Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-11

london, March 10.-The parliamen-
.5 secretary for the foreign ONCE,
81. George n. Curzon, replying to the
H0gsa OF Commons to-day to Mr.. Ro-
laid Munro Ferguson, (LiberaD, rep
senung the district of Leith, sand
al communications on the Cuban
al4stion had been exchanged between
- British Ambassador at Washing
a Sir Julian Pauncefote, and the
vtrnment OF the United States.
lille question which, it was an
uced the Hon. Hubert Valentine
rfuc0mbe, Conservative member for
,aa West division of Cumberland. was
1 ask. whether. in view of recog-
1zHg the identity of the interests
o al speaking people, the
British government will consider the
adrisability Of placing the services of
he British fleet at the disposal Of
,he United States in the event Of com
pIicafions between the United States
and any foreign power, was not put
Answering a question in the House
Of Commons to-day on the subject,
Mr. Curzon, the Parliamentary Secre-
,ary OF the foreign Office, said
RUSSIA HAD NOT
sent an ultimatum to China with refer
enge to Port Arthur and Ia Lien
Wan.
Mr. CurZ0n also announced that the
British Ambassador at st. Petersburg
lad confirmed the report that Russia
was negotiating for the lease Of Port
arthur and Ia Lien Wan for the same
period and under the same condi-
lions as granted to Germany in the
tase OF Kiao Chou. and that Russia
was also negotiating for the right to
Construct a railroad from Petuna, on
,he Trans Manchurian line, 10 Kwang
Chung-Tsu, Mukden and Port Arthur;
bot Mr.. Curzon explained. Russia did
not demand sovereign rights, nor had
-be threatened TO move troops into
Msnchuria. in the event of China 5
noncompliance with her demands.
Mr. Curzon also denied that Russia
and France had protested against the
Anglo-German loan TO China
Relative to the withdrawal Of his ques-
aon Mr.. Duncombe said:
After consultation with my friends. I
| oaciGtd That The exact form OF the new
question made it iuopportnne 70 put it,
I was framed owing to the widely held
opinion i'm The House Of Commons that it,
Is high time foreign powers should be
told in unmistakable terms that any blow
struck Al either Great Britain or the
United States was equally
BLOW AT THE OTHER.
] was profoundly convinced of this to-
aay Many more members than l sup
posed would do 50 came to me in order
10 say they heartily endorsed my quest
.cn. 7 am convinced thes government
v-rid have desired to answer my propos-
e. question affirmatively and would have
la0e so had it not involved other con
sdcralions besides expressing what be-
itte the present government sincerely
holds that in The face of foreign compli-
cations the interests in The future Of
Great Britain and the United States are
parably intertwined. To-day's OK
esion and endorsement We VIII even
naly. so soon as We can frame the
question i'm tho exact terms which clearly
5srress the feeling Of the House Of Com
ou4r-that any trouble threatening the
Trred States viii be shared by Great
Bgtain."
9rher members Of the House Of Com
mons who were interviewed on The same
saiiect all spoke in similar strain.
The question Mr.. Duncombe had franz
ed vas. whether with the view Of recog-
zing the identity Of the interests of all
English speaking peoples Her Majesty's
government viii consider The advisabiity
placing The services of the British fiee-
lhc disposal DC the United States. IN
event of complications between the
InIIea StaLes and any FOREIGN power"