The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-13
Country's Growing Indigna- tion Over Position of Af-
 fairs in China.
A LONG EXISTING TREATY
SECRET ONE REPORTED BETWEEN
 RUSSIA AND CHINA,
If This is True 1t Explains Much That Has Hitherto Been Inexplicable in the Development of Questton-Frencb
 Press Comments GleefulIy on Eng-
 lands Disoomfiture-GunsM May Go or
Them selves.

London, Aug. 13-The morning pa- pers express the growing Indignation of the country at the position of affairs in China The Daily Graphic says: ssIf this state of things continues, the guns Will go off of themselves"
 The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily Mail, who professes to divulge the terms of a long existing secret treaI- ty between China and Russia says: Tt IS nothing less than an offensive alli- ance. China undertakes to regard Rus sla as having preponderating inf1u- ence in all questions of commercial and international policies, while Russia will support China against all open door demands. Russia finances China in ir- ternad developments, and China grants Russia preferential rates in certain areas and railways built in the Joint interests of the two countries which will be under Russia's practical control.
 Russia will assist China in develop Ing her military and naval forces, and China will co-operate with Russia as an ally. This treaty has been in abey-' ance since Li Hung Chang visited the czar. That it has become operative at the present moment in respect to the Pekin- Hankow and Niu Chwang con- tracts is significant"
 If the Daily Mails version may be trusted it will explain much that had hitherto been inexplicable in the deyel- opment of the question. The manager of the Hong Kong and Shanghai bank in Tnn6nn in hn view yesterday said II believe the PeKin- HankoW line owing to natural opstructions and it's costliness, will nev- CT De built, Russia merely wishing to keep England out.''
 The French press comments gleefully upon the situation, and the newspapers at Berlin and Vienna are at no pains to hide their satisfaction at the dis comfiture of England. The continental press regards the project of an Anglo American alliance as chimericaL These Journals consider that the United States have had enough of war for the pres- ent and will not care to give Great Britain any more than moral support in China. Therefore, they argue, Eng land is not likely to pick a quarrel with Russia, but will content herself with seeking expansion elsewhere.
 special dispatch from Shanghia says: "The Russian agents are again intriguing to obtain control of the Chi nese maritime customs department"
 The Berlin correspondent of the Times, telegraphing with reference to the Pekin- Hankow matter says: "ftae rebuff is all the more severe because the Esung Ii Yamen gave assurances that the decree confirming the contract, would not be issued until after a fur ther conference with Sir Claude Mac Donald, the British ambassador"
 The Daily Chronicle in an editorial which reflects the general opinion of the London morning press comments upon the fact that the Marquis of Sal isbury and all the responsible officials are leaving London at such a critical moment. It says: "The curtain is de- liberately dropped upon a scene of na- tional humiliation and national indig- nation.''