The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-06
PARTITION OF CHINA
STATESMEN REGARD TT
AS AMONG THE PROBABIL-
TIES OF THE NEAR FUTURE
RUSSIANS THE AGGREssoRs
They Have Thousands of Soldiers I'm
Manchuria, Where They Rule as
They Please - Take What They
Want and Meet Chinese Protests
With Bribes-Japan Suggests a
Defensive Alliance.

Want and Meet Chinese Protests
Defensive Alliance.
VANCOUVER, April 5.-Advices from
the Far West, brought by the steamer
Empress of Japan, indicate that Japan
has watched with jealous eye Italy's re-
cent attempt to get a lease of San Nun
Day. The Japanese press recently cir
cuiated report that the United States
was demanding concessions also Mar
quis Ito, Japan's greatest statesman.
was interviewed on the subject, but said
that he was not much concerned at the
reported American demand, contendlng
that nothing need be feared, as all coun-
tries held the same rights as far as
settlements were concerned MARQUIS Ito
has, however. been in direct commune
cation with Ii Hung Chang and has adj
vised various reforms. He says a parti-
ton of China would be inevitable should
China persist in her present course of
action. In the San Nun affair the jap
anese are saying that their government
must abandon the hold-aloof policy hith-
erto adopted, and demand some substan-
tial grant Of land from China
CHINA NEEDS JAPAN.
Count Okuma, ex-premier, advises the
government TO so conduct itself as to
induce China to rely solely upon the
assistance of Japan for the maintenance
Of independence. The first measure to
be adopted for that purpose is to drill
several hundred soldiers by Japanese Of
ficers, and, especially. to encourage the
dispatch of Chinese students to japan for
study. If the situation should compel
Japan to take a final step, 1t Will be
absolutely necessary for her to hold
Annoy and the railways between that
place and Hankow. 1t is however too
early to consider this phase which can
only enter into Japan's calculations when
the maintenance Of Chinas integrity is
entirely despaired Of, and there is no
hope Of preventing partition.
In the meantime Mr.. Alo, Japanese min
lister at Pekin. has applied to the Chinese
government for five new settlements for
Japan's exclusive use, to be opened at
Foo Chow, Annoy, Niu Chwang, Shanghai
and Chun Kiang. in addition to the Tien
Tsin and Hankow settlements, which
have been conceded already. It Is stated
that the Chinese government has decid-
ed to entertain these demands, with the
exception of Shanghai and Chun Kiang
The Russians are adopting inhuman
practices to spread their influence in Man
churta. At one place, some twenty II
from Lao Wang, Russians attempted to
take possession Of a house, and an old
woman who resisted was kicked to death.
The Russian explanation was that the
old woman attempted to set fire to the
house, and in preventing her she got hurt
and died. BY paying few dollars the
Russians kept possession of the house.
AT another place twelve Ii from Lao
Wang. they commenced to take forcible
possession Of house belonging to we'll
TODD Chinese. The Chinse held their
OWL and the Russians are now putting
In claims for compensation.
rs IRON RULE OF RUSSIA.
A correspondent Of the North China
Daily News gives some remarkable infor
nation regarding the Russian progress
In Manchuria and the northern provinces
He points out that whereas the only
British subjects who were permitted by
treaty to own land outside treaty limits
are missionaries, Russians in Manchuria
are acquiring land as they please and are
already working mines. The railroad,
too, is obviously military one and he
asserts that there are 10000 Russian
troops at Port Arthur, 5000 at Talien
Wan, 1900 at Kin Chou, 200 at LUNCHEON,
200 at Wafanglien, 200 at New Chwang
200 at Haichieng, 200 at Lao Yang, 800 at
Kirin, 10000 at Haipon, north of Kirin
and in fact Russian soldiers are all over
Manchuria. They are to be met with
even where the railway will not touch.
In Haichieng the Russians have taken q
shop and fortified it by mounting guns
AT LafoYang they haev site of 200 yards
square, where they are building barra cks
AT Kirin the Russians have possession
of the Chinese barracks, and 300 soldiers
with twenty officers and mining en-
gineers are quartered there. Outside the
city they are purchasing land and intend
to occupy houses for the summer The
Chinese officials and people are much
afraid of the intruders, who do just as
they like and square any remonstrance
with a few dollars.
Visitors to the locality cannot move
without being Swallowed by Russians
AS there is no railway at Kirin and the
branch line which is projected will not
reach there for two or three years, the
presence Of soldiers appears unneces-
sary.
PURELY POLITICAL.
The Russo-Chinese bank has opened a
branch in Kirin, worked by Chinese, with
one foreigner who Is British. but little
beyond political work appears to be done
At Hafpon. where the railway will
branch off from the main line to Vladi-
vostock. there are Russian settlements
with 10000 soldiers. 1t is instructive to
compare this military occupation with
the railroad in which British capitalists
have their money-a good road, with
stone entertainments and workshops along
the line, where carriages and engines are
being built, yet there is not one British
soldier to protect the property. The Eng
lish are building the roads for the pur-
pose of commerce. while the Russians are
building theirs to exploit their own ends
The Russians take anything that they
need and telegram to the Russian min
lister at Pekin explains matters