The Red Cloud chief., 1895-11-01
ENGLAND STIRRED UP.
Grent,y Alarmed Over tho Latest Russias
Mosement-

'Grent'y Alarmed Over tho Latest Russian
Mosement.
LONDON, Oct 2G.-The dispatch from
Shanghai announcing the departure OF
the fleet of nineteen Russian war
ships from Nladivostock for Che
'mulpO and Fusan, Corea, and
that from Hong Kong have
caused intense excitement in official
circles here as well a. those having
commercial relations with the far East,
and are looked upon generally Is be.
ing a sudden reopening in an uncx.
pected. quarter Of the far Eastern ques.
ton in its widest sense. IL is admit.
ted that the situation presented Is so
grave that should the news prove
true 1t would make war in which sew
eral nations will take part more than
probable.
The afternoon papers all publish
long articles agreeing that British
intervention in the far East is neces-
sary. The 81. James Gazette SAYS:
Even war with Russia would be less
disastrous than to allow her without
a blow to get such a grip upon China.
She could throttle all the other powers
and choke on their commerce. Unless
Russia and China give the necessary
assurance, 1t is u case for an ultimatum,
and perhaps the most serious step our
diplomacy has had since the Crimean
war"
The impression Ia general in the Of
fetal world, and it is re.echoed by tho
press, that neither America nor Ger.
many can allow the Pacific to become
"a Franco.R assian lake" as the Globe
puts IL, and 1t is generally thought
that the diplomats will be sufficiently
strong to combine to resist Russian
aggression.
The Pail Mall Gazette sums up the
news from the far East with the state
incnt that Russia has annexed Chi
ma. and In the course of "a long article
on the subject adds: 'If this treaty is
to stand. roll up the map OF Asia" In
conclusion IL urges the reoccupation
Port Hamilton by the British and
the immediate strengthening of the
British fleet in Chinese wnterr, ''lest
Japan lose her fleet at the first blow"
The greatest activity has been dis.
played in the government offices here,
particularly at the Foreign Office and
at the Admiralty. and the coming and
going OF messengers vas continuous
throughout the morning and business
hours of the afternoon.
Al the different clubs the war
scare in the East Is eagerly discussed,
the situation in Venezuela being
almost completely forgotten in the
alarm of the moment. Nobody seems
to doubt the report that by the re-
Gently agreed upon Russo-China treaty.
Russia has obtained rights to whicl,
the most favored nation clause is rot
applicable, which may cause IA great
war.
The correspondent Of the Times at
Hong Kong, who sent the sensational
news, is described by his paper as
being in CLOSE relations with men
who arc able to penetrate beneath the
surface Of things and It is therefore
concluded that the news he has Just
sent cannot be disregarded. Natur-
ally the public mind will be in n state
of great unrest until some official
utterance either denies or confirms the
report. Its confirmation would fill
Great B~ritain's hands with troubles,
large and small, including the dispute
with Brazil regarding Trinidad, the
misunderstanding with Venezuela on
the subject Of the boundary lines. the
expedition preparing to reduce the
king OF Ashantee to su omission, the
still serious state of affairs in Armenia,
the unsettled state Of the Egyptian
question and now the representation
of affairs in the far East.