are over some by
a combination of the Spanish, French & Portuguese. In
The cause of humanity we should be glad that
we were to anticipate
such a
with
danger by
a drawing from our
corporation, whether with
or without the consent
of France. She & the
rest could scarcely fail to follow. Practically
we should surrender
little if anything. Politically
we should
gain. The Chinese are
...
Mr Wade
2
to Lord Granville
181 Confial of Sept. 2, 1873.
no more
grateful than
just or humane
but they appreciate
justice & humanity, & we
in terminating
oh? have in our
discussion of rights at
least one concession
of rights to point to as having
been
made
voluntarily & because
we believed that in
making it we did China a service.
I beg to repeat the suggestion I had the honor to submit to your
Lordship in my
Confidential Desp. No 169 of the 26th
July