Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-19
"LEASEs' GERMANY A THIRTY-MILE
BELT AROUND kLAO-CHOU BAY.
MATTER is FINALLY SETTLED.
INDEMNITY TO BE PAID ALSO AND
MISSIONARIES FAVORED.
England Greatly Pleased by the Gov.
ernment's Announcement That
1t Will Resist Any Attempt
to Cut on Great Brit.
aims Trade.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-A cable dispatch
mas just been received at the Chinese Ie-
CATION from the TsunS Ii Yamen, Pekin,
to the following effect:
"a settlement of the difficulty with Ger
many has been effected. Kiao-Chou bay is
to be leased. a belt surrounding the bay
extending 100 II (about thirty miles) to be
the boundary. All the German troops out
side the prescribed limits are to be with
drawn. Two of the culprits charged with
the murder of the missionaries are to be
punished with death. and the rest with
Imprisonment. Permission will be granted
for the building OF churches in the cities
Of Tsi-Ning, Tsao-Chow-Fu and Chu-Yeh,
and dwelling houses for the missionaries in
seven places in the districts of Tsao-iIien
and Shan-Hien will be erected, for which
purpose a sum of 2225O00 taels will be al
lowed. This amount is to be taken also as
compensation for the killing of the mis-
sionaries. The sanction of the throne has
been obtained to the above mode of set
tlement."
London, Jan. 1S.-The country generally
is greatly pleased by the announcement
made by the chancellor Of the exchequer,
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach. at Swansea. last
night. in which he echoed the previous de-
clarations of Mr.. Balfour. at Manchester.
and added that the ministers were deter
mined, even at the cost of war. that the
door Of Chinese commerce should not be
shut to Great Britain.
This declaration is recognized as clear
ly defining the governments position, and
both the Liberal and Conservative news
papers commend the plain speaking.
The Globe this afternoon says: what
we want in China is trade. We want to
make a market for the commerce Of the
whole world. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's
announcement of the determination of the
government is clear and resolute. and will
tend to peace. 1t is a pity that other cab
met ministers have not spoken thus on
other occasions. When the loan Is definite
ly settled. Russia, France and Germany
will have to let us know not only whether
they intend to acquiesce to the principle
we have laid down. but will have to be
definitely asked to give a plain answer on
the specific points which have been dis
cussed.
I'm carrying out the policy promulgated.
the government will have the support of
the people of this country and also of two
countries who. above all others. are emf
nently concerned. Both the United States
and Japan recognize the wisdom and the
benefits which are likely to be derived from
ports free and open"
The st. James Gazette also believes that
the firm statement tends to peace
The Pail Mall Gazette says: THE gov
ernment Is determined that the Chinese
door shall be kept open. even at the cost
of war. These are grave words, but they
would be more serious still II they did not
represent serious intention. 1t is the
power that talks of war and then recoils
from acting that gets embroiled."
The. provincial newspapers also approve
Of the speech Of Sir Michael Hicks-Beach
The Westminster Gazette, in its financial
article. says: The stock exchange was not
so cheerful. Consols have fallen. Some un-
steadiness was caused generally by Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach's speech, which has
aroused some uneasiness."
Other papers, however say the speech
was received on the stock exchange with
general approval.
London. Jan. 1s-The Shanghai cores
pondent of the Daily Mail claims to have
eminent authority for the statement that
the Russian minister, Count Cassini. has
informed the Tsung-Li-Yamen that, i'm
mediately the German affair Is settled,
Russia will restore Port Arthur to China
and withdraw her troops without demand
ing indemnity. In return. however. the
correspondent says. China must employ
Russians exclusively to drill her troops
and to control her customs and railways
Russia now has three war vessels inside
and four outside Port Arthur, while she
has 5.0OO troops on Shore