The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-11
GERMANY IS WELCOME
In England Kiao Chau Is
Thought Worth Little.
MAY BE SOUR GRAPES
Anglo Yanko -Japo Alliance
Not Impossible.

| Copyrighted 1898 by the Associated Press.)
London, Jan. S.-The disclosure of the
details and terms of the acquisition of
Kiao-Chau Bay by Germany moment
arily scared the British public, which,
| however, now regards Germans move
| with all the more equanimity as, in the
opinion of persons Intimately acquaint-
ed with China, Kiao-Chau Bay is of lit
tie commercial value and will only be
| source of huge expense for the Ger
man "Jamesoners. If the harbor had
been commercially valuable, it is
pointed out, it would long ago have
been treaty port, but it is said to be
completely ershadoWed by the close
proximity of hourishing Chee-Foo. The
province of Shan-Tung, it is added, is
entirely agricultural and hardly able to
support its population while the stra-
getic vaiue OF Kiac-Chau bay can be
inferred from the fact that Russia, in
spite Of the Cassini treaty, allowed
Germany to occupy it. Altogether, Kiao
Chau Bay is not likely to prove a bed
of roses.
The British government maintains a
sphinx-lille reserve regarding Chinese
affairs and there are no further revel-
ations of her intentions since the state
ment made by the Manchester Guar
dian on January 8, which was unique,
and is the official view of the situation
conclusive Illustration of the atti-
tude of the British government is fur
nished by the presence of the warships
of Great Britain at Chemulpo and Port
Arthur. 1t is likely to be further dem
onstrated by the sending Of ships to
Kiao-Chau bay.
In wei informed circles it is asserted
that il is not likely Great Britain will
formally protest against the lease of
kiao-Chau bay to Germany, but will
confine herself to the significant hint
given in the movements of her fleet,
that she intends to claim an equal
share Of all China's concessions in re-
Gard to all seaports leased or looted"
ANGLO-SAXON. ALLIANCE.
As to the additional treaty ports, a
leading diplomat remarked to a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press:
THE statesmen of Berlin and St
Petersburg must be strangely unobser-
want if they imagine that either Great
Britain, the United States or japan
will allow them the monopoly of the
plums''
The Spectator revels in the statement
that the United States is inclined to
support the British demand that no
exclusive privileges he granted to any
individual power in China ard says:
Nothing short of a direct menace of
aggression would tempt any combina-
ton OF continental POWERS to face the
whole Anglo Sc Xon lace. united and re
solved
1t is amusing to notice Russia and
France counting Japan. Both of them
are in deadly fear of her forming an
defensive alliance with Great Britain.
AS a matter of fact, there are things
much more unlikely than the eventual
alliance of Great Britain, China and ia
pan and the contingency would acquire
still more probability should Great Brit
ain, as it now seems certain, guarantee
a Chinese loan. At the present mo-
ment, so far as Great Britain is con-
cerned, the loan is the kernel of the |
whole question.
A suggestive piece of news is that |
Japan has purchased two cruisers of |
900 0tons each. which have been build |
ing in England for China.
1t is not believed the Chinese loan, if |
completed, will affect the market for |
silver. AS the money is required to pay |
the Japanese war indemnity and would |
not be sent to China, silver could not |
be utilized.
KHARTOUM AND INDIA.
The official statement that the mill |
tary tactics in Egypt are purely defens |
i've is not credited. The greatest act
ivity is manifested in all quarters. I'm
mense supplies Of ammunition and |
food are being forwarded 10 the front,
and it is whispered in military circles
that this means that the ministry de-
sire 10 meet parliament with Khar-
toum in their hands. so that a triumph
in Africa may offset the blunders in
India. Even with the liveliest efforts.
however. the time intervening will
hardly suffice for a coup in the Soudan.
he Anglo Egyptian force consists of
IS. 600 Egyptians, thirty battallions Of
British troops and the Nile gunboats,
all commanded by the Sirdar, Sir Her
bert Kitchener. The latter refuses to
allow the war correspondents TO go be-
yond the head OF the railway.
a letter has been received from
British Officer serving in the Soudan
who SAYS that since July the Dervishes
nave killed over ZOO of the Jaalin
.ribe. and he adds that the women and
children who are homeless and starv-
ng number 500 SOUS.
SCANDINAVIA MIXED UP.
The Swedes seem inclined 70 take a1-
OF Russian pre-occupation in
he far east to reopen hosulities with
When the relations between
he two countries were strained IN 1895
I became evident that Russia was in
lined 70 aid Norway in exchange for
he cession Of Finmark. including the
pOrt Of hammerfsst-
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