The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-12-20

London, Dec. 2O.-The correspondent
of the Times at Pel1in says:
China approves Of the Russian feets
wintering at Port Arthur, being per-
suaded that this action is taken in thea
interest of China and necessitated by
the German occupation of Kiao-Chau-i
A dispatch to the Times from Shang-s
hal saws the occupation of Port ArthuE
by Russia cannot fail to provoke popu-5
lar Indignation in Japan, where public
opinion is already excited over thea
Kiao-Chau affair. According to the
dispatch . the Daily Mail from Shang-
hal, the nigh officials of the Chinese
court have advised the emperor, in
view of further complications to re-
move the court to Marking (the south
ern capitaD. The dispatch says 1t IS
reported there that OvertureS have been
made to England to exercise protection
over the Yang Use valley and the West
river, and that numerous rumors are
| current regarding the activity of the
! British squadron in Chinese waters.
The Times, commenting editOrially
this morning on the situation in China,
says:
RUSSIA'S VELVET GLOVE.
Instead of The kaiser's mailed fist.
we have Russia's velvet glove; but the
| grasp is not less vigorous and unyield-
! ing Great Britain ought now cour-
teously to invite China to extend the
same privileges to the British fleet at
| Chausan."
kilograms from all the continental
] capitals show that Russia'S step at
I Port Arthur is regarded as tantamount
| to a permanent occupation and reply
to Germany's action. A well informed
/ St Petersburg correspondent says
| there was no agreement between Rus
STA and Germany, and the latter sim
| ply warned Russia when the occupa-
| ton of Kiao-Chau was already decided
] upon.
/ The Novoe Vremya pretends that
| Japan has no cause for complaint,
since China is only giving the same
shelter to Russian ships as Japan had
hitherto so kindly afforded"
HENRY's MAILED FIST.
This view is not held in Berlin,
where the papers are already talking
of the possibility of Prince Henry hav-
! ing to shake his mailed fist at Japan,
that is supposed to be secretly backed
up by England. Some of the Berlin
1 papers express anxiety, but most OF
! them welcome the news from Port Ar
thur as justifying the German position
| at KiaO-Chau. if not as actual evil
7 dence that Russia and Germany are
acting together CuriOusly enough,
| Emperor William visited the Russian
| ambassador on Friday night on his
/ return from Kiel. Ostensibly to cOngrat-
| uiate him on the name-day of En-
peror Nicholas. The visit lasted one
hour. There is 10 doubt now that the
| emperor and ambassador discussed
Chinese affairs.
FTP ANC,E PLEASED
The Paris papers, without pretending
to be deceived by Russia's innocent eX-
plantations, are pleased with the action
of the ally Of France.
The burden of Viennese comment is
what will England do?
The British fleet now in Chinese wa
tiers consists of one irOnclad, nine
cruisers and IS smaller men-of-war.
TEMPORARY CONVENIENCE.
New York, Dec. ga special to the
Herald from Washington says:
Minister Wa Ying Fang. the diplO-
matte representative OF China in this
country. expressed the opinion that the
reported occupancy of Port Arthur by
a Russian squadron would prove to be
but a temporary convenience to the
cars fleet, granted by the Peking gov
eminent. He said the Russian squad
ron in Asiatic waters was granted per-
mission last year to winter at Kiao-
Chau and the Russian ships remained
there during the winter, but as soon
as warm weather set in they resumed
their maneuvers in the Pacific ocean.
For the convenience of the Russian Of
fcers the Chinese government sent in
/ terpreters to kiaO-Chau and made
every effort to make them comfort
able.
In view Of the German occupancy of
KiaO- Chau it was impossible to permit
Russian ships to return to that port,
and the minister. therefore, believes
the Russian admiral asked and re-
ceived permission to winter his ships
at Port Arthur. 1t is said Russian
vessels cannot winter at VladivOstock
during the winter, owing to the ice.
HE IS MISTAKEN.
The minister said he thought the
Germans would eventually retire from
kiaO-Chau. So far as known in Rus
STA, there is no intention on the part of
the Chinese government TO seek the
exercise of the good Offices Of this gov
eminent with q view to securing the
withdrawal Of Germany.
l Minister WI is extremely anxious
that American interests shall be ex-
tended IA China. Two or three Amer
: lean syndicates are now seeking con-
cessions in the celestial kingdom. but
he is DESTROYS that more shall reach out
for Chinese trade, and thus promote
commercial relations between the Pc
kin and Washington governments.
FRIENDLY TO UNCLE SAM.
t The United States, he says, has nc
: Interior motives with reference to the
= empire. It does not want Chinese ter
ritory and the development of its in
terests in the kingdom would naturally
increase and strengthen the concern
Of this government in the welfare OF
its associate friends
1t is understood the minister is con
: sidering the advisability of suggest
z ing to his government that the presi-
car,t be asl-e1 10 an lacrize. To- L.