Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-27
N RUSSIAN HANDS.
,l,,uuIc Irausuc. Now PrtdomlnailnS
10 Eastern Asia.
,,sr,sp Driven 10 THE WALL
o.. intimate Purpose OF the Gar TO
Occupy For, Arthur win the
Approval Of China.

,,u.uo representatives " eA,'''"
..an,l,s indlc,te tina, the slavonie' OF
v-.,,.o influence IL becoming domi'
-, and that the Anglo-Ssxon or
rn,II.h ipiiusncc, which has hlthof'
- uppermost 10 the development
an. es,t, Is being systematically
and surely eliminated from the corr
,,I NJ CHINA aud the cast. This ovo-
'auop /, regarded rs OF great import
Ates.
,ra ,hs retirement OF the British has
IN. nv Stages, name Of which has
s .srlelsnt In iuelf TO attract
,.s,ssI at,ention, but Nil OF th-m COM
blplpg toward complete hu'sish
supfemioy. $50. R,..
Al. dictated the evacuation OF the
I,,o lung peninsula and the great
lonIas oi Port Arthur when hAu
bseu captured by Japan. IL IL now
believed by those In position 10 be
efileislly informed OF ths tilu'
atom that IL ia tho ulu.
,'aie pufpose OF kussin to occupy
PM Arthur and that the formal
evacuation by the Japanese Will be
Islloved beiOTo long by Russian
81 Inv under Chinese approval. Alter
Ru,,ia had dictated tho retirement OF
Inc Japanese from Port Arthur the
Ru,,laa government advanced the
sum necessary " pay tho nrst install
mont OF ne Indemnify 10 japan. The
amount reached 500, C0J,uOU Ia gold,
Including the war indemnity ana the
psymrnt for the release Of Port
Arthur. This has been followed with
10 the last lew days BY reports OF the
establishment at Shanghai Of u Rui-
sian bank which will be medium OF
Uhina's financial dealings with Rus
,la. These are 6ome OF the principal
event, which are regarded by those In
tfllolal positions n tending towards
Chinese dependence on Russia.
While Russia Ia thus making her
hold on the east secure, tho English
influence 10 being thrown Oh by n sue
osssion OF events, sons Of them throat.
suing 10 occasion serious trouble. The
Chinese have dismissed Sir Robert
Hart from the head OF the customs
department. lSir Robert was the
principal representative OF Eng
iish Influence In CHM. He
bad modelled the Chinese customs
utvice on English lines and oiiiccrod
Il with iofeignerr. His title was con-
iefied upon him by the queen by
Tsa,on oi his conspicuous service In
Chins. His retirement has been fol-
Lowell by q demand by China for tbs
recall OF Mr. O'Connor, tho British
minister 10 PekiD, the ostensible reason
heing the Esaiousness OF the minister
In the recent Investigation OF riots
against foreigners, though those con-
ytrsni with the facts say that the real
reason was the iniiuonce VI Russis.
A striking illustration OF the change
In China has come 10 the attention Of
The officials here. An American gen.
lllmAn recently arrived In Washing
ton after eelng In China for some time
negotiating for the building OF q rail.
road with American capital. He
found tue Russian Influence ~
strong that he went TO the Rufsian
ambassador ut Pekin TO learn N the
American project would DO viewed
with favor by the Russians. Tho am.
bassadof said: eyes, Americans and
American capital will be welcome In
The development Of China, but British
eapital IL not wanted"
In the most emphatic manner the
ambassador made known hts opinion
ihAi British influence In China was at
Ia Ia.
catered upon her course controlling
and developing China.
In an Indirect way the United states
has become involved In this evolution
o. Chinese affairs. The present. COZ
dlllon was fofeseen by Great Britain
SONS time ago, boiore the RD,el cry
government went out OF office. Lord
Kimberly addressed note 20 this
country suggesting Joint action In the
s,etllenent VI Tho China-Jhpan trouble.
4. has since been disclosed by British
ehelals at Washington that the put
Pose o. Lord Kimberly wss 10 cement
English as against Russian influence.
Inc United States declined Lprd Kim.
p.ety'a overture, and A. result the
Autslans have been lett free TO execute
Inelf broad plan OF bringing the eat.
sIh world under the Influence OF tho
car.
Seyeal Interesting eastern events
Me 10 occur shortly. on November
sih, The first instailmsnt OF ffly mil
nlh laels ON the japanese war IN.
uennily 10 due. Russia has already
urposlttd the money In China,
IVY grave question hFa arisen,
whether China, having the money,
WI pay II ~ Japan. One
" tue action demands that part OF II
70 retain u for China's home needs,
Win an extension OF debt to japan.
Russia inslsls that the full sum snail
Tel paid 10 Japan.
NhppeAfs ALSO from an official re-
pot received here, dated the latter
pay OF August, that III Hung Chang
again IN disinvof and that tho
iualefs OF the ignorant native fauiions
nc upfetnosL The vlcsroy Of Nan.
Alh y Tue head OF tbs opposition 10 LII,
anu IN. reports reaching officials here
,noWs that this Nankln yicproy IA the
nc" power In China. A putely
holhihAl title "lmpeTlsl CHANCELLOR
aas ueen conferred upon Iii, but II has
~ POWER or duties. IL has been found.
nuWever, that Ii 10 the Ouly maa
paole OF negotiating this new COM
as,clAl treaty with Japan anu no has
S S,ss named for this duty. A serious
h. u mas occurred In the treaty owing
oo .he Japanese demand that Japaneso
, sVIls snail have extra territorial
Tt1uloIlon In China, while no such
lnese courts arc 10 be allowed In
~ s n, This Ia u humiliation which
~ 'nsss questions OF treaty, In