The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-03-22
Dispute Between Russia
and England.
AT A DISADVANTAGE
Russo-Ameriean Understands
Ing on . Good easIs.-Satis-
factory Adjustment
Looked For.

| a.. Petersburg, March 21.--The
Russian press is not alarmed about
the Tien Tsin affair. There Is no
mention Of II in the ohicial agency
dispatches, but the London correspon'
dent of The Novoye Vremya charac-
terizes the dispute as -unimportant'
Another London correspondent quotes
n French diplomat as saying that an
Anelo-Russian war Is Impossible, as
Russia need only threaten TO sappor.
The Beers in order to prins dre@'
Britain to her knees.
The Novusti advocates the Russo
Japanese alliance, which Will assure
Japan her present possessions ana q
large market for her Industrial prod
ncts In Russian territory. where tney
will he protected against Anglo-Ger'
man copetition. In conclusion the ar
ticIe declares this alliance Is as I'M
nortant in the Orient as the Franco
Russian alliance is in the Occldent.
The Novosti apparently regards
the Russo-American understanding as
permanent, as the paper does not
mention American competition In rus
sian territory, which is stronger tnan
the Anglo-German competition.
Pekin. March 21.-The British re-
inforcemepts, consiting OF ~ marines,
which arrived at Tien Tsin from the
Taku forts to replace the indian
guards on the disputed land, are ex'
,plained as due to fear lest any III
cident arising out OF tie Russo-brit-
ish land question should cause tne
. French troops, whose conduct mas
given much trouble, to precipitate
collision The British commah9ers
desire to have epough troops IN lien
Tsin to preserve order IN tne streeIs'
General Bailloud left here to IN
uuire into the conduct OF the French
troops at Tien Tsin.
Al a conference of the foreign min
listers general matters only were dis
cussed and no conclusions were ar
rived at.
Berlin, March 21.-In German OF.
f,cial circles 1t is asserted that Brit
ish and Russian guards still occupy
the land in controversy at Tten Tsin
and that satisfactory adjustment of
the matter may be expected. The
press does not consider the Tien Tsin
incident vital All the papers ex-
press a belief that Great Britain will
yield. The Vossische Zeitung says
that England cannot now afford to
engage in serious conflict with Rus
sia. The Kreuz Zeitung, which takes
q similar view, adds:
'Tt would be indeed deplorable II
from a mere local controversy there
should grow up serious differences,
because that would induce the Chi
nese to show greater powers OF re-
sistance."
In an able weekly review The
Kreuz Zeitung mentions series Of
Russian advances In the FAR east, In
cluding the acquisition OF territory
at Hankow, by means Of which Rus
sia invaded the Yang Use district,
adding:
"Ali this England has had to en-.
dure because the South African war
paralyzes her aggressive powers"
The writer Of the review asserts
that Count Won Buelow, when COM
planning last Friday about the in
trigues OF private companies in China
meant particularly the Belgian syndi-
cate which Is now trying to secure
the concession for the, railway from
Pekin to Hankow. After expressing
a hope that the Belgians will fail, be-
cause their success would be at the
general expense, the writer says the
powers will probably be able and
willing to squeeze this tiny jacl-in-
the-box into corner"
Commenting upon President Nc
Kinley's proposal that the powers
should demand joint advantages from
China, each Of them taking share
Of the same, The Berliner Tageblatt
points out the Count Won Buelow,
speaking In the reichstag, March Is,
had already declared this to be the
best method adding that there ex-
:sts consequently a complete agree