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with M. Delcassé (the Minister for the Colonies), who has at times been under his orders. What more natural therefore, the custom being con- onded, than the communication to the friend of the Minister of a despatch which might serve to justify the latter? The reasons given for the recall are consequently pue rile and grotesque. In this affair we see only one thing: the political enemies of M. de Lanessan have frightened the Minister for the Colonies, threatening not to vote his budget if he did not sacrifice our Governor-General. And Y. Delonssé, not having the strength or courage to defend his friend at the tribune, has preferred to saorifice him. But it was necessary to find a motive, and the Canivet papers were just the very thing."
服务
On receipt of the news the Municipal Council of Hanoi met and the Mayor was requested to communicate to M. and Madame Lanessan the profound regret felt by the public at the recall of the Governor-General, which was considered "the greatest catastrophe that could have be- fallen the colony." Placards were also issued signed by group of inhabitants " calling upon their fellow citizens to proceed in a body at stated time on the 1st inst. to present their New Year's wishes to M. and Madame Lanessan, as an expression of the profound sympathy felt with M. de Lanessan in the in- justice to which he had been subjected, and which constituted a disaster for Tonkin.
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ing Parties. The American Treaty contains | opening fire upon them from under cover. They no such stipulation. It leaves the Japanese free were not prepared for such a contingency, and to fix import duties by a General Statutory after the little ammunition they carried on their Tariff Stated differently, the United States persons was exhausted they were entirely at the reooguises Japan's Tariff autonomy a month | mercy of their assailants. after the ratification of the Treaty Great M. de Phins was seriously wounded in the ab- Britain recognises it not sooner than July 16th, domen. Early in the skirmish M. Grenard ma- 1911. Here again we have a difference important naged to make his escape to a lamssary, the in appearance, but of no serious consequence. inmates of which showed him, kindness and gave In point of fact, the most-favoured nation clause him food. An xious about his companion he tried to make his way back to the scene of the outrage, protects articles of American production or manufacture against the imposition of any dutiel but in this he was prevented and told that his higher than these fixed by the Conventions. companion was dead and already thrown into a Tariff between Japan and Great Britain pit. He made his way to Shening, in Kansub, America consequently incurs risk by and afterwards to Lanchow, the capital of that good this not of generosity. We do not desire to province, and at these places had a depreciate in any degres the good will shown by deal of parleying with the officials over the her negotiators, but it is only fair to point ont affair, with, we fear, but little satisfaction, He that citizens of the United States derive pre- is now on his way to acquaint the French Minis cisely the same benefits as British subjects from ter at Peking of the facts. The circumstances the conditions that the latter's Government attending this marder seem to point very con- olusively to its being another of the officially or- deemed it advisable to insert.
dered murders. When the whole story becomes known, it will, we think, be found to resemble in some respects the treacherous Margary mur- The Chinese government can issue pass- der. ports, yes, and proclamations in favour of for- eigners ad infinitum, all of which argue very plausibly of their good intention to protect; but more often than otherwise they are bogus, and not worth the paper upon which they are written.
The third difference between the Treaties is found in the last olsuse of the second article of the American document, where it is provided that the stipulations contained in this and the preceding article do not in any way affect the laws, ordinances, and regulations with regard to trade, immigration of labourers, police," and public security which are in force, or which may hereafter be ennoted, in either of the two coun- tries." The objest of this proviso is plain. The United States reserve the right of forbidding the immigration of Japanese labourers, just as she forbids the immigration of Chinese, Japan, of course, possessing corresponding right with re- apeot to American labourers. It was never sup- posed that the United States would give a con- ventional pledge to permit the unrestricted in. THE REVISED TREATY WITH THE greas of Japanese labourers. That is not her
UNITED STATES.
Both the Avenir du Tonkin and the Courrier d'Haiphong express regret at the treatment M. de Lanessan has received and consider his recall both an injustice to him personally and a disaster for the colony.
policy. She is open to mush theoretical reproach on account of her general attitude toward Oriental labour, but it must be presumed that she knows what she wants and what she does not want a good deal better than other folks know it.
As for the drafting of the American, Treaty, it seems to us better than that of the British. Perhaps some improvement in that respect might have been reasonably expected.-Japan Mail.
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It is now becoming only too palpable that the very office which issues those passports and proclamations may be the very office from which the command is issued to assassinate those in whose favour they are given. What foreigners in Chias want is to be protected against the Chinese government and its officials and not against the people, who are friendly enough until incited, often with a great deal of trouble, by the former. M. Grenard said they had no trouble from the people, with whom they got ou very well; their difficulties were with the offoials only.
The foregoing does not point to much change. in the policy at Peking towards foreigners, not- withstanding proclamations and assurances. Not! even in their extremity will the Chinese abandon their pet habit of heaping all the indiguity pos- sible on foreigners and bringing them into con tempt before their people. Allowing that the influence of the war had not resched regions so remote as Lhassa at the time of the outrage, that oannot be said of Shansi, through which M. ourselves rather ab-Grenard is being paraded before the public as a prisoner, for the orime of not being loyal to the Chinese throne. It is a clear proof that China is China still, and we trust the fact will not be ost sight of,
The Revised Treaty between Japan and the United States, though framed upon the same general lines as the Treaty recently concluded with Great Britain, presents three essential
Our informants were not entirely wrong when points of difference. The first relates to the
they told us that the foreigner was a prisoner. time of going into operation. We do not re.
