New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-13
FORMOSA TO BE AUTONOMOUS
JAPAN'S PLANS REGARDING HER NEW
TERRITORY.
HER FINAL NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA SAID
TO De PROCEEDING IN A FRIENDLY MAN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FOR FLOAT
ING TIE CHINESE LOAN

ING TIE CHINESE LOAN.
London. May PA dispatch to The Daily News
from Vienna. which viii be published tomorrow"
states that cable dispatch from Shanghai mas
been received there. saying that Japan VIII Niahe
the island o: Formosa autonomous colony. wiich
Will have no representation in the Japanese fa''a-
ment.
The Post" viii tomorrow publish dispatch
from ST. Petersburg. stating thai the maj heSo
tiations between Russia and Japan are pfocee~-
ing In the most friendly manner.
''The Times will tomorrow publish a dispatch
from Paris stating that Germany has formed u''-
der the direction OF the Disconto Gesells'"ai'' d
powerful group, which Is inclined to ISSUE the
Chinese loan condition that the guarantees shal
be controlled by European commission. me
countries interested in enecting peace VIII Pro"
ably agree that the loan shall be Issued III eq'"
shares by Germany. France. Russia ana hnslah"'
1t is stated that the loan VIII be iJloo0o" AT "s'
and that this will be followed by successive issues
al intervals in order 10 prevent the market from
being swamped by single loan II j. "'"ei''oon
that China does not wish 10 pay ;ho indemnity 100
early. and that she desires that the Japa'ce uoois
be not Withdrawn TOO soon in order th"t shc MAY
be able to reconsttute her own forces, 80 iha'
they will be effective in case Of outbreak by the
Black Flags or others.
san Francisco. May 12-The steamship Guy OF
Pekn arrived this morning from the orient. nr'hs
ing Yokohama advces to April g. The United
Press correspondent says:
japan is criticized because she did no; square
Russia beforehand. She must have Kho~nt, tt ~
alleged. that her expansion would c.isn Win isus
sian interests that II the Great Bears paw was
not TO be extended he must have morsei 70 Ne, y
him quiet. Certainly Japan did Know that. ~"
knew that Germanys friendship vas Oh tuo sr,
fish a character to stand any strain. GERMANY
has never done anything for Japan without De'hs
paid. The history Of her relations WIN me new
Oriental power has been a series OF nara pdIEans
II was always easy to see that If stronger hiuce-
ments were offered she would at any moment n
abandon amcabe attitude As i3I ffac" re
role in the Orient has been nvarianiy dlc.d'oilai
rather than conci,atory The positlon sne hoW
takes is perfectly consistent with her pfe u
Yet Japan did not attempt TO placa,e mes ~
by previous arrangement she mas ieal'eu '''p
lessness of such attempts. 10 satlsi9 o"' 0"N'
is 10 give umbrage TO another. -, .
For a time II inGustrious,y ruHlorcu ma =
secret understanding existed between hcI anu
Russia Thereupon British suspicious were "o""'"
and the English press clamored , . ,,,
The area OF territories cedcd by emma 10 Japan
namely Lao Tung Peninsula. Formosa ana fesCa-
dores is s. 9S square miles. OF which loI" square
miles represent Iiao-Tuns Peninsula Sl,eaA','n
anproximately Japan increases her dominion by
% per cent and her whole ar becomes gr ea'tn
than that Of the United Kingdom. Great Br4tal1
and ireland. and nearly equal TO the coiAoihci
areas Of France and spain. Win regard 10 IvP
ulafion no accurate statistics are yet aNalIable'
but II NAV be assumed that Formosa has popu'a
ton OF 5000 lDi. Pescadores population o. oWl'
and Llao-Tung Peninsula population OF $500.
Thus the total population OF the japanese f-li-.'
becomes isOJDO1 which IS greater than the popu-
iation OF France Germany. The customs re
ceipts Of Formosa are over 2V"" yen ana 'hose
at YIng-kow (New-Chwang) about l'rtc" -
The Japan Mall says: II Is stated that nan
the indemnity to be paid by China viii be borrowed
from wealthy America. through efforts OF MI.
Foster. and the remaining half from two countries
Of Europe