Show rt11it 4W j I J if Internationaf T an ore Witfi the Possiff of War Over a Smaff Railroad Concession In China Engfand and Russia Are Both Deter minedLand and Sea Strength I of the Two Nations t I BRITAIN SHOULD BE VICTORIOUS i I I Copyright trillL l l The eastern queillon has Brain Ill III appeirani In diplomatic Circles Cir-cles 1 with Omit and gloomy a pecl for two i or tli > moil powerful nations of III Xure lie The dread war cloud In I form I Inc Knit file war birds are Imckllnf on Ibl wo4 All this too over h1 401111 < to be n trifling mailer The ques Ion hu AI nl nol taken an Imminent Ir I dAns room turn but the hlllon mOIl I Interpol at preparing lu maintain Ibo Positions taken by them sleta 10 hold them by mn of armed forQj it I pres on ry wlillo thy others look I on nlih Much HII1101Y Tin eastern question I Iwo been the one au bins topic of seats Mai Intl1 between t file t leverul 1 Disruption f we i lime 1 0111rou vat opened lo them mild has lipers i file means of cousin trained l relations on many ueratloni The latest Issue of the fur Mil which Iou Caused tin pence of Huron to be distuttmil ii between Kngland unit Itui Ila and Is I over a nceMiun for a fall 01 In Cliiia given to a llrllllv subject Just Mint Hit ouh ome of ho trouble I III be cannot lie njccliired but from 1110 way moll stand at inment they J look serious still a war between theps powerful nAllohn ffittrnw event fully unavoidable un-avoidable me both atproll1 and neither Is I filing 10 rtv way 10 the other It In also fit be renitmial front both are constantly on the Eb and will lake 00Ylnlf every loolrot to acquire its 1blIIA from a power whlth to I flat In a position to revalst It wild partly the Inrool Hall line mad Into China 10 the exclusion or the Other p4wers that have eatteeduriftlendlyrtilitiontabolvaritit that governmenl and Bngland although I he latter hai wen nniloui to let MI faction for fancied wronai dune by the former In I times ICon br After the war toolvivern Chinn and Jon hJ bon ovililudard and it troily at post 0 satisfactory 10 IIUllla was llol = Mina was In no tonolition 10 hold olf trip nallorts which wore depir OUI Of gaining points of voltage In I the emostorn voters lIul was analogous 10 complete she IIlbtrln railroad Mail 10 have II tun Into Chinst Site Aloo wins 04 stations fair h A1all flat slid 11n < the final settlement viam mI 14 tlln China hallt t JI an like time was ripe for lIuoI Iu hw her head This she did by occupying several desirable 1ortn Itagland already heM some stator poll In I China and naturally did not lake kindly in the cars 01 step III ing In I and monopollilng everything Then timler the protection < > r llUMla ermany flat In her fine all and before be-fore tl > world was aware it the fact she ton hail occupied mm of the moro Important pwporti Ip to I thla lime nnsland had aoeeded tu every de mn4 m4 by I ilia Petal but when Ihe wanted her nibjerl la enjoy aome ot the btneflta of opening up a new ounlry the Houston bear growled 1 and was not IIInlf 10 hive any eaciefloplond granted to any but thime whom Plan might select Thin of ciiutiw enueed the relation belwetn the two countries to bewme itralned Whatever else 1 may lon Hid of ring land l It lime been her policy to open the doers nr China In all nntlonpi but aa the Ii looked upOn al the Km ihe naturally nat-urally wanted the lions share llHXigh noli In any eenee to the eirluelon or out ilderi lluiila to the contrary wintnl everything and meant to have II even If II had 1 lo be lined at the mouth of the cannon or the point of the bayonet In China matters were comparatively easy for her and she Pot About Inweae Ing her rlreneth In I the mil 1 by keep Ins her enemies out This the has been unable lo aooiniliih a > Kucland lu mure than a fuoihoid find Ii I Jut ai determined de-termined nol only la keep nhal she has > It to mid more When tho neMlon far the trouble mome railroad was granted