Show M tt t iAn Internationaf Tanofe With tfie Possibifitu of War Over a Smaff Raifroadt i t f Concession In China r + England and Russia Are Both Deter I minedLand and Sea Strenglfi I 1 f of the Two Nations 1 BRITAIN SHOULD BE VICTORIOUS to tcoprrltht 1013 Trii eastern queitlon has again mud IU atl KAianc In dlulvmalto tie ties with a dark and gloomy aspect for two of the moil powerful nation of Xurope The dread war cloud li I forming I form-ing and Hit war lord art buckling on their sword All Dili too over what Memi lo Li n trifling matter The QIJIU Ion Iou ai yet not liken an Imminently Imminent-ly dangerous turn but the nations mol Interested am pnpunring 10 maintain look serious and a war between these powerful nations Prime eventually unavoidable > un-avoidable aa bath art proud and neither to I willing 10 clue wr to the other II is I i aloe to bi remembered tint bolh are constantly on lion grab 1 and will take advantage of every point to acquire dt ruble I place I from a power which la I non no-n a polllon to mill II was partly the Inroads Russia has mall Into China 10 the exclusion of the other pitwen that flavor caused ton friendly rclitlons bo wn the did by occurring several 1 desirable bate tnclanl already held sore itronir point In Chin and nulurally did not like kindly tn the ease pIn I p-In In and mono > IIlni everything Then under the protection of Iluula I aermany got In her fine work and bt fort tilt wort < I was AWe of the fact the too had occupied K > me of the moro important import Il to thin lime England hid acceded to fiery di mand made by the sar but I when ht wanto her subjects in enjoy e > mot m-ot tht Laments of opening up a new country Hit llunlan beer growled and was not Trilling lo hire any concessions granted to any but three whom vht might elect This of count caused the relation between the two countries to bm tllnrd Whatever else 1 may be Said I of Enc Irnl It lUll been her policy to open the doom cf China tn all nUn but 11 she It looked upon li he lion he nil unlly wanted the lions hare though not In any sense lo the exclusion of out elders Ituiila to the contrary wanted everything and meant to have It even If It had to be came at the mouth of the cannim or the point of the bayonet In China matter wire comparatively tmr for her and iht Ml about Increai Inc her Strength In the east hy keen lion Then too IluMla has not urI ur-I < On the stand taken by England I wher the wanted fooling In the Mediterranean Med-iterranean tea which lot IluMla Hit than v iht had longed for for ao many Years In fact lluntn and England have not been on Hit lt tenqi for along a-long time and the hn only walled for an opportunity to gel eves The objection lo granting the con cenlon to a llrlllih subject It la I laid u I really the least of Ttunlai grievance against England and while alas has In many worn tried lo prevent the lion from gaining polnti of vantigt n1 hn made covert attempts to draw her Into a quarrel she hit not yet twe n able to do 10 Kngland stood Hit 1 annoyance u long aa It was po nule I and when ItuiU look the Hind et rppoilnit the granting of any conceiiloni lo pettish subjects the government could > tolerate It no longer and Lard Salisbury In the house of lord and Mr 1 lllfour In off house of commons Posted that they would permit no foreign Interference with the policy mapped out for Improvement provement In China or wllh conceal dons justly granted la Ilrlllih rubjecti and under no consideration would they allow them to be revoked This was a direct blow at the policy of lluula which was to permit na con erosions 10 be granted br thi Chinese government WllhUllh approval 01 fits czar Russia la I prellly determined that no oo ahna shall be granted to the nlllh Me b I till am she tn prevent II and also 1 Chit Ih one Already given must be lVk1 a wblle nlllnd has I clarod that all flu n1 stand any rr stun Inlrrrrrn and that the ennces In must stand n matter what lIuIII Para This II hr aitunllonpt preatnt and It la I raduallr grow Ing sort trained train-ed One or the other must glue wr II War la I 10 he anaded 110110 are IIOWul and haughty aM do not care 10 allow any weakness the Allier powenwhlch are looking on expectantly Neither wants 10 give way to the o ° her They art tnemle and bolh have md every I effort lo lnuin anpremnry II n IIhr will yield the matter will bee to he willed by forest of arms and Ix he run tries hero always been ready 1 ° A III mitten in that wry War between the two nail nil II therefore fir If m unlikely un-likely lluiila It one of me c < aleil powero of the continental > nnone anll Is the head and moulhplere of the dual at 1 bane in land Handi iloni and will make her own term fllnuld war roo suit the trouble l 11 I likely III etetd be YOM the two eounlrlei and before II In I concluded other European nations would In all probability be brought Into II An It li I Hit condition li I anything but encouraging and ai this cloud become more dense the feeling of safety among the nations dMrcaiet truth Ituula and England can put large I force In the Itld Three are not only powerful an tn numbers but are well disciplined and art equipped wllh the mo t modern weaponi capable of mat dralrucllon Their armlet are con soldered to be among the Inert In JU rope and should they