The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
SPARK ALONE IS NEEDED
WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA AND ENG
LAND THREATENED
ENGLISH PRESS THINKS TROU-
BILE IMMINENT
FRENCHMEN GLOAT OVER BRIT-
AIMS DISCONTINUE

China Pronounced Nothing Short
of an Offensive ce-Russia
to support China Against All
open-DOor Demands-China, in
Return, VIII Cooperate with
Russia rs an AIy-ContinentaI
Press Regard AngIo-American
Alliance as ChimerfcaI.
&.ONDON, Aug. 13.-The morning
papers express the growing Indignation
of the country at the position of af-
fairs in China. The Daily Graphic
says: IF this state Of things contin-
ues the guns will go off of themselves"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail. who Processes to divulge
the terms of a long-existing secret
treaty between China and Russia,
says: 1T is nothing else than an CT
fensive alliance. China undertakes to
regard Russia as having a preponder-
atmg influence On all questions of
commercial and international policies,
while Russia will support China.
against al 'open-door' demands Rus
sia finances China's internal develop
ments, and China grants Russia pref
erential rates in certain areas, and rail-
ways built in the joint interests of tie
two countries VIII be under. Russia's
practical control. Russia will assist
China in developing her military and
naval forces, and China will co-operat te
with Russia as an ally. This treaty
has been in allegiance since Lii Hung
Chang visited the car. That it has
become operative at the present mo
ment in respect to the Pekin-Han-
kew and New Chwang contracts is
Significant
If the Daily Nails version may be
trusted it will explain much that had
hitherto been inexplicable in the de-
velopment of the question. The man
ager Of the Hong Kong & Shanghai
bank, iH London, in the course of an
interview yesterday, said: 81 believe
the Pekin-H -Hankow line, owing to nat
ural obstructions and its costliness,
will never be built, Russia merely
wishing to keep England out"
The French press comments glee fully
upon the situation, and. the newspapers
at Berlin and Vienna are at no pains to
hide their satisfaction at the discom-
future 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
present, and will not care to give
Great Britain anything more than
moral support in China. Therefore they
argue that England is not likely to
pick a quarrel with Russia, but will
cortent herself with seeking compensa
ton elsewhere.
RUSSIAN INTRIGUES.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
says: THE Russian agents are again
intriguing to secure control of the Chi
nese maritime customs establishment"
The Fekin correspondent of the
Times, telegraphing with reference to
the Pekin-H -Hankow contract, SAYS:
1.-THE rebuff is all the more serious be-
cause the Tsung Ii Yamen gave as
surances that the decree confirming
the contract would hot be Issued until
after a further conference with Sir
Claude Macdonald, the British minis
ter
The Daily Chronicle, in an editorial
which reflects the general opinion of
the London morning press, comments
upon the fact that the Marquis of
Salisbury and all the responsible off,
Gals are leaving London at such
critical moment. 1t says: 'The cur
tain is deliberately dropped upon
scene Of national humiliation and ma
tional Indignation"