Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-08-27
ENGLAND'S RELATIONS WITH CHINA
SADLY STRAINED.
WHY THE FLEET ASSEMBLED
1T WAS TO SUPPORT SIR CLAUDE
MACDONALD'S DEMANDS.
Demonstration Was Directed Solely
Against China. an UnderstnndinR
With Russia Having Been Ar
rived At. Ii Is Said-Sal-
isbury's New Policy.

LONDON, Aug. N.-The Peking CORE
spondent OF the Daily Mail says:
The situation has become acute. The
relations between the tsung Ii yamen
and Sir Claude Macdonald, the British min
lister, are strained to the point of rupture
Sir Claude Macdonald has intimated that
any failure by China to observe Great Brit
aims wishes will be accepted as a casus
belli
In support Of Sir Claude Macdonald. the
fleet has been concentrated at Wei-Hai-
Wei and Hankow. and all the warships un-
der 500 tons have been mobilized in the
iangtse river. The naval demonstration
is solely directed against China, as it is
semi-ofiicially stated that the existing re-
lations with Russia are cordial
Lord Salisbury has abandoned the policy
of the open door, substituting for IL pol
icy of spheres of influence. Diplomatic
conferences have been of constant occur
renee in the last few days. Lord Sails
bury insists upon the recognition by the
other powers interested in China of the
boundaries of Great Britain's sphere of
influence" In the same instrument where
by Great Britain recognizes Russia's po-
sitior in Manchuria, Russia is required to
acknowledge the paramouncy of England
in the Yangtse valley and guarantee that
our territorial requirements shall be per-
manently respected.
Great Britain is willing to drop her pro-
test in respect to the New Chwang railway.
but Russia is required to cancel her agree
ment with China that the country having
the largest financial interest should arbi-
trate in disputes connected with the Peking-
Hankow railway.
The negotiations are confined to Peking.
The British ambassadors at st. Petersburg
and Dali IL
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Daily Nail asserts that he Is in a position
to confirm the statement he recently made
that compromise has been arrived at
between ENGLAND and Russia, in accord
ance with which Russia gets her way on
the railway questions and England gets
concessions in other directions
The relations between England and Rus
sia, the correspondent says, "are very sat
isfactory. the Russian concessions fully
meeting English wishes"
A special dispatch form Shanghai says:
THE action OF the Russians at New
Chwang indicates an intention on their part
to remain there in strong forces. whether
they build the Tien Tsin railway or not
violent scenes are reported to have oc-
CURED between Sir Claude Macdonald, the
British minister. and n. Pavloff. the Rus
sian charge d'affairs. owing to the latters
commanding the tsung Ii yamen to re-
woke its agreement with the Hong Kong
bank. under pain Of the cars strong dis
THE Chinese are inclined to obey NJ
Pavloff, seeing that the British confins
themselves to verbal protests.
The position is now worse than ever
All the Russian ships have returned to
Port Arthur. while the British vessels are
assembling at Wei-Hai-Wei and Chefoo.
Extreme activity prevails ashore at Port
Arthur"
With reference to the sensational Chinese
dispatch to the Daily Mail and to news
agency here. 1t should be observed that the
Times Picking correspondent, DIR. Morrison.
who has been conspicuously alert through
out, always getting information ahead of
the foreign Office. has thus far telegraphed
nothing on the subject
The appointment of u. Pavloff as Rus
sian minister to Korea would seem tc indi-
cate better relations between England and
Russia NJ Paylof has been the active
agent Of all Russian advances in China