Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-20
CHINA SURELY DOOMED,
Declared in England that the Partition Of th'
Country Must Come
GERMANY AND RUSSIA WILL NOT GET ALL
-. ur,taIn WIN Go in for Big Slice
md France win Take Another
Grab Game just Begun.

tondon, Dec. 20.--An. unconfirmed re-
sort is current here that part OF the
pr,tish far-eastern squadron Will be
.,auoned at Wehahai this winter. If
,rue. this indicates that Great Britain
4 working in harmony with Japan.
The latter power still occupies Wei
uoi Wei. pending payment of the Chi
neses war indemnity.
The evening newspapers are much
disturbed over the situation.
oWhat do we get?" is the burden of
their complaint, and all insist upon the
rec,sslty of immediate action. The
Globe says:
SRussia and Germany now have the
4vo most Important strategetical posi-
,ions in Northern China, and Great
Brltain. whose commercial interests
here are ten times greater. must be
content with the crumbs from the st.
petersberg and Berlin tables
The pall Mall Gazette echoes the
standards Inquiry as to Americas at
,i,ude and adds: IF course the partl-
Dan Of the coast which is bound to
come. will not be confined to Russia
and Germany. Every state in the
world is actively concerned in the dis
urbance of the equilibrium in the far
EAST. Great Britain. France and Ger
many, especially. But the United States
cannot be taken as quantity to be
ignored. The tame acquiescence with
which the seizures are made is not
worthy Of our report and is fatal to
our future. We remark that we shall
not be without sympathizers, as the
Japanese viii most joyfully back any
statement to resist the Bitter humili-
alton they have suffered at the hands
Of Russia. Advices from Paris shows
Of Russia Advices from Paris show
action II Great Britain follows the
lead Of Russia and Germany, and oc-
cuples seaport, France will forthwith
follow suit.
ENGLAND CAUSED RUSSIA TO ACT.
Paris, Dec. 2O.-The Paris correspond
emit OF the Cologne Gazette telegraphs
that paper that he learns on reliable
authority that the Russian occupation
Of Port Arthur was connected with the
visit there of the British warship
Daphne, week ago. when in spite of
:, the protests Of the Chinese, the Daphne
entered the inner harbor allegedly to
ascertain whether there We're Russian
ships there. China complained of the
Incident to the representatives of the
powers at Pekin. The British far-east-
ern squadron is said to be at Talicaoan
and according to the correspondent
quoted, is shortly expected at Port Ar
thur.
The Cologne Gazette regards the &C.
eupation as merely continuance of
The cooperation of Germany with
Russia In eastern Asia. - .sssnsss ~
The officers of the Chinese embassy
here do not conceal the belief that the
powers intend to seize Chinese ports.
They denied the report that Great
Britain has been asked to assume a
protectorate over the Yangtse valley
and the West river.
81. Petersburg, Dec. 20.-The Novosti
declares the occupation OF Port Arthur
mas nothing political behind 1t, add
Ing:
~ must be matter of Indifference
TO the powers who are not planning
seizures OF Chinese territory as to
whch point the Russian squadron
chooses for Its winter station"