tu an Km llh lubjnt IIUMlt Objected and went eil I It revoked I She MW In the new eu lirprlee a rival 1 for her Hlberlun raosid which wai to enter China The prof Ill of this with a rormldiUle rival would be materially decreanxl and the deroZ IInd tbll Improvements that uld be mI by the Knsllh would In a ireat mearure loosen her hold on Ibo Chit 3 IfOvtr nirnt and ultimately weaken her pail Ilan Then ton llUMla had not fur gotten the related taken by Nonfatal I when fiber wanted a fooling In I the Mnl I iterroatemon MK whlrt beat lluaala the rharl she had longed 1 fr for M many years In fact llUMla and England have not In on 1W IKt terms for a ong lime and draft has only walled for in opportunity la gel even The objection to granting the con I reunion to a llrltlah subject It u I Mid 11 to I really the least uf nuulai grievance against Ingland and while ih line In many waya tiled to prevent the lion from gaining ininti of vantage aral hi mad coven allempla to draw late Into a nunrel the hn not yet been abl to da 10 Kngland Hood she annoyance ai lung ai It area po bible and when Iluula look the Hind or opp lng the Ctantinig of any onlon 10 IIrllloh subjects the government could 10101 II no longer and Lord Rallplmry In the helium of lords and Mr luifmr m I the house of commoni Hated that they would permit no foreign Interference wllh the pulley mA1 l out fur Improvements Im-provements In China or wllh cancel Ion Jutlly gianleil to lltltlh subjects land under no consideration would they allow them i la be revokeiL This was a direct Mow at the policy of ittionger vrhtch was 10 Imll no ron ceselosm lo be minted by the Chinee rovorni lent vrlthuut rise appraisal of the Case Iluula Ii e S0061y dttermtiHh that no luiiitiHiuni shelf be Erante1 lu I she llmllili as ling I AI she ran prevent II And also that Hi one trendy given I must be revoked while Hangnail IIIs I larod that the will not sterol any for Ian lntirfi > rrnie and 1 that Ihe carrii I In moltoI nu niallor what Russia ayi Thli Ii the 1Illon pI proolni I 14 air Ii gradually are i 11 mur 0 Uolrl Ml 1 One ur the ofir must KIYO I way If war la I lo be avoided train ar I r u and hauihly and do nol care la ih ow I any wrakneii lu Ihe olliei xi enwhlih I are looking on expectantly Neither want lo elv way lo the other They I I arc encmlci I And both have made Very erfrt ti > maintain aiiprcma y ir ni Ither > will yi so Id the manor will I ha a lo be ii tilt A by ano 1 of arms and b th c < fun1 j lti has always been rolr Li > ttlo tilitterm In that way IoVar Idn the 11AnAtin to therefore fArfrm on likely I lluieia Ii one of ihi I > crratut powern of thio continental norma 04 I I he has and mouthpiece of the dual al 1 Illinois Knuland Hand alone and will make her own fertile Should war remit re-mit the trouble Ii I likely lo extend beyond be-yond tire two court trips and before 1111 concludeil other Kumpean nations would In all Probes lity be brought Into II Ailt Ii the condition Ii I am thing but encnuradnir nl I ai file flood becomes lure denee 1110 feeling of lately amone the nations deermte lbIh l Iturala and Hnilind can put learn force In the OIL Theme fire not only pawetfol ai In numbers but ate well dleelpllned and are eulpp < l lib the moot modern wenptni capabl of great destruct Their Printed are con ordered lu be among the nnrt in Eu rop and should they Iw brought In nether for the Mirpoe nf dn Ilinn the ention of lupremacy the I < rtr of all Enter will IK In the talanre Jol what arrallopreprourevai of them nallnni lo far sit their land forces orie Concerned Is nol known but It Ii I aald that the armlei are ainui oiual and If nell be Any real 1 million men could be put In the field by ea < h power III la conredod 1 thai the in > li > h ar a luperler race In the Illissintm and that the men teho coni IIon I hr > landlnK army have the ad vanliir or practical military knowl I eituD ai hue I Ira few of the Knullh