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Cofea and is ordered TO "encamp on the
banks Of the Yalu River and await the
arrangements for peace by the various
powers" Ii Hung Chang is appealed to
and reviled in the same day. Prince
hung is for the moment the nominal
center Of authority, being appointed COM
mander of all the forces, military and
naval. But before any practical result
can follow the enunciation of a decree, it
is liable to be cancelled by contradic
tory rescript The Government is with
out form and void.
An unprecedented effort to conciliate
| the foreign Ministers has been made by
inviting them TO meet the Emperor In au-
! dience, within the hitherto forbidden
quarters OF the palace.
PREPARING FOR FLIGHT.
The report that arrangements have
been made for the flight Of the imperial
family from Peking in case of a Japan
ese landing at Taku is so far confirmed
that 1t is accepted as trustworthy by the
Japanese authorities. Chang CHA is said
to be the chosen place of retreat.
SedItlous pIacards have been posted in
Chlang- Khan denouncing the Manchu
dynasty and demanding its overthrow.
A part OF the reparation demanded by
| Great Britain for the outrage on the
steamer Chung King has been given in
the form of a salute to the flag of that
ship from the Taku forts. Damages are
yet to be paid, and the offenders person
ally punished.
The best warships of the Nan Yang
squadron have been ordered to Join the
naval force in the Gulf of Pechili, but the
! officers and crew are in revolt. alleging
that their service is due only to the
Nlceroy OF the Lang -kiang and that
they VIII not fight the battles of Ii Hung
Chang. The Central Government is Of
ferlng strong pecuniary persuasions to
secure their cooperation.
The latest report from China states that
the emperor Is at last prepared to appeal
directly to his victorious foe and will ask
! for an armistice while Prince Kung and
LII Hung Chang proceed 10 Japan to
make terms. This rumor is not officially
! confirmed.
JAPAN'S POLICY.
1t is with the greatest reluctance that
Japan listens TO suggestions for media
| tlon from any quarter. The aim of the
Chlnese Government has always been to
delude its people into the belief that the
Emperor rules ali nations, and that when
| one particular VaSSal State becomes
| troublesome he has only to order it's SUBJ
Jugation by others, and thus restore tran
! guilty Without unnecessary disturbances
| OF his own cOmpoSure. The idea that the
!
! self so far as to sue for peace is one that
| must never enter the mind of the pOpu-
! lace. II Japan were to treat Indirectly
| through Western powers, it would in
course OF time be given out that China
! has commanded the tributary States of
| Europe To bring the rebellious japanese
| to terms. and had thus settled the busl-
ness without impairing her own dignity.
! This conviction, once established through
! out the Empire, the court of Pekin
| would resume its habitual insolence. and
again block the wheels of progress in the
! East. This is what Japan firmly believes.
and she IS, therefore, resolved that the
| whole Chinese nation shall be made
aware OF the Governments abasement
| On no other terms can security for the
| future be assured.
This explains one phase of Japan's re-
! fusal to receive the Peace Commissioner.
! Detrlng, an English employe of the
| Custom-house at Iien-Tsin, who was
sent to second-rate port, together with
a body of Chinese of questionable rank
| IN merchant ship of the Chinese Nayi-
! cation Company, under the German FLAG.
| bearing letter from Ii Hung Chang. in
| which the Japanese authorities were re-
quested with apparent earnestness to dis
cuss term OF accommodation. Nothino
| would delight China more than to he
able 10 say hereafter that the difficulties
had been handed over by one of the
NIceroys to an ignorant foreign clerk for
settlement, as matter unworthy of the
Emperor's personal attention.
The inquiry of the United States as to
Japan's Willingness to accept a proffer ot
| assistance is regarded as rather retardinC
than acceleratlng the satisfactory con-
cluslon OF the war. Nevertheless. the
authorities at Toxic are not altogether in
disposed to allow the avowal of China's
submission to be made through American
diplomatic agencies. They would prefer
that 1t come, without circumlocution. di-
rect from the Chlnese sovereign, but they
are at least conscious that the strong OH
jections to interV Ventlon which nresant
themselves whenever European Govern
mentS are In question, do not exist in the
case of the nited States. Japanese Min
! listers Will not admit that the matter is
yet decided. Their silence on this. as on
most other subjects, is virtually impen-
| etrable.
japanese newspapers report that Mr..
! Dunn, the nited States Minister. is on
his way to Hiroshima TO inquire into this
and other proposals for peace. These
| statements are untrue in every particular.
The American Minister contemplates nc
visit to Hiroshima at present.
NEED OF MORE MONEY.
| The need of more money is asserting
itself, and the Minister of Finance has
Cdlleu lOT Il SeCOuu war loan OF 90 OJO. .IU
| yen. The official states that the bonds
will be for 100 each. and that % ven will
| be the lowest price accepted. The interest
| will be D per cent. The indications now
are that, no matter what the respouse
may be to this appeal, no further efforts
will be made to raise funds exclusively
at home. The popular voice is still clam
orous against the acceptance of aid from
abroad, but popular inexperience will
not stand long before the stress of mone-
tary necessity. Already the LEADING
financiers are endeavoring to bring the
community to a clear understanding OF
the measures that may become essential
and to soften the opposition to what is
commonly regarded an abandonment oI
patriotic principles. The Government is
certainly looking forward to a foreign
loan, sooner or later. By few authori-
ties another alternative is suggested
based upon the precedent of the United
States in the civil war-that of throwing
open the domestic loan to subscribers in
all countries and endeavoring to make il
sufficiently attractive TO avert the neces.
sity of a special loan in Europe or Amer.
lea. The advocates of this expedien
argue that less eXertien and expense
would be required to secure foreign in.
vestments in regular Japanese loan thar
to float separate one. and, if this couIC
be done. all the conditions which tht
Japanese find so distasteful might be dis
peused with,