The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-22
t5rcrIation Statement.


The small but Iurid war cloud which
has been hanging over Tientsin for a
number of days has been dissipated 10y
the coincideut retirement of both British
and Russian forces from the disputed
railway siding. This action relieves he
general situation in some measure, and
again places it under conditions which
may render possible peaceable settle
ment OF All the questions and differences
among the allies
The matters Of A1anchuria and Korea
are stiH occasionins uneasiness. and IN
less Russia is willing to make concessions
and especially TO evacuate AIasaInpo- q
clash between the Russian and japanese
fleets seems 10 be unpleasantly probable
If the British Government dared. it would
back Japan vigorously. But England IS
completely isolated as regards all other
Powers and would not feel justified IN
risling war with the Car
If Germany we're a firm ally the case
would be quite different Bat, when it
comes to China. Germany has much more
reason 20 oppose British designs in shat
Empire than she hes those of Russia
only The other day prominent German
official in Berlin vas quoted rs declaring
that the free hand which Russia has II
2Ianchuria and Germany In Shantlag-
wcuId never he alIowe> 10 Great Britain
IN the Yanetze Valley which was an in
ternaticnaI area naturally, and in which
Germany already had too many inter
ests 10 be ignored
This statement evidently referred 10 the
claims which the British are prepared TO
SIT uD under q concession given b. China
three years ago TO the PekIn Syndicate.
81 london. granting it control OF over
seventy thoasand square miles of Iieh
iron. anthracite coal, and petroleum fields,
with exclusive privileges OF railway con
strucJi5n within the concession, and to
connect with trunk lines elsewhere Now
this Interesting grant gives the Roths-
childs who are said TO DE behind the
synGicate- and tE=eiT associates exclusive
possession Of the heart Of China Under
It's terms the benefeiaries could bring
the coal down TO the Yaugtze Kians ana
build manufacturing plants OF all sorts
utilizing the cheap labor OF the teeEning
millions III The valley, and defying th'
worlds competition
As far as we are able to understand thr
matter. the Kaiser does not s-teE.=t l'i:
scheme to put the industrial key of ASH
Iato British hands with much coIupla-
ceucy. He would like rather TO have q
reasonable chance at those iron. coal. and
obi lands himself. and We do not fancy
that they viii be naonopolized by the Pc
kin Syndicate, OF Londcn, without a SHARP
word from him II is the old story owe
again. Great Britain is shouting wolf
at Russia for occupying AIanchuria. an,
perhaps necessarily. But it must De re
r14eInbered that Manchnria was ~ Ieas
adjoining territory in which Russia aa'
important vested interests. 1t was nat
uraI expansion 70 take 1t in The British
attempt to grab ana hold the most im
portant resources of the whole Empire i
another thing. and one that we do not be
lleve viii be permitted TO- succeed
However much British and German in
terests may be or all fours in other part
OF the world, It is PLAIN that they are no
50 in China On the contrary they ar
there IN such opposition that it would no
surprise us TO see a grave situation grow
out of the Yangtze Valley question whel
the matter OF commercial relations sfal
be taken Up by the Council Of Minister
at Pekin. If that body be not exploded b.
q Russo-JaDaneze conflict in the mean
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