realmenti gloat have not seen rrvlt In I she field This alone Ii I a decided advantage to the Ilmllih arms over those nr llutila Then too England VAII mobllll her forces much more quickly than llufila tan which Ii I or enure a nrvni point On Him lea Kncland ti I Supreme she has nearly t twice aa many Burgling ihltx of all tyia m hn I llUMla Not only I Ihla but the Uncllih vessels are cap bte of throwing several fission ai much weight of wild phot and shell In a citron lime ai the thljw of the cur The neeti of both them nations are competed of erne of the flneit fighting vessels I In I the world and while England Ii I Ihe queen of the a via o Iluila I would be altar r 10 give her many Would battles on the water A nun pa rat I v Iblo of the eMoUrcy ot both nalgni on land and ea and ona war rwili v Ii given below The figure ate tikeli from standard oUlhIII and fire oa costly 96rioct as II possible IttiodliVis londlrir army on a war Not Inic would number tWoW It to I I ram I poned I of the Millar army malnlaiiied during noted of > eaoe and Hie reeerve whli h are coiiipo ed ol she roanarkiand a number of men from the emlcl lilted lrlbe lint Inhabit Hiberiii and ilher I Portland of flit Itiwulan empire While many of throe make armed I A I Ihy art not 10 he trusted to they Art nol friendly lo the government or In poll Y an1 I are limply H d 0lp4 to flight or luffir cille The tor 1 that Tniland could put Into Ihe n1 I I would number about rxrtooo anl l tho maj rliy of thorn would be taken from the veterans and those on the repette and volunteer refs liler Motof I Ibe men have proof forle let t at on time or nthrr and they are well disciplined A number or the na lived or India woull alia be taken Into the evil and while they are not equal 10 he whit aolllen of tile rogu lar I Handing army they are more limn n match for aome of she trunpe that would W called In by Ituula from tile frontier Th twin standing of the ItUMlan army In I IIWMo while that of Ilnnland H but ON MO The naval Hit of lluiili and Ilntland Ii aa follow i Ratlind Hall Armored nblpe M to = blhl r Unaimored ehlH IM tl Armoreit irunbAali t 0 I Inarmoml KunlxMI U Air I > i nalrh vrNl < 4 Torpedo bail Ill IB Torpedo boil destroyers 1M II Total all n This Hit doe nol Include autlllarlel or Point of Ihe older teeivli that while nbaottte could U I uifl for harbor and Caput defeni purposes of which and especially tile littler both countries have many lit aunllary veml l llueela logo few while Kngland hAl more thin 100 all of which me modern ihlpi each at Pablo of mounting a nnmWr or mall guns They are In I the majority ram nmn linen ilmllar In I type In theme iiwil by the tnltf1 Ftalea In her war with Rpaln and which proved that they were moloil 1 either on tranrporli I vr fight Inc vneeli 1 Iloih nations are abundantly iiippllod with naval station dlitilbuie throuilu out the world and the coaiti of end ire well fortined and protected Should war Ie declared It would take llUMla nearly PIX wpeka to mobuiie her forre while theme of Un < Und tnuld 110 l got to ether In less I than two weeks lime Title would give 1 her a great advantage over her nnlagonlei ai itie could have troops I on tlielr way to the point lo be attacked Iwtor their enemy would lar I I reaJy wllh their drfeiee 10 far ai I truopi are concerned S aft off ff e R 4 f 4S ty I a V Ioy a V if If 6126 JA er lop LORD SALISBURY AND COUNT MURAVIEFF 1n > 1111 luqu > I wt ut I > r Or 1A1 Iirltaln and Count MuriMeT the minister of foreign affairs for llueela are the Iwo men upon whom the bad i t ad Thia > 11 1 4 ripoiMlble for the out con of Inv fieawu dilumiik iiiik of olnedso uetwwn their tmtlva governments with reference lu the matter ut railroad wnceMlou in China Ixird Wlnbury am a ll known la Iseo went apwile or UK In i door r1 Clilnu plan tillio llunltlt desires that ltumis with IAI t M and ernuiny poaaibly Should be tineflally favored Aa It wa MuMVlerf