Show RUSSIA vs VRUiA England Back of the ItXongo t HauNt London 31This mornings papers t arc full of tho warlike attituie of China ful The small cloud that has appeared on the horizon of the far west is already fraught with meaning to the world The Standards Stand-ards St Petersburg correspondent freely I discusses the probability of a war with the Celestial empire and hopes thata collision may be avoided The Russian journals for the most part urge that in the caso of war Russia should descend up m the soiboard of China in conjunc I tin with tho Japanese whose frindship is to be zealously cultivated js j I Thrt Standards Berlin correspondent say in addition to his announcement that the Russians are endeavoring to induce the King of Burmah to join tho proposed Japanese and Siameso allbnca against China that a Japanese prince will leave Tokio as an envoy to Russia iu April Russia is meanwhie sending I more men to tho Pacific Jhe Vienna correspondent Time says that Russia will make no concession but will insist oa the ratification of the KUida treaty The Standard comments com-ments on th situation I alludes to the rumor that China hal claimed MascftO from the Portuguese and fears that tho Loo Choo question will come to an unfriendly un-friendly issue I believes that Japan having been jockeyed by Russia ir the Saghalien concession wil Lo careful in making new alliance with that power In cnt ciing the reported ro r oval of Minister Soward from Pekm it contends tbat tho action of tha President of the United Sta cs is governed in the question of Ccina by the approach elections I and by fear of tho voting monster and finally it maintains that war between China and a maritime power should be avoided at all hazard New York 31The Herald says China refuses to regard herself us bound by tbo recent treaty made with Russia for tho settlement of Kuidja and it is aid on good authority that her obstinacy on this point is altogether due to English prompting and English criticism of tho treaty This is likely enough to ho true for if England can put a spoke in Rue sias wa el by E cheap a process it is in tho method of her present government to make tho attempt But with England thus atirg behind China as the real disturber dis-turber of the relations of the Asiatic neighbors it is odd to find as reported in our dispatches today how wicked the English papers consider Russia for stirring stir-ring up Japan against China I Eng land inspires China to quarrel with Russia Rus-sia that is diplomacy I Russia inspires I in-spires Japan to quarrel with China that is villainy There is one point in the now from China the mystery of which the Brit sh joi rnlists cannot fathom this is tho recall ct Mr Seward the American minister At first this was thought have beendono because China had insulted Russia now iti3 discovered to bo due to the fact that there is to bean be-an election this year The President had I i to remove Mr Seward in order t insure I tho success of his party at the noils I Grojt man tho Britih journalist |