The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-05
| RUSSIA Or ENGLAND
A Short Struggle for Suprem-
acy in Chinese Affairs.
RUSSIA ON TOP
France Will Release the Brazilians
Now Held as Prisoners
in Cayenne.
Americans will be Welcome to Assist In
China's Development, bnt British
Capital is not Wanted for
that Purpose,

SentatlVeS OF eastern countries 1nQlcat'
that the Slavonic influence is becOm
ing dominant, and that the Anglo
Saxon or English influence, which hai
hitherto been uppermost in the devel
opment of the east, is being systemat
ically and surely eliminated from the
control of China and the east. This
evolution is regarded as of great i'm
| pOrtance.
The advance of Russian inflnence and
the retirement of the British has come
by stages, none of which has been suf.
ficient in itself to attract marked at.
tention, but all of them combining
toward complete Russian supremacy.
At the close of the recent war Rus
sia dictated the evacuation of the Lao
Tung peninsula and the great fortress
of Port Arthur which had been cap
tured by Japan. 1t is now believed by
those in position to be officially in
formed of the situation that it Is the
ultimate purpose of Russia to occupy
Port Arthur, and that the-formal
evacuation by the Japanese will be
followed before long by a Russian
entry under Chinese approval.
After Russia had dictated the retire
ment of the Japanese from Port
Arthur, the Russian government ad-
vanced the sum necessary to pay the
first installment of indemnity to Japan.
The amount reached $100,000,OO0 in
gold, including the war indemnity
and payment for the release of Port
Arthur. This. has been followed
within the last few days by reports of
the establishment at Shanghai of
Russian bank which will be the me-
dium through which the Chinese Of
fetal dealings with Russia will be
transacted. These are some of the
principal events which are regarded
by those in official positions as tending
towards Chinese dependence on
Russia.
While Russia is thus making her
hold on the east secure, English infiu-
ence is being thrown off by success
sion of events, some of them threaten
ing to occasion serious trouble. The
Chinese haye dismissed Sir Robert
Hart from the head of the custom de-
partment. Sir Robert was the prin-
cipal representative Of English influ-
o,oa =, Cb;po Ne bod rnodolad tho
Chinese customs service on Englith
lines and officered it with Englishmen.
His title was conferred upon him by
the queen by reason of his conspicuous
service in China. His retirement has
been followed by a demand from China
for the recall of Mr.. O'Connor, the
British minister to Peking, the
ostensible reason being the jealous
ness OF the minister in the recent in
vestigation of riots against foreigners,
though those conversant with the
facts say the real reason was the in
fiuence OF Russia.
A striking illustration of the change
in China has come to the attention Of
the officials here. An American gen.
tleman recently arrived in Washing
ton, after being in China for some
time negotiating for the building Of a
with American capital. He
found the Russian influence so strong
that he went to the Russian ambassa-
dor at Peking to learn if the Ameri-
can project would be viewed with
favor by the Russians. The ambassa-
dor said:
"Yes, Americans and American
capital will be welcome in the develop
ment of China, but British capital is
not wanted" In the most emphatic
manner the ambassador made known
his opinion that British influence in
China was at an end, and that Russia
had openly entered upon her course OF
and developing China.
In an indirect way the United States
has become involved in this evolution
of Chinese affairs. The present con-
dition was foreseen by Great Britain
some time ago, and when the Rosebery
government went out of Office Lord
addressed note to this
country suggesting joint action in the
China-Japan trouble. 1t has since
been disclosed by British officials at
Washington that the purpose of Lord |
was to cement English as
against Russian influence. The United |
overture and, as a result, the Russians
have been left free to execute their
broad plan of bringing the eastern
world under the influence of the czar.