The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-29
CONTENTS or THE TREATY.
The Fopothought u Engiifh Dplo-
macy Aids nn Important Cribs.

macy Aids nn Important crisis.
NEW YORK. Dec 2s.--A Iispatch 70
'he Herald from Berlin sayh:
rhc Iokd.Anzciggr publishes the
contents ~ ths German English.
Portuguese secret treaty ThIs dou'
blo trcuty win have executive force
~ soon as the swlts iuriB,s. 81 ssr7.
P.acM- -Hcngley ana Goldau haze given
a decision IN the u D,lagda bay arbiira.
'lum. Tile doclsi N. II IL expected. will
b. given .n Janylfy OF February ana
B,ll probably be % favor ~ England
ln winch cna Portugal must pay
England AMI America an indemnity Of
I 5000 pound sterling.
England obtained ~ 1891 from Port
ugal the right Of pre-smDtion In De
lagda bay the ceasion Of Delagoa bly
yo England mly therefore b. expected
In biarth next
II Is possible that PreBi1nt krugtJ
may now declare war on Portugal and
nttArk Delagna at once
in ordnr 10 prsvslt any iut-rf, rence
Dy France or Russia, England col.
cludcd 8ror.t treaty with @ rmihi
regarding the complete partition "
Portuguese possessions IN Asia witt
20 1000 square Jailra Of territory and o
million inhabitants.
Grrmany furthsr receives Ia Afiacs
an Portugu - territory north Of he-
zambique. except strip VI land thr-
miles wide for Mr. Cecil Rhodes trans
Afrrau railway. For this The German
z yctument will pay Portugal 5000. 9gu
marfs
The surprising part IN the STATE
m-rl ~ the L1kal-Anzsiger IS that
% refers to Asia Shan II has repeat
eds beeu asserted al the fJreign DliO
that the treaty only relers 90 Africa
aud did no, roter 70 Asia. Il must.
however. b. remembered THAI thr 10
Ku.Auzclgrr was IN a position 90 uub
i.sh the samoan treaty a hours b iort
The official pubucnaon took place
england receives the remaining AZ
-,can pus,s .ssions Of Portugal. WhIct
contain 1900 900 square kiIometers ano
have is.OO0.OOs Inhabitants.
Tic consent u Portugal 70 this ar
raugement has already been ob'aine'
10 principle.
rGe LokAl-Anzelgcr declares It has
news from such a source that no dc.
myuti is possible
That Great Britain would ultimately
become the posa.ssor I Deiagoa baS
has long beea expected. 1t has been
known Tor some years that negoua.
uous for the transfer have with mnr'
or less secrecy beeu carried on batween
Great Britain and Portugal Tor a
Transfer. domestic and political con
sllaritions have deferred Portugal
from pairing with ole OF her most
valuable posscoauns. Il would net b.
surprising II Grut Britain. undor the
present stress of circumstances. acted
upon the negotiations Of The last few
years and pressed Tor the executor
u tho understandings between tn, tw'
countries.
The present town Of Lorenzo Mar
qu,A dates only from 1867. The har'
blr has bsen ompared with two Of
the anest In the world. Rio and Sid.
nry, and properly developed 1t would
become the maritime port OF the whole
" the basin ot the IdmpOpo river and
of the states occupying the plateau Of
South Africa. Great Bnuain from lS2C
onward dispu.e ed the claims Of Portu'
gal to the ownership Of Delagoa bay
and based It's own claims upon an oc-
cupauon ~ the Dutch. OF which the
r,veysiun fell to her Captain Owens
carrying out The surveys in 1923 Oh
tanned a concession from the native
chiefs concerned in its shores. The dis
puUe was ultimately referred 10 the
arbituuuu Of the president of the
French republic, Marshal MacMahon.
whose award In 1875 was given in IA
yor of Portugal. Great Britain, how
ever, did not rclinquish her claims
and she consoled herssolf for the loss Of
the actual ownership by obtaining n
right IT pre-emption under the Anglo
Portuguese agreement Of 1891.
Under this instrument Great Bruaih
aud Portugal agreed that in event OF
one Of the two powers proposing to
part with any of the territories to the
south OF ;he 2ambesi, the other shall
be recognized as possessing a prefer
ential right 10 the territories in Ques'
ton or any portion Of them"
This is held to give to Great Britsli
the right of pre-emption whenever
Portugal is in such financial straits
as to need to sell her rights in the bay
She was said to be in such difficulties
last year and Only domestic political
considerations in Lisbon than prevent
ed her acting upon the agreement.