The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-30
HAS GAINED HER POINT
England Satisfied With the Stu
alton in China.
WILL GET ALL SHE ASKED
A Complete Solution of Great Britain's
Political Problems Confidently Ex-
pected-Salisbury and Cham
berlain Divide Honors.
copyrirht 1898 by Associated Press.

Copyright 1928 by Associated Press.
| London, Jan. 29.-After an unusually
prolonged period of extreme tension all
signs point to an early Improvement in,
| if not complete solution of the vari-
Gus internal political problems agitat-
| ing the nerves of Great Britain. The
following colonial offices arc beginning
to see daylight through the darkness
which has long been enveioping the
far East, West Africa, the Upper Nile
and India, and unless signs fail or in
formation from the best informed cir
cles is faulty. the Marquis of Salisbury
and Joseph Chamberlain, secretary OF
state for the colonies. will divide the
honors and Great Britain will secure
about all she asked. So far as China
is concerned this view, in connection
with the speech of Mr.. Curzon, the
parliamentary secretary for the for
eigh office, at Bottom on Tuesday, and
the reported acceptance OF the British
loan, is generally regarded correct.
Mr.. Curzon foreshadowed the probable
success of the loan negotiations, the
achievement of Great Britain's purpose
in keeping the ports free To the whole
world and the maintenance of treaty
rights whereby spheres of influence
are rendered impossible
The Russian proposal of a loan on
the same terms as Great Britain was
not taken seriously. 1t is understood
that she has not the money herself
without drawing upon her war reserve
funds.
France is daily showing less inclna-
tion to burn its fingers in game in
which, even If successful. Russia would
be the only gamer while Germany ap-
pears to have set completely around TO
the British side. Throughout the sit
uation has never been SO alarming as
sensationalists attempted to paint 1t.
Hence the cars peaceful assurances
and Lord George Hamilton's statement
in his speech on Tuesday that the rela
tions with Russia We're entirely salts
| factory lis not surprising.
| Turning to West Africa an official of
| the colonial office informs the asso-
ciated press that the impossibility of
| securing witnesses from the west coast
| earlier is the areason for the delay in
| the Paris negotiations. Some of the
| most important witnesses arrived only
! last week and they are now in Paris.
! Thus far, all sss@A British demands have
| been conceded 'nominally and "proNis-
| ionally pending the result of the con-
vention,' but Mr. Chamberlain is per-
| fectly satisfied that the British claims
| will be upheld and that the French will
| be confined westward of a line pro-
| longed from the present Lagos-Da
| honey frontier to the Niger and along
the right bank of the Niger to stay. In
| the meantime he does not propose to
| risk being caught mapping by prob
able adverse decision of the conven-
ton. so he Is pushing troops and sup
plies to the front as rapidly as possi-
BILE. A new regiment of 1000 huzzars
| has been enrolled at Baden during the
last few weeks and detachments will be
| sent to the front as soon as the men
| become efficient.
In Drd IN, ta H.
teresting news which Mr.. curzon
| dropped OH Thursday to the effect that
| the ratificatons of the treaty between
| Great Britain and King Menelik of
| Abyssinia have been exchanged and
| that the government hopes shortly to
accredit representatives at the ABYSS
| inian court has given the greatest sat
| isfaction as helping to solve the ques-
| tion of the Upper Nile. The terms Of
| the treaty will not be divulged until it
| is presented to parliament. but the
hints dropped at the colonial office in
| dicate that the agreement is based on
| the principle that friendly Abyssinia
| in the Upper Nile is preferable to hos
| tile France. Therefore King Meneik
will be allowed to crafty his ambitions
in the equatorial hinterland in man
ner not interfering with the Anglo
| Egyptian plans
| As King Menelik is a trader as well
as warrior, the agreement also con-
templates assistance in opening up the
country. and 1t Is understood the Brit
/ ish will acquire the fright TO traverse
Abyssinia and other advanta ges which
viii become apparent as soon as khar-
| toum is recapfured.
In the meanwhile young Henry Cav
endish. a distant relative OF the Duke of
DevnnEhire. Is preparing to start again
for equatorial Africa. accompanied by
i-LiEutenant Andrews. eight British Off
Il
i cnrr1paninn of DR. Donaldson Smith the
1 American explorer. Cayendish will
take with him 400 armed men and a
number of rapid-fifing guns. As his
| objective point is the junction of the
| White Nile and the Sobat river at So
bal, the purpose of the expedition. II
/ will readily be seen, Is TO cut eff the
| French from Hashoda. which is only a
| short distance north of Sobat
| Possibly Mr.. Cayendisa may be able
| to take advantage of the new treaty
with King Menelik and get a short cut
| through Abyssinia. While Mr.. caven-
dish is personally defraying the cost OF
the expedition. IL is known that he has
been in frequent communication wifi
the Marquis of Salisbury through the
| Duke of Devonshire, so it is safe tn say
the expedition is under governmen,
| auspices.
The news from christiana on Friday
draw up proposals for the better regu.
lation of the relations between Norway
and Sweden has been unable to reacf
an agreement. indicates that the ten
sion between Sweden and Norway il
fast approaching the swapping point
and il is stated that on the frontier ths
arming OF both parties is rapidly pro
crossing.
The Correro, organ of the Carlists
discussing the visit of the United States
battlship Maine to Havana. expresses
the belief that the Spanish would b,
justifiabIy alarmed. adding: AS
fact. il is the government itself which
is seriously alarmed. though every ef
fort Is made 10 disguise II. In spite Q
the official statement of Admiral Ger
varas, the admiral OF the fleet on Tues
day last al conference with the min
lister IF marine when he asserted tina
the recent eyolutions had demonstrates
the perfect condition of the Soanisl