The record-union., 1898-01-04
Any Port OPENED to One Power Must be
Opened to All, or None.
If Russia Has Been Granted the
Right to Winter Ships at Port
Arthur, Great Britain Will
Enforce Her Rights to the Same
Privileges and Her Ships Will
Winter There Whether China
Comedies or Does Not Concede
the Right.

says
THE Government has, categorically,
stated that Great Britain will refuse to
recognize any special rights granted at
any Chinese port to any particular
Power. Any port opened to one Power
must be opened to all or open to none.
If Russia has been granted the right TO
winter ships at Port Arthur, Great
Britain will enforce her rights to the
same privileges, and her ships VIII
winter there whether China comedies
or does not concede the right.
The Guardian says further:
eff Germany obtains a naval station
ut Kiaochau, Great Britain insists up
on having a lease Of ground for naval
station at the same port, and she Will
support every other Power making the
same claim.
1.-THE contention of the Government
is that the most-fav nation clause
in the British and all other treaueS
with China forbids any special conces-
eions of the nature contemplated py
Germany at Kiaochau and prevents
nations from acquiring special benefits
in which the others have not share
1.-THE Government has also declared
that the same principle applies to such
transactions as railway and mime
rnononolies. Taking her stand on the
treaties. Great Britain refuses to ac-
knowledge such concessions, ana Will
insist upon similar railway and mlhe
rights. and will use such force to Sc
cure or defend them as may be neces-
sary
This declaration does not apply to
cessions of territory to which the eX-
listing treaties do not refer but, rela-
tive to this contingency the d1spatch Oh
Great Britain to China says that when
it occurs graver questions Will arse.
The Government will then consider the
manner in which British interests can
best be safeguarded and the form
which the compensation to Great BTU
ain for the special advantages OF other
nations must take.
1T is reported that a similar declara-
ton has been delivered to the Chinese
and other Governments by Japan.
STATEMENT BY Ii HUNG CHANG.
PEKIN, Jan. According to in
structions received from the Herald
I requested an interview with Ii Hung
Chang, informing him that the Ne"
York Herald offered the publicity OF
ITS columns lOI dLS SbNANSAAtNAA@ ~N
China desired TO make to the Western
world in respect to the actual Crisis III
the East.
The great statesman repued Ina1
Oh ~ was an SIcus that the western
people should understand thoroughly
matters as they were. His eXcellency
views are given herewith in the follow
ing interview, which he approved:
ssThe forcible occupation of Kiao-
chau by Germany is a direct violation
of existing treaties and of international
law.
ssThe pretext made for this act of war
was the murder of two missionaries py
robbers in the interior of the province
of San Tung. The Chinese Govern
,nent offered immediate and full redress
for this outrage punishment or the
criminals. dismissal of the local OIL
cials and large compensation for al
losses.
..Anxio,1s to avoid hostile acts, the
Chinese troops were withdrawn from
Kiaochau when the Germans landed,
and. despite strong public feeling pre-
vailing throughout the country for the
defense of Chinese territory against
aggression, my Government has not
sent achievements to Kiaochau.
OUTLAWS exist in China as well as in
all countries, Neither treaties, law nor
religion can entirely suppress crime
anywhere in the world, although they
condemn and punish the criminals.
There are places in every country
where lawlessness abounds and to such
n place in Shan Tung the German mis-
sions.ries determined to go, knowing
that the inhabitants themselves were
often victims of these bandits.
Unfortunately China has not yet re-
covered from the effects of'she late war.
and our country requires a period Of
peace to carry out the work of reform
lately begun.
''Of late years, from instruction and
observation, the Chinese have come to
regard the countries of the Western
world as models and even greater in
Justice than in arms.
rs it just to oppress us while we are
struggling to emerge from the re-
straints of our ancient civilization,
while improvement and progress stead
tIy continue2 Should China be dis
treSsed by having her shores invaded
and her territory occupied because of
an occurrence which Western countries
would deal with by law and not by war
an unexpected incident. deplored by
nv Government and followed by full
redress?
"Our desire IS to preserve our terri
tory intact and to steadily improve it
as a field open to all countries equally
for the development of commerce"
THE POWERFUL AT HoNGKONG.
HONGKONG, Jan. 3.-The British
warsnip Powerful has arrived here.
The Powerful is a first-class cruiser
of over 1900 tons displacement and
5000 indicated horse power. with an
estimated speed of about % knots. She
carries a crew OF $40 men.
RUSSO-JAPANESE ALLIANCE.
ST PETERSBURG, Jan. 3.-The
''Novost'' publishes an article strongly
urging a Russo-Japanese alliance as the
best lreens of guaranteeing the mutual
interests of the country and the main
tenance of the political equilibrium
1t is reported that this view is fa-
vored in Russian official circles, where
it is felt that such an alliance would
contribute to avert complications in the
Far East.
GERMAN DEMANDS GRANTED.
PEkIN delayed in transmission).
Jan. 1.-THE Chinese authorities spent