The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-01
ENGLAND WAR CLOUD.
THE RUSSO-CHINESE DEAL
EXCITING.
Mon Of Weight Agree That the Prospect
b drawer h since the TINE Of the
Crimesn-rhs Westminster Ga,stts
Advocates Alliance with America.

LONDON. Oct, 2s.-Many people here
whose opinions are worth weighing
do not hesitate to say that Great
Britain. IL the report of the Russo
Chinese treaty should turn on. TO be
absolutely correct, would have to face
q crisis equal In gravity only to the
one which preceded the Crimeau war.
The diplomats have not yet recovered
their equanimity SO rudely disturbed
and It seems likely that they will not
do so for some time to come.
Some of the newspapers. usually
very conservative, the st. James Ca
zette, for instance, have gone SO far as
to say that ''Eyen war with Russia
would be less disastrous than to allow
her, without a blow, to get such q grin
upon China" Tho Globe expressed
the opinion that neither Germany nor
America could allow the Pacific TO be-
come IA Franco Russian lake. and
the Pail Mall Gazette said, resignedly:
IF this treaty is to stand roll up the
map of ASIA" and at the same time
advised the reoccupation of Port Ham
ilton by the British and the immediate
strengthening of the British feet in
far Eastern waters.
An editorial in tho Chronicle saws.
We think that thus mcnaced by Russia
Japan will refuse to evacuate Port Ar
thur. II is not uncomfortable that IL
Russia attempts such "a step, England
II Japan will form an offensive and
defensive alliance. Ii Lord Salisbury
Will only be able to make up his mind
what to do and how L do it. he has 10
chance to gain high credit for himself.
The Standard Conservative, edi-
torially considers that the Times
Hong Kong dispatch. reporting i'm
portant concessions to Russia by China,
is o balloon d'cssai on R~ussia's part.
Even II the mandarins sanctioned such
a treaty, IL declares, it would only be
with comforting assurance that they
would face the opposition of Japan
and the powers. The covenant would
be mere waste paper.
The Westminster Gazette holds that
an excellent opportunity is now of
fered for making II beginning with
what IL describes rs ''the union in
higher diplomacy Of the United States
and Great Britain, to which all think
ing men in the English-speaking world
so confidently look forward" Amer
lea, with ourselves" it says. lis n pa
cihc power. TOT years UuCk SIo mas
taken great interest in the develop.
ment Of Japan, Corca and China. The
interest Of John Bull and Cousin
Jonathan is identical. Neither de-
sires to disturb the statu quo; both
wish to get a fair share of what
commercial advantages may be going.
Should the Times Hong Kong dis
patch be confirmed aud the cars ad-
visers unfortunately persevere in their
determination To disturb the balance
of power in the far East, Japan will
look for friends. and those friends are
obviously Great Britain and the United
States. The little anxiety in the for
eign Office now would be cheaply
bought If 1t is led thereby to carefully
consider the future diplomatic and
naval relations between the old coun-
try md her strenuous o II across the
Atlantic and to realize that the Eng
disappearing world can better employ
its strength than in international
squabbling over such petty matters as
the boundaries and obligations of
Venezuela and Nicaragua"