Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-06
A LEASE GIVEN.
Cloak Found For Germany's
Action in China.
English Papers Say the Alleged Contract
Between the Countries 7as No Real
Bearing on the Question.

London, Jan. 6.--The Times says edit
orally this morning: at would be sim
pie to assume that the Reichsanzeiger's
dispatch tells the whole story, for it
quite omits to say what China gets in
return. To the world at large, however,
| the material fact is that Germany, by
physical force, has obtained a naval
station. This is the fact that must
guide other powers in determining their
policy.
1.-THE talk Of lease is a mere saving
of appearance. There is no doubt that
both Germany and China are aware
that it is a practical cession in full SOW
ereignty. 1t provides a further argu-
ment in favor of an English guaranteed
Chinese loan
! The editorial is based upon a dispatch
| from Berlin published this afternoon.
| It says:
! 1.-THE Reichsanzeiger announces that
an understanding has been reached be-
/ tween Germany and China regarding
the cession of ISia-Chou Bay to the
i former.
st is intended by the cession to rem
der possible for Germany the fulfill
| ment Of her just wish for the possession
| in the same way as other powers, of a
base for trade and navigation in
| Chinese waters
! THE cession takes the form of a. lease
| for an indefinite time Germany is at
liberty to erect on the ceded territory
all the necessary buildings and estab-
! lishments, and to take the measures re-
| CURED for their protection.
The Reichsanzeiger says the coded
! territory comprises the whole of the in
ner basin of Kiao Chou Bay, so far as
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| lands situated south and north Of the
! entrance of the bay, to the point where
they are naturally bounded by noun
| tain ranges, and also the islands stu
ated within and in front of the bay.
The ceded territory comprises an area
| OF several square miles, bounded by
larger zone around the bay, within
| which no measures or arrangements
may be made by China without the con-
| sent of Germany. In particular, no
| obstacles are to be raised by China to
any measures Germany deems neces-
sary for the regulation Of the water
| courses.
Finally. an order to avoid conflicts
which might disturb the good under
standing between the two powers"
China has transferred to Germany for
a period, lease of all sovereign rights
over the coded territory.
IT, for any cause, Kiao Chou Bay
should prove unsuitable for the objects
Germany has in view, China, after ar
irving at an understanding with Ger
many will cede the latter, at another
point Of the coast, piece of territory
which Germany may regard as more
suitable for its purpose. In that case,
China will take over the buildings and
| establishment constructed by Germany
at Kiao Chou Bay, and will refund their
cost.
The following dispatch, dated Jan. s.,
from Pekin, has also been received:
j The Kiao-Chou difficulty was settled
yesterday at conference of the Tsung-
h-Yamen Chinese foreign office, which
made the necessary concessions.
The morning paper editorials general
ly are in the same strain as that of the
| Times They point out that the con-
tract is one in which Germany appar-
| entity gets everything and China moth
! ing, while the question of the safety of
! the missionaries is entirely dropped
! Nothing, however, is said about rail-
ways and mines. The question has been
raised here as to Herr behring's right
/ to succeed Sir Robert Hart as director
| of Chinese imperial maritime customs.
The Daily Chronicle says
THE agreement upon which the last
/ Chinese loan was foated in England
contained clause declaring that the
! management of the customs should re-
main as now, which was interpreted to
mean should be in the hands Of an Eng
| lishman.''
! The paper believes that England
would not accept Herr Detring as Sir
| Roberts successor. The Standard says
| editorially:
England need not be ruffied because
! she can claim exactly the same privil-
eyes as Germany. This is the logical and
unassailable position the government
| has taken UP, and it is not astonishing
to find that it has made profound i'm
preston in Europe. and has had a salts
! factory reception in America. What
! ever Mr.. Sherman says, the mercantile
community is well aware that England,
! in claiming equal rights for ALL is fight
ing the battle of the American mer-
chants and traders, as we'll as that of
her own subjects"
The Daily News says: ''The great
point for Lord Salisbury to consider is
the possibility of Germany claiming tine
right to erect a tariff wall against other
powers
Commenting with satisfaction upon
opinions Of New York papers sympathiz-
ing with British policy, the Daily News
SAYS: "Such expressions of opinion may
be taken as the bread of our free trade
policy cast upon the waters and re-
turning to us in international influence
after many days"
The Daily Mail commenting upon the
fact that the United States and Japan
are openly on our side in the Chinese af-
fair says: "For once we are getting
some recognition for our generous COM
mercial policy
There is a general feeling in England,
which is reflected On the stock exchange,
that the situation in the far east is i'm
proving It is believed the proposed
Chinese loan of f16,OO0,O0 win be guar
anteed by the British government, al
though the final decision is not likely
to be reached until the meeting of the
cabinet on Monday next