The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-02-08
JOHN BULL AND IA LIEN WAN
What the People Demand and What
the Government VIII DO.

copyrighted 1888 by the Associated Press.)
London, Feb. SIT is probable that but
little further reliable Information regard
ing China will be obtained until the min
listers have a chance to round on their
assailants during the course of the debate
in parliament on the address in reply to
the speech from the throne The explicit
statement of the situation furnished to
the Associated Press on Thursday last is
however, sufficient insight into the facts
and shows that the press has wasted a
comfortable amount of hysterical alarm,
which, curiously enough, is more preva-
lent among the government supporters
than among the opposition papers. After
all, the perturbatin will not have been
wasted if il serves to convince the govern
ment of the terrible earnestnss of the
country over the matter. and how it Will
resent any weakness OF bungling-
1t must be remembered that the whole
Ia Lien Wan story never received a
shadow of official sanction. As cabled to
the Associated Press on Thursday last,
Great Britain has never demanded that
Ia Lien Wan be made treaty port. It
was merely one of the suggested cOnstit-
ucnts of the bargain, and if it should be
withdrawn it can only be because it is
barrier to the negotiations for the loan.
The object of the condition was to check
mate any scheme for the Transformation
of Port Arthur into a closed Russian port,
and the object was equally secured by ex-
acting from China and Russia together a
pledge in regard 70 Port Arthur, similar
to the pledge exacted from them in regard
to Corea, before the evacuation of Port
Hamilton. and this viii probably be the
upshot The semi-official statements dis
tinctly point thereto, notably the specific
assurance early in the week in regard to
the temporary nature Of the Russian ten
ure Of Port Arthur. which was accom-
panied by the friendly assurance that
Great Britain is not bound to Japan by
any warl,ke alliance. In short, there Is
every reason TO believe that Great Britain
does not intend to recede an inch from the
position officially taken up by MessTs. Bal
four. Chamberlain and Hicks-Beach, IN
the name OF the Marquis Of Salisbury.
In the course Of an interesting address
at Bradford. before the Chamber OF Com
merce Of that place. on Thursday last. the
United States consul. Erastus s. ay ap-
plauded the Marquis Of Salisbury's doc
trine Of free trade in China Re said that
America had every sympathy with IL. and
that the people Of Great Britain and the
United States ought To lead IN shaping
the worlds thought and action. oCn-
tinu.ng. he ssid they had the opportunity
70 achieve great things; would they unite
% achieve lasting benefits 20 themselves
and 20 the world?
Speaking of the tariff. Sfr. Day said the
overwhelming prePonderance o. s5aUrnen,
IN the United States was IN favor % the
protective theory. The Wilson bin. he
added. had sickened the people % tn
tariff for revenue only" theory. ard .
would not - wise for the ElsuufactUrer-
q Bradford 70 hope fc- the speedy e.
actrnent 81 another wilson biI which
closed too many mills in the United States
20 be retired
Henri Norman. bitter opponent q The
government. writes in the Daily Chronlcle
,aat it would be unfair 70 crirlcise ire
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