Ogden Daily Standard | 1901-08-27 | Page 8 | Chinese Know Us

CHINESE KNOW US have learned to play off one power against another london aug 27 byron brennan consul general at shanghai who has just returned to england said to a representative of the associated frees today from the standpoint of foreign interests te rests the position in china Is far worse today than before the international occupation of peking formerly the chinese believed that foreign interests were identical thanks to recent events they are now better able than ever to play off one power against another so patently have the interests of the several powers been shown to diverge there is a very hostile feeling in many parts of northern china and local disturbances may be expected jur brennan declared that russia and germany both bad far more influence with the chinese government than great britain he believed the united states would be the greatest sufferer by the closing of manchuria to foreign trade