New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-13
CHINA RUSSIA'S ALLY?
4 SECRET TREATY SAID 10
EYIST BETWEEN THEM.
prIIET THAT IT HAS BECOME OPERA
TIVE IN RESPECT TO RAILWAY CON
CCSSIONS- GROWING INDIGNA-
TION IN ENGLAND.
TION IN ENGLAND.

london. Aug. 13 The Shanghai correspond
49,, ~ THE Daily Mail" who processes to
s,,,,ge the terms of long existing secret
.,o,,v between China and Russia says:
"1, is nothing less than offensive alliance.
china undertakes to regard Russia as having
nrcponderating influence in all questions of COM
,oerciaI and internal politics. while Russia will
s,,nnort China against all 'open-door' demands.
prssia finances China in internal developments.
o,1 China grants Russia preferential rates in
certain areas. and railways built In the Joint
interests Of the two countries will be under Rus
sias practical control
"Russja will assist China in developing her
military and naval forces. and China will CO.
ororate with Russia as an ally. This treaty
has been in allegiance since III Hung Chang Wis
,.sd the Car That IT has become operative at
the present moment in respect to the PekinS-
Ean-Kow and Ncw-Chwang contracts is sig
nifcant'
If The Daily Mails version may he trusted
T. VIII explain much that his hitherto been in
expicabr in the develormen: Of the qucstioH.
The manager Of the Hons Kong and Shanghai
Bank in London. in an interview yesterday.
said
WISHES TO KEEP ENGLAND OUT.
~ believe the Peking- HanKow linc owing to
natural distractions and It's costlness. will
never be built. Russia merely wishing to keep
England out"
The French press comments glecfuly upon
the situation. and the newspapers at Berlin
and Vienna n no pains to hide their salts
faction at the discontinue o: England. The
Continental press regards the project OF an
Anglo American alliance as chimcricaL These
Journals consider that the United States has
Rad enough Of war for IT." present and VIII
rot care to give Great Britain anything more
than moral support in China. Therefore. they
argue England is no. likely to pick quarrel
with Russia. hut VIII content herself WITH seek
Ing compensation elsewh re.
special dispatch from Shanghai says
The Russian agents are again intriguing TO
obtain control Of the Chinese Maritime Customs
Department"
The Peking correspondent Of The Times" tel
es,aphns with reference &c the Peking Han
Kow contract. says ''".'~-- 7------@'-'-r
''The rebuff Is all the serious because
the Tsung-i- -Yamen gave assurances that the
decree confirming the contract would not he
issued until after Il further conference with Sir
Claude Macdonald the British Minister
SCENE OF NATIONAL HUMILIATION
The Daily Chronicle" in an editorial which
reflects the general opinion of the London morn
ing press. comments upon the fact that the
Marquis Of Salisbury ard al! the responsible Of
Ncials arc leaving LondoG a: suo1 critical mo-
meDt. 1t says:
The curtain is deliberately dropped upon
scsne Of national humiliation and nat!ona! IN
dlgraton."
The morning papers express the growing in
dignatlon Of the country at the position Of af-
fairs in China. THE Daily Graphic" says:
"If this state Of things continues the guns
will go Of Of themselves"
In the House Of Commons to-day host Of
questions on the subject Of China ELECTED little
Information except that the Government leader.
Mr. Bafour. First Lord ot the Treasury. de-
cl'red to pledge the Government to prevent the
ratification Of the Franco Belgian Pcking Han
kow concession
But Mr. Balfour promised that IN the event OF
British capitalists purchasing railroad conces-
sions obtained b. French or Belgian syndicatcs
Government will support and assist them, both
in LONDON and at Peking. In this ard in all
other legitimate British commercial enterprises.
The China Appropriation bin passed its third
rsading and the Session suspended until
2:30 r. m. when Parliament was prorogued.