor- . Jtuiiify would be finally assured." that K -' j isßo danger /threatens/Chinese sovereignly, ,i . . poor thoi policy: of the "open door." Neu--'Hrahsafaon of. the -railways .would injure ft-jEussia's VState, ;and : ; private -'-.interests, hioh have been established : by. colossal .■ iftfti-jeffoite'tuid.'.sacnScesivand 'it ' would con-. Sstitnte:' m ' of 'the- ■ frights L t and «;privileges.■; of', the ..Chinese: other .undertakings,. :y'';;; : vJapan,in'her:;refusaV ! ft',ft (declares that they,'ivould be of 'no adfraiitage -toVJapari -or, China. Japan,' 'it 'is' Wdded, is; strictly-: adhering, to >the r . ""opoii : ;'iv.L ;^jcodr w •" (juestion of.' Chilians sovereignly (o^;';was^r^d'.^ :Z: client.-' th^'happanedinlj- Manchxrria • last : TheV;' ; Russian'. r; railway . company i&:.\Vv • to •; exercise t. territorial" '• jurisdic- ' Horyat. Qusfise shops iat. Tsitsihar, Khailarj • othertowns; : in'order 'to - enforce paysovereignty 7(:;---.'-s 1 . : of'.- % C5hina.. * The claim .of tho 'Russian* > v& r ; ti ea to spoci al. jti ri sdicti 011, I:iv. -; with; the;, right.'; to tax. Chinese'. , included .tho-important .town of Kharbin : that* General -H6^vat , s , :^ '{Chiiiese- shops ;: in otder;- - ofßussian fe^b^ti&wfdoes^tfcthe:bondsof the' :'-- I Conyentkm; of <; 1898,' -Article '>' 6- ; ofwhich expressly places in the hands of the railway .the . administration of the '--territory ceded to or leased by it.]