The herald., 1898-02-08
Is Likely to Fall Between
Two Stools
ALL PROPOSALS ARE DECLINED
FOR FEAR OF GIVING OFFENSF
TO THE OTHER PARTY
The Feeling Growing That America Is
Even Now the Greatest Factor
in the Game
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated HreSS SpeClal WTe
LONDON, Feb. S.-The Pekin CORE
spondent of the Times, telegraphing yes
terday, says: Il have reasons to be-
lieve that China will be induced to de-
cline the British proposals in conse-
Quence of Russian opposition and simi-
larly, that she will be unable to accept
the Russian proposals, owing to Eng
lands opposition. The country is help
less and unable to pay the indemnity
except by instalments, but China nurses
the hope that Japan will agree to an eX-
tension of time.
Meanwhile an imperial decree au-
thorizes an issue of treasury bonds at o
per cent to the amount of 100, 900, 900 tales
(about $4,000, ,O0O.)
ut appears to the officials that the
gentry and merchants will assist the
issue in the remote possibility of raising
enough to meet the installment due next
May. The method proposed increases
the growing distrust in the government. y
FEELING CHANGES
BERLIN, Feb. According to the
Ostasiatsche Correspondent, the organ
Of the Chinese embassy here. a revulsion
of feeling has occurred in Pekin regard
ing the loan. The tsung Ii yamen,
therefore, has telegraphed Shu King
Chang, former minister to Russia and
Germany, to proceed from Berlin to st.
Petersburg to attend to the negotiations
for loan. 1t was Shu King Chang who
negotiated China's first loan of 100 000-
900 taels and the paper suggests that if
China We're only serious she could raise
an internal loan, entirely dispensing
with foreign aid. Furthermore. it pro-
fesseS to know that China is ready to
meet China half way by accepting
guarantee bonds.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg an
nounces the arrival there of Shu King
Chang.
THE UNKNOWN FACTOR
NEW YORK, Feb. THE United
States is more of factor in the game of
international politics which is now in
progress over affairs in the East than
is generally understood.
"All the great European powers are
seeking to ascertain the attitude of this
country on the great Eastern problem
and until that is known there will be no
move on the international chess board.
Your country thus has commanding
position in the big fight that is going
on, and by shIewd diplomacy ought to
be able to obtain almost any concessions
in the East that are desired"
These declarations were made to the
Washington correspondent of the Her
aid last night by one of the oldest men,
bers of the diplomatic corps in Wash
ington, a man whose country occupies
t.,
ern question during the course of an
extended interview on the situation as
he views it through unbiased specta-
cles.
There can be no doubt" this diplomat
continued. that the great powers are
planning for further acquisitions of ter
ritory in the East. How much further
they will go depends, in a large meas
ure, upon the position of this country
1T is a contest on one hand between
Russia, Germany and France to secure
a distinct declaration that the United
States will not concern itself about the
opening up of any more new ports by
foreign countries and England and Jap
an on the other hand to protest against
a policy which will give any nation or
group of nations superior rights in any
1.-The head and center of the fight is
just at present right here in Washing
ton and it will become even more excit-
ing upon the arrival of the new Russian
Ambassador. Until his arrival you need
not look for any new move by Russia in
the East. The action of Russia in rails
ing the legation in this city, to an EN-
bassy and transferring to this post
Count Cassini direct from China is, to
my mind, very significant He will come
here prepared to explain in detail the
exact state of affairs in China and with
instructions to not only sound the United
States on its position in the matter. to
make advances looking to an under
standing which will give this country
almost anything that may be desired in
a commercial way in return for it's moral
support in favor of the schemes of those
countries which have arrayed them
selves against England and Japan"
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