lx brouinl together to-gether for the purpose of dvMIng the question of supremacy the peart of all 1 uropt will In I In the balance Jut what arc the toru rcea of then nation in fargo far-go their and forces art c ncerneel is not known but II li I tall that the armies art about equal and It need lit few oral 1 million men could be put In the field by en h power It It I conceded that the Knttlh an a superior rare to the Iliifilani and that the men who compo com-po her Standing army have the al vantage of practical military knowledge knowl-edge al theta art few ol Hit Kngllih regiment Hut have not seen Service In the field Thin Alone It I a decided advantage to the English arm over those nf Hutton Then too Kaglanl can moblllit her forces much more quickly than RuoU tan which li of count a strong point I On the mess England li I Supreme She has nearly Inlet aa many fighting ships of all types II hn ItuMla Not only lifts but the Mallets vessels art cope 1 bit of throwing several times ai much weight of solid hot and shell In a given lima ai the Ohio > uf the cur The fleet of both those nation art compoenl of tome of the onset fighting vessels 1 In the world and while England li I the queen ct the mesa Ituula would be able to give her tnanr good battles on flee water A comparallyt table of the efficiency of V I ulh nations on land and tea and on a war tooting It I given below The mum art taken from standard aulhorlllri and are as nearly correct at U 1 possible Ihueln a take Moir armr on a war fool Inc would number UOOOOIO It li I COin Pitfall nf the regular army maintained during lime of plastic I and Hit refer we whltli art composed of the Cossacks and a number of men from Hit lemlrlvlllied Irllxi that Inhabit Hlherla and other I portion of the Itiuulan einplrn While many of Iheit make lood soldiers they are not u ht trailed cot they are not friendly la the government or Ul policy and are Imply compelled to fight or suffer call The fortes that England auld put Into the Held would number about 4 MO 000 and the majority of them would bt taken from the veterans and those on the reMrve and volunteer real lateral Mont of the men have seen lerv Ice I at one lime or other and they art well Ciiclpllned A number of the name na-me of India would also bt taken Into the service 1 god whll they are not equal to the white soldiers of the triu let Handing army User are more thin a match for oome JOr the trixiM that would be called In by Ituult from the frontier The pence standing of the Russian army li I iwow white that of Tntland li but IMtm The natal Hit of Russia and England li I aa followii EngUnd IluuU I Armored ahtpahipe M 8 Unarmired ihlpi 14 it Arm1 IIIIn 2 InArmnrM gunboati u b Iralrh rwesel 10 4 4 Torpedo hosts III IU Torpedo boat dlrortI let ft Total Ul 130 This Hit dot not include autlllarlei or tome of Hit older tetieti 1 that while obsolete could lit ui < J for harbor and coat deftness purposes of which and especially the latter both countries have many of nuilllary vrueli Ituila has few while England has more than 100 all of which ate modern Ship each capable ca-pable of mounting a number of small runt They art In the majority fail ocean linen similar In type lo thou tho-u by the United States In her war with Spain and which proved that thor w th-or goad either at transports or fighting fight-ing vessels 1 Moth nations are abundantly rupplled with naval stations distributed throunh out the world and the coasts of each are well fortified and prntecled Should war bt declared U would take Ituula nearly six l week to rnobllKe her force while those of England could Ie got together I to-gether In less I than two weeks time This would give her a great advantage over her antagonist an she could hAY troupe on their way to the point to bt attacked before their enemy woul < be > ready with their defeiit 10 far ai troops art concerned j f iI i I 00 itt i I t j tt I 01 t i 1 LORD SALISBURY AND COUNT MURAVIEFE aM Ties Unmuii of Halii i i to t I Oital IJrltalii j and Count Muravleff file minister t of foreign I affair I for nunla are the two men upon whom the ty w U > IM sad The > HI Wiwniltte for tht out sore fit Hit present dlilmuuik miiw of rhM autumn their ropH llvt governments with tefeienct lo the mailer of railroad commissions in China Lord Hil ibury ai u weli knbwnj U lee street opoult I of tin open door for tni plan whll Muravleff desires that panel with IM and tlermany iwlbly should U especially favored Ac It 1 waa Muravleff wh + u r 1 i in practically nullifying the effect of Japans victory over China It will bt seen that ht li I an adept In tint species of trickery which the world by courtesy calls diplomacy Salisbury U reputed to bt ont at the sharpest ncguiialuri living and 14 uivnl toravlK > lun la I the tail will Hiiricfori be ai nearly ai anyihliiE can be a struggle of glanti even though actual war should Dot 100 Hit direct outcome t the Positions taken br them and 10 hold them by means 01 armed force 11 mace I4rr hll the Others look Oil with IIIltIt al < Ily The rotten question leas been the one atrbing topic or au I Int between I 1 several Luroaa a Is1weea olnc China was opened to them and hu Ivan the means or CA U Allis eiralelyd rolallons on many octagions The latest Issue or 1100 far east which has raus1 