Evening star., 1948-02-01

Russia and England" declared Inc Star OF
January %, 1898, "are very near the breaking
point in the dispute over the
CIoshino Chinese territory. The Brit
ImnerioIisms ish stock market is weak, the
war feeling having affected
values materially, and there is decided degree
of apprehension in official circles, according to
the cables, while inspired newspaper utter
ances proclaim the determination of the gov
ernment to stand firm in resistance to the
encroachments of the Russian international
syndicate China owes Japan a large sum, the
war indemnity She is trying to float loan
in London for the purpose Of paying the
debt - If the loan is to be negotiated,
China must agree that three ports named shall
be kept open permanently as treaty ports, that
no portion of the Yangtse-Kiang Valley shall
ever be alienated to any other power and that
England shall have the right to extend the
Burmah Railroad through Yunnan. These
conditions are aimed directly at the Russian
and German ambitions to secure control over
the trade and territory of China. =" = Mean
while, Russia has taken possession Of Rose
Island, in the harbor of Chemulpo, command
ing the entrance to the capital of Korea, and
is openly defying England to take any step
toward a restoration Of prestige in that coun-
try. = " Japan is to be counted upon as
material factor in the case. She has modified
her army and her navy and is today on war
footing, with sufficient force to compel respect
for her demands" 1t was out of such confusion
that World War and World War II developed.
Calmly, The Star on January "a, 1885, an
nounced the first step in Americas own adven-
ture in expansion: THE United
The Maine States steamer Maine has
To Havana been ordered to Havana. 1t
Is said at the Navy Depart
ment that no disturbing news has been received
from there, but that the movement Is rather
in the line of resumption OF free intercourse
of our naval vessels in Cuban waters, the same
as prevailed prior to their withdrawal on &C.
count of the outbreak Of hostities" between
factions in Cuba proper. Matters are now in
such condition that our vessels are going to
resume their friendly calls at Cuban ports and
go in and out just as the vessels Of other ma
tions do" explained Secretary of the Navy John
D. Long. Three Senators let it be known that
they were gratifed. One wished the Texas
"and other vessels of the squadron" to follow
the Maine, and another desired that the harbor
of Havana should be filled with American
ships" None of these gentlemen could guess
what was to happen to the Maine-or could
they?
dispatch from the Cuban metropolis to
The Star for January Is, 1898, reported: The
U. s. battleship Maine,
No Sooner Said commanded by Charles G.
Than Done sigsbee, which left Key West
Fla, yesterday, arrived here
at II O'Clock this morning and was saluted by
the forts. Today, for the first time in
fron the DeaK OIL
an American man-of-war in the beautiful mar
bor of Havana The majesty of the Republic
is represented in the Cuban port = for the
protection of American interests. 1t is
likely that the ships crew will be kept closely
aboard ship. In this way the probaoillties OF
an encounter between conyiylal party OF
sailors and rowdies will be reduced. Ihe
German ships in Havana Harbor will not be
saluted for the reason that they are not COM
nanded BY an officer Of the flag rank, who
alone Is entitled to this courtesy"