The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-02
RUSSIA IS DEFIANT,
Eaqland Must Eithcr Back Down OF
fntsr into . War.
TALKS WITH RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS.
The Cars Marine Forces Being
Dispatched to the Far East.
CONDITIONS or THE LOAN.
England Want. Free Ports, which
CONDITIONS or THE LOAN.
England Wants Free Ports, which
the Othcr Power. Say They win
Not Agree To M All.

New York. February IA dispatch
to the Herald from London says,
There II a startling dispatch ~
the Daily telegraph today from 81
Petersbure. This papers CORE
spondcnt there has had interviews
with a. Russian admiral, now chict
of n squadron. and with an eminent
Rnsstnn diplomatirt. Their dccla-
rnttons. therefore,, IL true, have
| ~cnnt-Official weight. Practically,
| the declarations contain menace
ON the part Of Russin toward EnE.
land, HAT unless ENGLAND chooses
10 ncauicscc In the policy being
pursuc,l by Russtn In the Far East
wur In inevitable. IL thts dispatch
liz not fake Rmssin has thrown
down the gauge
The dispatch Is as fOilowsi
ST. Petersburg, Saturday. have had a
conversation With Russian admiral Who
has been appointed TO tho post OF chict
Of squadron, concerning the situation in
the Far East The officer In the course OF
his remarks said:
Nearly the whole OF the marine forces
OF Russia will be dispatched TO the Far
East, for IL is necessary for Russia to place
herself in a position OF naval strength In
Chinese waters equal to that OF Great
britain. Russia win not permit the OPEN
ing OF n new port, either at Port Arthur or
At Talien Wan. We shall soon see that
Germany VIII say the same thing with re-
gard TO Kiao Chau and the bay of Samsah,
while France win prevent the opening of
The Siam gulf and Maxim as free ports.
Russia. France aud Germany will permit
no European power to carry out any u,ch
attempt against their interests upon the
: ,,ext of encouraging chino European
trade. for under that condition the power
In question would become the real mistress
Of China. directing both her politics ana her
finances
also called upon a celebrated Russian
diplomatist who said: "Thc conditions OF
the loan of fi2,ooo,ooo, which Great Brit
ain has offered TO the Chinese govern
ment are directed principally against the
interests OF Russia and France, and for
this reason our ambassador at Pckin Will.
together with his French colleague. strug-
gle 10 prevent China from accepting the
British overtures. BY the opening OF
Talien Wan as free port the value of
Port Arthur as naval station would be
diminished In the spring Great Britain
VIII no longer occupy herself with the
Chinese question and will certainly not
take the offensive. finding, as she will.
the necessity OF dcvo;ing her strength
and her energy to Africa, where revolt
infinitely more serious than the Sepoy
mutiny Is about to break out. There
Russia will be able, without difficulty. TO
penetrate through Afghanistan and tie
Pamirs to the Indian possessions OF Great
Britain, to whom she viii dictate terms.
we have enough troops and we'll fortified
frontiers, with outposts well connected in
tho rear with our reserves BY railways
and telegraphs, and we could in the course
or few days place upon the Afghan
frontier an army OF 100000 men. You per-
ceiye that all the chances are on our side.
and we do not fear the threats Of Eng
land Z.