The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-06
SITUATION IN THE ORIENT
G GERMANY rs REPORTED TO HAVE
LEASED KIAO CHAU.

The Term is Stated as Fifty Years-Eng-
lish Papers Still Discussing the Chinese
Loan-Great Britain's Unassailable Po-
sition-She Can Claim the Same Privi-
lege as Germany-A Tariff Wall.
London, Jan. GA dispatch to the
Times from Pelsin, dated Wednesday,
says that Germany has taken lease
of Kiao Chau for fifty years, 1t says
also reports are current there that a
French occupation of Hai-Nan Island is
imminent The Times says editorially
this morning: "It would be simple to
assume that the Reichsranzeigers dis
patch tells the whole story; for it quite
omits what China gets in return. To
the world at large the material fact that
must guide other powers in determining
their policy, is that Russia gets the
| largest and best portion"
| The Daily Chronicle says: "The
| agreement upon which the Chinese loan
was fioated in England contained a
| clause that the management of China
! should remain as now. England need
not be ruffied because she can claim the
| same privileges as Germany. This is
the logical and unassailable position
the government has taken up and it
is not astonishing to find that it has
made a profound impression in Europe
as well as in America
| The Daily News says: 1.-The great
/ point for Lord Salisbury to consider is
/ the possibility of Germany claiming the
right to erect tariff wall against other
powers" Commenting with satisfac-
tion upon the opinions Of New York pa
pers sympathizing with British policy,
the Daily News says: Such express
ions of opinion may be taken as the
bread Of our free trade policy cast upon
| the waters and returning to us in inter-
national influence after many days.
The Daily Mail commenting upon the
| fact that the United States and Japan
are openly on our side in the Chinese
| affair" says: For once we are getting
some recognition for our generous COM
mercial policy
Special dispatches from Shanghai to-
! day say that Mr. J. McLeavy Brown,
the British Corean customs agent at
Seoul. maintains firm hold of his post
and that NJ. Alexieff, the Russian agent
who will probably endeavor to supplant
the Englishman, will not be successful.
/ The negotiations between Sir Claude
NJ. Mcdonald, the British minister at
Pekin and the Tsung-Li-Yamen the
Chinese foreign office), with reference to
the questions arising from the Russian
occupation of Port Arthur are proceed
ing slowly The Marquis Itos cabinet,
| is is added. win endeavor to promote an
Anglo-Japanese alliance.
New York, Jan. 5-Secretary of the
| Navy John D. Long, who was in this
| city to-day, when asked If the Chinese
| complications would render 1t necessary
to have the United States more fully
/ represented in those waters, said: mo
T do not think we will require any
more of our vessels over there. We
/ always keep pretty good fleet of ships
in those waters, and I do not think we
will want any more" Referring to tht
declaration that this country should
interfere to prevent the dismembermen'
of China, Secretary Long said ''As fal
as lHt III tHOSe toulllIlSf
is concerned, we ought to follow the ad
vice of George Washington"
Berlin, Jan. 5.-The Cologne Gazette
reiterates most categorically that the
Dreyfus affair had absolutely no con
nection with Germany or the Germans
in any way whatever This ha
given great satisfaction here. 1t Is sup
| posed to be final challenge to the
French government to repudiate the in.
situations against Germany. The Vos
siche Zeitung says Count Munster, Ger
man ambassador to France, volunteer
ed to make a similar statement at the
trial of Dreyfus but the French author
tiles declined his offer fearing press at.
tacks upon the ambassador.
"DOUBTE RIPPERD ACCIDENT
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