The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
Great Britain Stands Ready to Ne
gOtiate a Loan.
RUSSIAN ATTEMPT FAILED
THIS GIVES ENGLISH INTER
EsTS AN OPPORTUNITY.
Loan Said to Be Guaranteed By the
English Government and Calls
For e16,OOO,O oO-signor Crispi's
Views-France's Attitude Anent
the War Situation.

Berlin, Jan. 4-The Cologne Gazette,
on authority from the best-informed
quarters in Paris, announces today that
since Thursday last important nego-
tiaticns have been proceeding in Lon
don for a Chinese loan. the attempts
made at Paris ard St. Petersburg to
arrange q loan having failed China
thereEpo-- offered to contract for Els
coo 600 in London, at the same time ask
ing the good offices of the British gov
eminent China. it appears, contem-
plates offering as security the land tax,
under the control of Englishmen, and
that, furthermore, an Englishman shall
succeed Sir Robert Hart as director of
Chinese imperial maritime customs. In
addition, Great Britain will insist upon
a concession of territory, relative to
which secrecy, according to the infor-
mant oe the Cologne Gazette, must be
temporarily observed.
The Cologne Gazette adds that it is
understood Russia has renewed her
offer to conclude a loan in Germany on
more favorable terms than obtainable
in Paris or London.
PRACTICALLY CONCLUDED.
London, Jan 4.-The Evening News
says it is reported in the city that the
negotiations for a Chinese loan of f16,-
600, 600, guaranteed by the British gov
eminent, are practically concluded.
The Times, commenting editorially
this morning upon the statement OF the
Cologne Gazette that since Thursday
last negotiations have been proceed
ing for a Chinese loan, upon the pro-
posed security Of the land tax and ac-
cession of territory, denies that Eng
land has any inte-Ition to demand ter
ritory or take the lead in the partition
of China. 1t says:
"England's policy, on the contrary,
aims at maintaining the Chinese en-
pire as a growing concern, and vast
field for the extension of trade. In pur-
suing this policy, we are glad to note
that England enjoys the powerful sup
port of the United States government,
as we'll as the public government of
that portion of the American people
which is not swayed by blind jingo de-
nunciatiOns."
The editorial considers the govern
ment would be justified even in incur
ring reasonable financial risks which
might formerly be properly regarded as
outside the scope of government action"
in order to combat measures restrictive
of trade which Russia and Germany are
seeking to obtain from China in shape
of railway and mining monOpolies and
the like.
CRISPPS VIEWS.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Rome, Signor Crispi, the
distinguished Italian statesman and
former premier has said, in the course
of an interview there, that events in
the far east have proved that Russia
only sought the French alliance to
hamper France in this important mat
ter, and that Italy would get nothing
by supporting England in Chinese af-
fairs, while she might expect much
from supporting the Russian-German
action"
The cruiser Arrogant, at Davenport,
has been ordered to prepare for sea.
1t is supposed that she will proceed to
Chinese waters.
According TO a dispatch from Berlin,
Herr Rothstein has just returned TO
St. Petersburg from a sOjourn in Ber-
lin, where he has been endeavoring to
negotiate a Russo-Chinese loan, with
the impression that the German banks
are willing TO issue the loan if permit
ted to allot a portion to English bank
ing houses.
The Cologne Gazette statement, how
ever, is accepted as official in Berlin.
The North German Gazette thinks the
presence of British warships at Port
Arthur may lead to complications.