Show FOSTER HAS III IHs opinion re garaging the china japao lion 1101 john 11 W roster lias has re turned from the orient in answer to queries mr roster foster made a statement in he said there was good reason to expect i permanent peace between japan and china as the result of the treaty of shim mono seki the deilus demanded by japan may he be said eaid under the circumstances circumstance Si be re carded as reasonable especially in view view of the retrocession of liao tung peninsula tile the treaty has been observed arid and carried out by china with scrupulous good faith lier her conduct in this respect has created a very favorable faro rable impression upon japan I 1 the loan juat concluded through russian influence ft ill enable China to pay the first installments of the indemnity these two instalments installments cover half of the indemnity and the balance extending over six yen years is N fiill ill be a comparatively easy buian for the chinese government if any skill is she shorn n in in the management of the i imperial revenues tle alie country lias has great resources and has never yet failed in its financial engagements hence the peace concluded at is not likely to be broken ou on account of the shortcomings of china if a rupture occurs it is more likely to be brought about by the intermeddling of the european powers the intervention of russia on account of the terms of peace was riot not anex peeled and is not unnatural in ill view of her predominating interest in the orient and especially on the north pacific coast of asia that france followed tile the lead of russia created no surprise in the east cast but that germany should unite with them theiu in a display of force against japan was entirely unexpected and is not cot yet understood Ili british tish residents in china and jaan japan ais aie very bitter in cri criticizing criticising critic t ising their government for its abelina tion tinn in in the matter they ill allege lili ep that its failure to join with t the other powers i in nie le arranging the terms has lost for their heir country the prest prestige ize and has a in influence fl bence and control at P 1 of all the countries diplomat diplomatically ic ally concerned in the contest the united I 1 stated has come out of it nith better grace than any other from the first firs hour thour it has been lecog nied liy by both belligerents as purely disinterested her only desire being I 1 to render such service atwould as would bring about an honorable and lasting peace the conduct of the state department in its ita nery cry delicate relations with both comb combatants at lias has been malle mailed d by good judgment and by few mi mistakes t akes and the good offices olour ministers and consuls in china and japan inberg they represented the interests of both governments have been very useful and are highly appreciated appreciate 1 by both being B g asked isby he be declined the inai invitation to remain in china as the adviser of tho the government mr footer is bad 6 spent pent the grester greater portion ot tha liast five i years in foreign lindi la ads and while his bis residence abroad had been generally geier ally a pleasant one lie ho found no country equal to hi bia native land and lie ho desired to 0 depend the remainder of his life in in his bis native country lie ile confessed that if the imitation had come five or ten year earlier he be would probably lave have not declined it |