One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . THE OPEN DOOR IN CHINA AND JAPAN 367 pation by Russia of Chinese territory that in 1901 Russia agreedto withdraw her troops within the following year, to restore therailway to China, and subsequently to give up all occupation ofChinese territory. Of these agreements only the first was kept, and that onlytemporarily. In 1903 Japan proposed an agreement with Russiato the effect that both parties should respect the integrity of Chinaand Korea, while the interest of Japan in Korea and that of Rus
One hundred years of conflict between the nations of Europe, the causes and issues of the great war; . THE OPEN DOOR IN CHINA AND JAPAN 367 pation by Russia of Chinese territory that in 1901 Russia agreedto withdraw her troops within the following year, to restore therailway to China, and subsequently to give up all occupation ofChinese territory. Of these agreements only the first was kept, and that onlytemporarily. In 1903 Japan proposed an agreement with Russiato the effect that both parties should respect the integrity of Chinaand Korea, while the interest of Japan in Korea and that of Russiain Manchuria should be recognized. The refusal of Russia to acceptthis proposition overcame the patience of Japan, whose rulers sawclearly that Russia had no intention of withdrawing from thecountry occupied or of hampering her future purposes with agree-ments. In fact Japans own independence seemed threatened. JAPAN BEGINS WAR ON RUSSIA The result was in consonance with the Japanese character. InFebruary, 1904, Japan withdrew her minister from the capital ofRussia and three days later, without
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