The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-06
NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION
CHINESE QUESTION TO BE DEBATED
IN PARLIAMENT THIS WEEK.
views of American Consul Day and of
Henry NOrman-Some Possibilities
Pointed out by the Latter.
Copyright. 1898. by the Associated Press)


listers have a chance to round on their as
sailants during the course of the debate in
Parliament on the address in reply to the
speech from the throne. The explicit state
ment of the situation furnished or Thurs
day last is, however, sufficient insight into
the facts, and shows that the press has
wasted considerable amount of hysterical
alarm, which, curiously enough, is more
prevalent among the government support
ers than among the opposition papers.
After all, the perturbation will not have
been wasted if it serves to convince the
government of the terrible earnestness of
the country over the matter and how it will
resent any weakness or bungling.
It must be remembered that the whole
Ta-Lien-wan story never received
shadow of official sanction. AS cabled on
Thursday last, Great Britain has never de-
manded that Ta-Lien-Wan be made a
treaty port 1t was merely one of the sug-
gested constituents of the bargain, and if
it should be Withdrawn it can only be be-
cause it is barrier to the negotiations for
the loan. The object of the condition was
to checkmate amy scheme for the transfer
nation of Port Arthur into a closed Rus
sian port. and the object was equally Sc
cured by exacting from China and Russia
together a pledge in regard to Port Ar
thur similar to the pledge exacted from
them in regard to Corea before the evacua-
ton of Port Hamilton, and this will prob
ably be the upshot. The semi-officiaI state
nlents distinctly point thereto, notably the
specific assurance early in the week In re-
gard to the temporary nature of the Rus
sian tenure of Port Arthur which was
accompanied by the friendly assurance that
Great Britain is not bound to Japan by any
warlike alliance In short, there is every
reason to believe that Great Britain does
not intend to recede an inch from the posi-
ton which has been officially taken up by
Messrs. Balfour, Chamberlain and Hicks
Beach in the name of the Marquis of Sails
bury.
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. Day. APP
pauded the Marquis of Salisbury's doctrine
of free trade in China. He said that Amer
lea had every sympathy with it, and that
the people of Great Britain and the United
States ought to lead in shaping the worlds
thought and action Continuing he said
they had the opportunity to achieve great
things. Would they unite to achieve last
ing benefits to themselves and to the
world? Speaking of the tariff Mr. Day
said the overwhelming preponderance of
sentiment in the United States was in ia
vor of the protective theory. The Wilson
bill, he added, had sickened the people of
the tariff for-revenue-o only theory and it
would not be wise for the manufacturers
of Bradford to hope for the speedy enact
ment of another Wilson bill, (which closed
too many mills in the United States to be
RETIRED -"
Henry Norman, a bitter opponent of the
government, writes in the Daily Chronicle
that it would be unfair to criticise the Mar
quis of Salisbury so long as he maintains
the treaty of Tien-Tsin of 1856, and adds
I'm this demand we are Irresistible At
last the people of the United States have
learned that we are not the land-grabbers
gold-seizers or monopoly hunters which
some of the Western senators and Irish pol
iticians represent us. They have realized
that our aims theirs What we
want they want-free access to the great
untouched markets of the far East. They
desire commerce untrammeIed by the jeal-
ousies, military and POLITICAL of the CONT
mental nations. That is precisely what we
are ready TO fight for. to secure for our
selves and for them. Japan, who will fight
Russia some day as surely as to-morrows
sun rises, is by necessity on our side The
Germans, in spite of the political intrigues
OF their government, are also with u.s. and
sooner or later France viii give way, or we
must fight her. The hour has arrived to
permanently settle the Chinese question
with Russia. The British were never be-
fore so aroused, and should we yield we
shall lose the chance oil at last standing
shoulder To shoulder with the other Eng
disappearing great nation. we should wait
quietly until Lord Salisbury tells us how the
game Is going. and when he has spoken the
country should know what to say and do
At a council held at Osborne. Isle of
Wight, on Thursday. the Queens speech to
be read at the reassemblng of Parliament
next week was approved. 1t viii be the
most important pronouncement for years
past. Her Majesty is following the events
in the far East very closely. and has the
kcenest appreciation of the difficulties She
has been most busy recently over dispatches
on the subject. 1t will be idle to deny thar
the Parliament, reassembling with the air
charged with uneasiness. and with the pros
pect the session will be most important as
regards home and foreign politics. First in
interest is the Chinese question II is known
authoritatively that the Marquis of Sails
bury has disapproved strongly of the decIa-
ration made by Sir Michael Hicks Beach.
the chancellor of the exchequer, at Bristol.
as embarrassing his negotiations with other
Cabinedministers. The premier has also re-
Sented the Nlrule1cS OF the press attacks
growing out of the so-called "backdown''
of the government on the subject OF open
ing the port of Ta-Iien-Wan and the revj-
val of the description of his Lordship as u
lath painted to initiate IRON has empha-
sized his irritation. The opposition, how
ever has decided not 10 unduly prolong the
debate on the address In reply to the speech
from the throne. and 20 challenge on the
Indian troubles later; but VIII try to get the
government 10 unfold its session programme
at the earliest possible moment.
Regarding this weeks rumor of the APP
preaching resignation Of the Marquis Of
Salisbury. IL should be noted that Il formed
the subject of gossip ia the inner circles OF
the clubs some days before ii appeared in
the newspapers. If such intention exists
in tho mind OF the marquis. it is apparently
not due TO his preselt state of health, for
though his physician has advised him To
tighten his work much as possible. the
appearance OF the premier at Wednesdays
Foreign Office reception belied the stories
circulated concerning his poor health. He
walked bupyantly and had ruddy cheeks.
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