New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
EXPECT RISING IN CHINA.
SERIOUS OUTLOOK THERE
Tung and 7nan the Villains TIE
Ne1cs of London.
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London, March 4, / a. m-Rumors are again
prevalent Of approaching trouble IN Chlha'
An anti-foreign movement within the next ie"
months is declared to be inevitable. Ine
Standard" correspondent at Tientsin sees In
the entertainments which are being prepared at
the palace for members of the legations the
treacherous friendIiness that preceded the IN
dian Mutiny. Tung and Tuan are declared 10
be the villains Of the piece, and THE StanoaFo
correspondent thinks that the idea once again
will be the powerlessness of the court to check
rebellion. The Northern hordes will come down
under the two exiled leaders. and nominaily
overpower Peking, and at the same time s"eil
their following with all the forces IN the cay
ital, and begin a grand march of exterminatloH
against everything foreign. This time. however
the Yangtse region and every port must rise
simultaneously, and for this purpose All 'ne
Yangtse defences are being brought to the hls"-
est state of efficiency. Russia is very much alive
to the situation. The latest Information re-
ceived at st. Petersburg from the secret ennis
saries of the Russian legation at Peking hol-
Gates that nearly the whole Celestial Empire Is
ramif1ed by huge network OF secret BOXER
committees, which only await all opportulle
moment and a given signal to sweep the oe
tested white barbarians out of the country
The first practical step toward the oTSdiiIId-
ton of a. European combination against AIneIl-
can competition now has been taken A nuHlOel
of German public men, under the leadership Oh
the foremost German political economist JULIUS
Wolf Of Breslau. have formed Central EURO
mean Commercial! Association to fight American
trusts. not by hostile tariffs or commercial
alliances hut by the formation of trusts e&-
tending over two or more European countries.
There was an interesting discussion in the
House of Commons yesterday on the Colonial
ONCE vote Mr. Robertson wanted more in
formation about the Colonial Conference, ana
asked whether any proposal was made at the
conference as to the amount the colonies should
be asked to contribute toward the cost of the
,rnperial army on the navy lines for the defence
of the empire. Austen Chamberlain, replying for
his father. said the proportion of naval and mil
itary expenses which Great Britain and the col
ontes now shared might not always be main
tanned but any increased share from the col
onies would have to come spontaneously and not
from any attempt on the part OF the Imperial
Government to impose a greater contribution
on them.
Henry Norman asked Mr.. Balfour about the
ST. Louis Exposition. The Prime Minister SAID
the British Government had accepted the invita-
ton of the United States Government to take
mart In the exposition. but the question OF con-
tribution was still under consideration
PASSENGERS os the stranded liner Merton were
safely landed yesterday morning, but all EFFORTS
10 float the vessel have 80 far proved unsuccess-
fuI. The belief now is that the Merions inner
bottom has been pierced by the rocks