Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-21
RUSSIA IN CHINA,
COMMENT ON THE OCCUPATION OF
PURT ARTHUR.
PARTITION OF CHINESE COAST.
British Press Regards 1t as bound
to Come, and Asks, "What Does
Britain Getf--America's Attitude
of Interest.

BERLIN. December 2O.-The Paris cor
respondent of the Cologne Gazette tele-
graphs that paper that he learns on
reliable authority that the Russian oc-
cupation Of Port Arthur was connected
with the visit there of the British war
ship Daphne, q week ago, when, In spite
NJ the protests OF the Chinese. 'he
Daphne entered the inner harbor, al
Iegedly to ascertain what Russian ships
were there. China complained to the
representatives of the Powers at Pekin.
The Cologne Gazette regards the occu-
patton as merely a continuance OF the
cooperation Of Germany with Russia In
Eastern Asia.
NO POLITICS BEHIND 1T.
ST. PETERSBURG, December 2O.-The
Novosti declares that the occupation Oh
Port Arthur has nothing political behlhd
II. adding: "It must be matter bt indil-
ference to the Powers who are not plan
ming seizures of Chinese territory as 10
which point the Russian squadron
| chooses for its winter station"
BRITAIN WITH JAPAN.
LONDON, December 2O-An uncon-
| frmed report is current here that part
of the British far-eastern squadron WIN
| be stationed at Wei-Hai-Wei TINS winter.
| II true this indicates that Britain Is
working in harmony with Japan i ne la Ia,-
ter Power still occupies Wei-Hai-Wei'
pending payment of the Chinese war Az"
demnty. s,.
rba evening newspapers are much dis
| turbed over the situation. What do we
pet?" Is the burden of their complaint,
and they all insist upon the necessity for
immediate action.
The Globe says: Russia and Germany
now have the two most lnlpo. tall
strategical positions in Northern Chihd
| and Great Britain, whose commerclai III
terests are ten times greater tnah 'hose
of either. must be content Win th'
crumbs from the st. Petersburg ana bef'
lin tables" ~,
The Pall-Mall Gazette echoes tn'
Standards inquiry as TO America 90
titude, and says: "Of course the pa-.a
tIor of the coast. which Is bound TO come
lii not no confined TO the Car or Ger
many. Other Powers are actively COZ,
. carned in the disturbance of the equiii
brium of the far East. Great Brltaln
} France, and Japan especially.
THE UNITED STATES.
"put the United States cannot be treat
: cd as n quantity to be ignored. The tam
2 ocouiescence in these seizures Is TIC
/ vortbv Of our past, and Is fatal TO ou
future We may remark that we sna
), NOT he without sympathizers, as III
Iananese will most joyfully back an
scheme. to redress the bitter humiliauo
tbev have suffered at the hands OF Ru'
sia." mi, sbo,
I .hot Eranec Is awaiting Great Britain
L action. If Great Britain follows the lea
= 90 pussia and Germany, and occupies
: seaport. France will forthwith Ioiio
suit. ,,hoss
The officials of the Chinese empasS
here do not conceal their belleI tnat u
Powers are intending TO seize Ch'ne'
forts. They discredit the report US
Great Britain has been requesteu " "a q
/ sume a protectorate over the idns ~,
n voIIev and the West river. SAYING 'h'
- M Information on the subject %
l. a',Id Lrovv ~ the rumor were true.
a Cir Halliday Mccarthy, Of the Chine
v or,haesv was asked If Russias posse
,e sion of port Arthur would be teHpola,
4 and he replied that this plea was uSu"i
,e made a pretext for occupauoh'
JAPANESE ON THE MOVE.
~ YOKOHAMA, December 2l.-hussla y
I'd rotifed Japan of the temporary occur
o. tion of Port Arthur, and large 1apd"'
n squadron has left Nagasakl
a BRITAIN AND QUELPAEhl'
- RERLIN, December 2O.-The rurnor
" orrrent here that the British I'd
"a Asiatic squadron has been ordered to- to $
le for for ouelpaert Island, at the entrance t,
ne ~ Yellow Sea. presumably to occupy
81 The tone Of the German press Is lavo W
he bIe 70 some such action on the part
40 Great Britain. u,w.y ~,
to ouelpaert Island. which is sixty nj a,
1t, so,tb of Korea, is forty-ive miles io
IO2 and twelve miles broad. 1t IS suDor
1t nate TO Korea, and has been used a.
IN.