Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-09-20
NEW TREATY MADE.
JAPAN AND GREAT BRITAIN
HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING.
United States Does Not Act on Japanese
Proposals-Treaty Favors Great Britain
War News Hard to Gos-General
Cable News.

YOKOHAMA, Sept IS The revised
treaty between Japan and England
WAS ratified at Toxic Aug. 25. For
the first time the United States has
failed TO take advantage of Japan's
desire to treat primarily with the
great republic in international trans.
actions The opinion expressed in
Japan is that negotiations at
Washington might nave been con-
cluded long ago if the state depart.
ment had been disposed to act upon
the Japanese pre- posals As it is.
Great Britain stands ahead in the
enactment of a treaty which the
Asiatic empire has ben urgently
striving for more than twenty years to
secure.
The treaty confers no immediate
advantag on Japan. At least five
yrars must elapse before it goes into
operation and it is for Japan to say
whether or not The int val sha be
10 ger but until 1899 every thing
must remain as it is now. The
purpose of this delay is that
Japan shall perfect it's judi
cial system to an extent warranting
the abolish ment of English law courts
The existence of foreign tribunals is
one of Japan's chief grievances, and
this, so far as Great Britain is con-
cerned. will cease at the ap-
pointed. time. The other grievance.
interference with the the tariff. will be
done away until 1910. when complete
autonomy may be resumed by the
simple process of terminating the
treaty. but from 1899. or whatever
date the Japanese sign for the agree
ment to come in force eleven years
later when it may be cancelled by
either party. a partly new tariff will
be adopted somewhat more favorable
to japan than that which now regu-
lates its commerce. but not strikingly
SO
The import duties now collected
average S per cent ad valorem. Under
the new British schedule the average
is estimated at from 6 to per cent.
Only twenty-nine articles, some of
which are subdivided as tc make the
total appear thirty nine. are raised
above the former rates Of these silks
and sole leather are fixed at Is per
cent. The actual computation, how
ever, will not be ad valorem. BY
supple ntary convention specific
duties will be applied on the basis of
average prices as shown by the Gus
toms returns for six months
The dutia BILE value imports will in.
clude freights. insurance. and commits
sions, items hitherto not reckoned.
As regards export duties it does not
appear that any changes are opposed.
The position of Englishmen in Japan
will be in most respects identical
with that Of the native subjects. Only
two privileges will b. withheld
The right to coastwise trade
and the right to own lands. Blu Id
i"gs may be owned but land
must be held on leases 1t is evident
in negotiating this treaty Japan has
not consulted present gain so much as
security for the future. Five years
hence British extra territorial jurls.
diction will be abolished and japan
expects the other powers will likewise
close their consular courts Sixteen
years hence it hopes similarly to be
rid of all commercial restrictions. The
to be too heavy price to pay for ulti-
mate freedom.
Chinese and Japanese fleets continue
to play the game of hide and seek at
the mouth of the Gulf of Pechili, white
the ships of the Middle Kingdom"
conceal themselves so effectually that
foreigners in the open ports can not
speculate as to their position. The
Japanese can accomplish little more
than to check the transportation Of
Chinese troops to Corea and in this
they have SO far succeeded that
further reinforcem Ants. if under
taken at all will go by land.
But it appears to be doubted that
China intends to strengthen its forces
in the peninsula further. Most of the
bodies now in mo tion are said to be
making their way toward Tien Tsin
and Pekin the defense to the ap-
proaches to the capital bein consid-
cred of the first moment Toe whole
country between the capital and the
gulf is in great agitation. Corre-
spondents from the interior write to
the China Gazette that "intense terror
pervades the en- tire north of the en-
pire"
The report is circulated that Ii
Hung Chang. though now n years old,
will be ordered to take personal COM
mand of the armies on the continent,
notwithstanding the dissatisfaction of
the court of the results of the man
agement up to this time. The humilia-
ton inflicted upon him has gone no
further than the withdrawal or sus-
pension of his decorations and the APP
pointmcns of two high officials to
watch his proceedings Bus if the
navy or army should meet with serious
disasters his position will be ex-
tremcly dangerous.
Fleet Leaves for Chinese Coast.
LoNDaN, sept lS.-A dispatch from
ShanP hal says news has reached Tien
Tsin that feet of TWEEN ty-one Japan
csc transports conveying 10, 900 troops