The Indianapolis journal., 1898-12-15
SPEECH BY BEREsFORD.
HIS LOrdship Criticises the Policy OF
Britain in China.

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Dec. a. The
steamer Empress of India arrived this morn
ing from Hong Kong and Yokohama. At a
recent banquet at Shanghai Lord Beresford
is credited with the following speech:
Wherever have met Britishers they say
they dare not make extensive investments;
there is no security for the future Lord
Beresford said he would do all he could to
convince the British that the policy of
drift in China must cease. The speaker
then referred to the Russians and said he
went all through Manchuria, and every
where were armed Cossacks. why were
they there?" he asked There was no rea-
son in a peaceful time for such a state of
affairs. Things look very black for trade in
the near future. At Port Arthur, when l ar
rived tremendous preparations were being
made, as for battle | asked an officer why
these preparations were made. He answered
that it was necessary to procure food. He
took up the trade of Port Arthur and found
that IN the last three years three vessels
came there and their cargo was seaweed.
If the Konshing case had happened in
America it would have been settled long
ago. When l go home / will urge a settle
ment Great Britain has not single sod in
China which belongs to her sphere of in
huence When 1t comes to diplomacy, Rus
Sia always wins.
Chinese papers received by the Empress of
India to-day state that 900 men are to be
handed over TO Lord Charles Beresford to
be organized as a nucleus of the Chinese
disciplined army of the future. Dispatches
have been received from Marking and Wu-
Chang TO the effect that the Grand Council
has notified the vceroys of those cities 10 Sc
lect thousand men each from the Manchu
garrison of Marking and Ching-Chow, and
have them ready TO be turned over to the
sole command OF Lord Charles. Ito be drilled
army 1t has not yet been determined
where the future camp is TO be, but prob
ably near Marking or Chin-kiang.
The Hong-kOng papers declare that the
reports published of the existence of Il Sc
cret treaty between the Russian and Chi
nese governments are perfectly true 1t is
officers is ordered to -Nai-I<Wan. The
secret treaty existing between Russia and
China is reported to be as follows: Until
navy is completed China shall have assist
ance of the Russian army and navy for de-
Tense in case of emergency. In such case
the command of the army and navy shall
remain in the hands of Russian officers.
The Chinese government shall make proper
pecuniary compensation TO the Russian
army and navy whenever their services are
received. The commander OF the Russian
army at Liao-Tung and Port Arthur shall
hold himself at the orders of the Chinese
government, and may be called upon to
render assistance at any time.
A native dispatch from north China states
that since the Russians have commenced
the work of constructing the railway III
Manchuria the country from kirin TO Hun
chun is more than ever disturbed by horse
bandits who have been joined by many
laborers who had been employed by the Rus
sian authorizes. but afterwards T0und the
work too aborious and preferred pillage to
work Though the Chinese troops were un-
able to quell the bandits, the latter are
afraid of the Russians and take care not TO
come within range of their rifles.
The foreign ministers at Peking have re-
ceiyed letters supposed 10 come from kang
Yu Wei the Chinese reformer. In the let
ter addressed to the German ministers 1t
stated that the writer has received instruc-
tions from the Emeperor of China to ask
assistance of the German minister TO un-
earth the conspiracy of the Empress
dowager and TO restore the Emperor to the
throne by the use of force, after securing
permission of the home government. 1t was
added that If the effort proved successful
the German minister would be rewarded
with considerable sum of money.
The letter was written in the form of an
oricial communication, the sender signing
himself in mis- capacity as director of the
official gazette bureau. 1t Is reported that
the letters sent to the other ministers were
TO similar effect
II is well understood now In Picking that
the intention Of the Manchus was TO Kill the
Emperor or formally depose him and his
successor was chosen; hut the attitude of
the foreign minister made them conclude
that they had better leave things as they
were; meanwhile, as two OF the princes told
a prominent resident Of Picking: We let
the foreign doctor see him to pacify the le-
cations, but we don't let him take any of the
foreign doctors medicines" So timorous
are those Manchu princes that there is very