the pence 1r Europe to be disturbed a between 1naland and line eta call 11 Is over a ronIu rot a railroad rail-road In hnlhtn to n British subject 1 Just shat file outcome or the Ionll will bo cannot be conjectured but from the way muller stand I al prevent they that government and England although the latter hai been anxious lo gel mt faction ear fancied wrong don by the former In limes gone by After the tear between Chin and Japan had been concluded and a treaty of IWIKO Satisfactory lu Ituula wInd w-Ind China was In no condition la hold off the nation which were deilr oust of gaining point of vantage In pile eastern waleea Russia WAS aneloua la oomiilete the BlUrUn railroad and la have It inn Into China Bin also want vd stations for her Ailnllo met I and when the final nettlemenl nm made between be-tween China nut Japan the lime was rips for Iluiila la how her hand This Ing her enemlea out This the has been unable tn luomtIUh u lllUnJ lui moro than a foothold and li I jut ai determined de-termined not only to keep 11 hat she has but to add moro When the concession for the troublesome trouble-some nllnnil Nee granted to an ling IIh subject IIUMU objected and want td It revoked Bun law In the new en terprlie a Brat for her Siberian rnad which win to enter China The rrof In of this with a formidable rival would be muterlnlly decreased and the Improvements that would be made by the Kn IUh would I In a great measure lonen her hold on the Chine government govern-ment and ultimately weaken her poll II Is l 1uwever unl I kely that any at talk would be mode tlrh dotenrs of the horn country ot the blnlllnr or huIIIIII Am the question 10 be settled of I supremacy In Ito4 east It Is I liters plan likely IhAI nKhlllnr would hs be Nun In the Ulalle sae and the power its 11 neatl or the contending nations wild ho brought together in all probn bully off the China coast or In the her tore in t that section or the wurid r 1e chore ch-ore rnrun1 by either England or Russia The former a meters stand at pra nt would I have a 1 sledded ad contuse here a She bulls on Allno m1 IIhanndnro 01 power am far II naval ttranatt Is I concerted and It would be with great dlfflctitty that nut ate 1 could strengthen her Heel Iher ftt cr war was declared as the vesicle 1 would have to pail near the Knllri out In enter to get to the Ailailo ate lion lift veicli are not allowed In the Mediterranean and the entrance lo that pea and aim 1 to the Agean sea at the riouth or the Dirdanellea would ht llockaded ly powerful Fngllh iquad tons It li I for this reason that Iluiila ham been ankloui for yean to get a foothold In the Mediterranean ai all would then be baker able la keep heron nt her-on the Adlle mtllon In rood shape end It h I for the tnirpoie of la 1 n > lnic to Ituiula the um nf the Huci ci n1 that the rndUh have kept her out or > tli Mediterranean mucli 10 the nn noyance of the cants KovMnnnnL Th only mcthoit by which lluxla can at present strengthen her naval forces In Asia li I by ending her ships Into those water hy the way of the CAP of Gould Hope which li I a long tedious and din serous panifr once war waS tamin there would bt a lively lime In the Mil which would only he joII by the heathen Chinee The Percent port held by England and IUip1 are not oversell forlinnl and before hoitlllllni were concluded many of them would probably rhanit hind more than once The fleet would meet and give hatllt to each other and the question of neutrality 10 far ai the few remaining ports under control of China ro concerned would Ie n nutter no obliteration aa they would bt used by the commander nf the contending fleet for place I of rendezvous In which tn repair their teireli 1 and take on prorl alone and fuel without the lightest nf > crtnc In Iht Wlthrt of the Oleitlnli It ti I to bt assumed that white there la I nn alliance bttwrf Jutila and France the latter I would ostensibly at lean act ai a neutral power and the contending governments would fight their own I it lira without the all of any friendly power although all flat nations of Europe Eu-rope world be prepared In art If I their conceived Hut their eastern Interests were In any way Interfered with How long a war between theme two countries would continue It li I dmcult to conjerturt Until hero unlimited resources re-sources and when lhy tike the Hell they do 10 with the determination to mettle the imlnti at Issue l for all time Tluro li I no doubt that an Anrlnltui Ian war would IK a long and bloody itmirile etpeclally on land ai theme nations art about equal In strength fntland nupremacy on the lea would give her a great alvanUge and It li I believed br experts t that In Hit end she would loot victorious Then li I one thing rrtoln the eastern question would be collie for a long period and fit I place of Hurope If not of the whole woild would ht brought to that Halt where the nations told UM their ener glen In other puriulti than keeping upI large up-I armed forces on land and ma Wllh England In power In the east others will have an opportunity to reap some of Iht proflli that com with the opening up of a new country Should Huiila however asserted In maintainIng maintain-Ing her position then will bt little chance for any other power 10 enter the countrynOnE11T 1I0nrIT WA8D1of WILCOX |