who uccled in radically nullifying the effect uf Jiittn victory err cuina It will be Men that he Ii I an adopt i In that > OCI M of trickery nh the world by courtesy calls diplomacy Ballibury U I reputed lo be one of the sharpens nfoliatori living and 1 041 nrnl xiiamuaifun In Ui taut will theitfor b I ai nearly ai an > hlng can bo A struggle ol giants even though actual war should not bo the direct outcome io III Is however Unlikely that Any At 1 in k would he faults Xn lie arfanoto of 1 Ih hon country at IIIsa brlnnle or bulIlIi a AI flat question tu I be mottled In I 8111r Inky In I file 4411 1 II Is I more hn Ioklr that nnhllnu would be be man In i ii h Asiatic dean and the power lug < of the cuntendmr nations w hi I bruught uigrllwr In all Probe IU 11 the China rolll or In file bar 1416 n that action of the world which it < niri > iid by either llixland or 11 > Th former an malleri Hand 01 in would hay a decided ad 00 t lh iv ni the vlJan ubnor I iimliran ot piiwer 1 ai far ai n ul 11I1lh Ciallicerned and II I would bn with great dlmulI that all could n 4 itrentlhen her n h cr war wai declared ai 110 H n would have to pail nnr ih KniuL Inlllb coast In order to gt tu thi ti let Is lion Her vessel 1 are no allowJ I J ° Ih Mediterranean and 1 tie nran i 1 pea and also to the llgoan II 11101 mouth of the Ilrtanli old I blofkade1 iy powerful Knnh IV run It Ii for this rcaeon thai nu 1 has Iwen ansloui for yaii to foolhold In th a Mnlliernmean I L 1 would Ihen to belter able In knn art h p bar fleet nn the Allalle lllnn Iu I JJ shape and II Is I to lb IU nrlnglo lluwl the ue iparg nun rT nil 1 that the in < llih hat k n hr of the Mediterranean muh i Ih JJJ ceder9Uera noJn at the ceder rrnnnL n only nTeibod by wilt lIu i TnltanTJ prevent strengthen her naval 1 I o Ailit < Ii I by nilng her ohlf into tt waten by the way of the rap nr < I J Ilo > which Ii I a long trdloui and 4si String IOn omil I-On ice war was begun there w n 1 u R 1 1111 time In file 1 t hl h u only be I enjnied Ih chel on by hnthm Chin The iMveral 1 prt hell h > Knrini I j Mapping are not overwrii friiiiri me 1 before hMtllllle were to o niut tons or them would pniMii hn UIK I Canto than tnc The n i v uifl Iftt end give tariff to each olhir iMl The question of niutrallty I fr at Ihl remaining pnrli 1 unil r nnir i rhd4 Are carortl out1 lo a nIt of no ldrrallon ni Ihy w > uii I i n P4 ly Ih ot commander of the oni hn f r plaoe of renlo vo In e no I h a repair their > e pela 1 and 1 lv on r Alone and fuel 1 withnut Ih 9 lh1 M erenc to I she nlh o of the rvi ta III H to lie I evaluated that wlnl Illinois I nn alllame b lwem Ituna an 1 FUM the letter would iortsmilly t i at in art no a neutral power and th I ntagl Ir 1I0nm his would fight II irft I pa I lie without the aid of nm 11 lower ntthnuili all the nail ni f r rupe woild Iw tire soared I aI ir we convolved that their eit n iniiMI were In any way InlTf ri i nith How long I war iftu n ik tva Counselors would nlinu n inuk toronjecture Huh hav miZ V unlIt l ourcei and when th ink th Hi they 10 ra wllh the lm 1 < nt is mottle the pulnta at lailaw l I mm There Ii I no doubt Ihnt an Arwkp i Ian war would be a lonn and fcliij 5 Inigile cpiwclally on i mi I it iw < nitloni are about equal In insrt Anslanlm pupremacy on Ih 0a 1Wl give her A great Advertises 81 3 In I believed by exports that Ii I Hi end she would be vli I fl on Tfcmli one thing certain the i MI I m IUMO would ba poll I od for R lung pi j W i the Peace fit Kiiroi If nl III > t 4 world would he brought b Ila 11 when the sealants could ui ih Jtf gle In other puriulli than k n n large I armed forrea on land an M With Kngland In power Is I along othfra will have an oppirrtr tot reap 1 imme 0 to-t Ihe prnnii that Wit the opening up or a nw coal > a Iluula however uoreil In manes Ing her poilllon Ihero will I M tv client for any other power to tateral countrynOIlrnT nOIlrnT WAROIN ITIUM |