The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-01
Extension Of Foreign Concessions at
Shanghai, China.
SATISFACTORY TO ALL
UNITED STATES, ENGLAND AND
FRANCE INTERESTED.
Negotiations At One Time Assumed
a Serious Aspect. Owing to the
Objections Made By France to the
Attitude Taken By United States
What Adjustment Means.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The announce
ment that the extension of the foreign
concessions at Shanghai, China, has
been finally approved brings to a close.
a diplomatic controversy between
Great Britain and the United States
and France, which has at times be
cone rather acute, France taking the
position at one stage of the. negotia-
lions that the American cooperation
with the British IN opposing the French
plan of extension was an unfriendly
act toward France. This and tae other
difficulties have been happily adjusted,
according toe announcements from
China, which are borne out by the in
formation Of officials here.
The controversy assumed an inter-
national scope as to where the three
colonies at Shanghai-British, French
and American-Ought to extend their
limits. The concessions are just out
side of the old native city, aud lie along
the river with Chan Poo, pcar the point
where il joins the Yang Tse-Kiang.
They are chiefly important because
Shanghai is the foremost port Of entry
for foreign trade in the Chinese en-
pire,
The French settlement is nearest the
city and fronts on the river. Next
cones the British settlement and then
tne Am 'rican The French desire was
70 extend their settlement so as to take
IN large area back of the old city, in
Guiding i've American missionary in
sttuJiCns- The British government OPP
posed this extension quite vigorously.
/ The British Plan of extension was Cor
an international settlement" running
from the rear Of the British concession
up TO the native city.
Protest Of France.
France. in turn, protested against it
on the ground that she would be en-
| tlrely surrounded without exit, except
! by the river the native city or over
! British territory. The United States
approved the plan of an international
settlement as the American interests
/ were substantially similar 10 those Of
| the British. but the American attitude
] did not include an endorsement of all
I the contentious made by the British.
! L was to this course of the American
! government that France took excep-
/ ton, on the ground that it was an IN
friendly act TO France The negOtia-
! tons, while assuming no outward show
\ or warmth, were carried On with some
! brislness, Ambassador Carbon of
France presenting the Frenca side up
| TO a few months ago.
The adjustment finally reached is
/ satisfactory to all parties concerned.
/ The French concession is extended,
/ without including the American mis-
: siOns. The British and American set
/ Elements are extended and to some ex-
/ tent merged in the international settle
ment, but the British-Americau extern
] sion does not so envelope the French
| colony as to place It in a pocket
/ The values of the several concessions
/ are considerable, as the population of
/ Shanghai is about 100000. Of which the
greater part is in the foreign settle
ment. Here the foreigners have the
right to carry on trade and control
| property, and also have their own
| courts. police and an organized military
/ establishment