Whether M. Grenard was aware of it we do not fer, of course, to the typographical error of
know, but he was being escorted as a prisoner, and in the eyes of the Chinese was really a pri- the American journals in which the text of
soner. There was a small functionary in charge the Treaty has been published-the error of writing “1895" instead of "1899." The latter,
of his escort, who carried an official document, not the former, is the date really fixed, as every
partaking somewhat of the nature of a "warrant” on which his charge's name was written, Li Mo- intelligent reader must have perceived. What we refer to is the fact that whereas the date The Eastern Shansi correspondent of the N. teb; described as a rebel officer. To give him indicated by the British Treaty is conditional, [C. Daily News, writing on the 10th December, the rank of officer would account, for his not being in chains which otherwise would be diffi- that indicated by the American Treaty is de gives the following narrative of an outrage on
cult to explain to the people, This is adding finitive. To understand this difference it is French travellers in Thibet:- necessary to recall the facts, first, that the Some of our neighbours brought us the excit-insult to injury in a very barefaced manner, operation of the British Treaty must be preceded ing news the other day that there was a foreign and we daresay the French Minister will not by a year's notice of the Japanese Government's prisoner in an inn close by: He was being sent, lightly overlook it. wish to have it put into force, and, secondly, that they said, to Peking to be dealt with. He was not the Japanese Government, in a Diplomatic Note Japanese, but our informanta had a strong sus accompanying the Treaty undertakes not to give picion, from what they gathered from his escort, that notice until the portion of the Empire's that he must have some connection with Japan Codes now in abeyance shall have become and the present war. We hastened along to see operative. Hence the period indicated in the this reputed foreign prisoner and to try and British Treaty is, in truth, nothing more ascertain the nature of his crime. People are than an inferior limit: at least five years apt not to be over observant of the rules "of eti must elapse before the Treaty goes into force,quette when making calls under such excite bat if the Codes have not become fully opera- ment as a foreign prisoner in inland China tive within five years, then the operation of brings. We intruded the Treaty must be deferred accordingly. The ruptly, and we fear rather unceremoniously American negothators, on the other hand, have upon M. Grenard, whom the gentleman in dispensed altogether with the Diplomatie Note, question turned out to be. Our interview and have unconditionally fixed July 16th, 1899, was but a short one, for M. Grenard hav. an the date of the Treaty's operation, It is an ing lunched was just about to continue his evidence of confidence in Japan's purpose. journey when we called. He let his baggage go Speaking practically, very little is involved. oo ahead and himself kindly tarried behind a The steady and unfaltering progress made by this little to tell us what in the time he could of his
A correspondent from Chefoo sends to the country since the Restoration affords the best sad story. He left France in company with possible guarantee that there will be no frivolona M. Datreuil de Phins on a scientific mission Mercury the following particulars relating to the delay about a question of such vital importance to Thibat some four years ago. They reached floating of the Chinese cruiser Chenyuen:
It will be remembered that some weeks ago. as the final revision of the remaining portions | Thibet viê Russia, through Russian Turkestan of the Civil and Commercial Codes, and, more and Chinese Turkestan. They ascended the the Chenyuen struck a sunken rock, which so in- over, the conditional olanse in the British Thibetan heights to an altitude of over twentyjured the vessel as to disable here from being of Trely must act as an additional spur. Thus thousand feet, and made some valuable astrono. any use until the damage was repaired. As soon the risk incurred by the United States in fixing mical observations. All went well, and they as the damage was known, a telegram was sent more serious opposition than off to Shanghai to order two Customs divers * definite date is virtually nil, whereas the credit encountered no attaching to such a display of trustfulness will threats until they got into the neighbourhood Mr. Wilson and Mr. Paine, to proceed to Weihai. of Lhasss. Here, as elsewhere, they were threat. wei immediately. The two divers accordingly be considerable.
The second difference between the Treaties is ened, but as nothing had come of the former left, arriving at Chefoo about the end of Decem- in the matter of Tariff. The British Treaty threats and as they were duly armed with Chi- ber. from whence they proceeded overland to provides that import duties shall be regulated by n se passports, no danger was anticipated. They Weihaiwei.
Conventional Tariff to remain in force for at were allowed to enter Lhassa, and it was on their 12 years after the date of the Treaty's way from that city that the gravity of their ere met in ing effect. In other words, import duties situation became manifest. They were
Flevied in accordance with a schedule, a narrow defile by an armed party, who ordered doud upon by the High Contract- - kkum to dismount tavle koenca, at tao samo kao
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On arriving at Weihaiwei the divers at once set to work and examined the damage done to the Chenyuen. It was found that the outer bottom was pierced in several plases. Fortunately there were two halfoms to The vessel and the inner bottom bolag uning devi