The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-13
Salisbury Paved the Way For POlit-
zeal Action With Germany.
LITTLE CHANCE FOR lola
MOB WOULD HANG JURY IF HE
WERE ACQUITTED.
Should Such An Unlikely Event
Occur, the French Government
Would Fall, and the Army Might
Issue Pronunciamento-F
For Revolution.

London, Feb. 12.-(Copyright, 1928, by
the Associated Press.)-Although the
chauvinists noisily persist in distorting
the situation in the far east, the great
majority are abundantly satisfied with
Lord Salisbury's statement, and there
is reason to believe that they will be
still more gratified in the not far dis
tant future. When the government
shall be in a position to lay the papers
on the subject before parliament, II VIII
be seen that the conduct of affairs has
been in strict compliance with the prln-
ciples enunciated by half dozen cab
met ministers. OF course, the premier
is not in a position TO reveal the whole
story, as there is much to settle, out
they viii be able to relieve all anxiety
with an explicit statement that he VIII
allow no power to interfere with Brit
ish treaties with China, which give
freedom of entry to every port which
may become open under authority, or
at the request of any power whatso-
ever.
GERMANY AND BRITAIN.
BY his attitude in regard to the Kiao
Chou bay. the Marquis of Salisbury
has paved the way for = community of
political action between Great Britain
and Germany. which will not only pro-
but help to insure the stability of the
general international situation. This
is already shown by the transfer of
Herr Detring, the commissioner of Chi
nese customs, to the government serv-
ice in Sh2ng Tung province, behaving
admittedly gone TO Pekin to undermine
Sir Robert Hart. the Englishman who
has been director of the Chinese i'm
perial maritime customs since 1895.
Great Eritain's agreement with Rus
STA will probably also be found to be
more far-reaching than written as
surance that Port Arthur will be a
free port, and agreeing to the opening
of Talien Wan when the railroad
reaches there.
WARSHIPS IN CHINA
The British warships now on then
way to China are the f1rst-class battle
ship Barfleur, the Grst-class cruiser
Gibraltar and the second-class cruiser
BOnaventure. When they arrive, on
March ) or thereabouts, Great Britain
viii have preponderance Of nearly
5000 tons of warships over Russia and
France combined in those waters.
ABYSSINIAN TREATY.
The publication of the treaty with
AbysSinia viii prove sensa tional. The
rumors of big British concessions are
grOundless. Great Britain secures an
other open door and the most Favored
nation treatment in respect to imports
and local taxation. King Menelik IN
dertakes that the Carvan route between
Charrar and ZOila will be kept open
for British trade and promises to pre-
vent arms and ammunition from reach
ing the Mahdis, whom he expressly de-
clares to be the enemies of his empire
NO CHANCE FOR lola.
There is little chance of the acquit-
tai Of Emile lola The mob would be
ready to lynch the jury, and the sol
diers are much more excited than they
appear to be. Dislike for secret trial,
however. is increasing, and should NJ.
Laborie's elOquence exert an acquittal.
the government is bound to fall, in
which case the army may issue a pro-
nunciamentO. The chances are de-
cidedly against such an overturn, but
there is no lack of funds for revolu-
tiOnary movement. The Jews are
frightened and enraged at their posi-
ton under the parliamentary republic.
The Saturday Review hears on good
authority that Mr.. Gladstone is suffer-
ing from special complaint Some of
the specialists call it necrosis of the
bone of the nose, and others fear can
Ger.