The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-11-30
CH|NA'S OLIVE BRANCH.
Peace Proposals Rejected by
Japan.
Detring Is Not an Acceptable
Envoy.
China Must Treat Direct With the
MikadO.
Prslimin aries May Be Conducted by the
American Binistsrs-Ru ssta Hints
IT Foreign Inter.
vsntion.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Annotated Press.
YOKOHAMA, Nov. 29.-Prime Minister
Ito decided not to receive Mr.. Detrine.
the envoy sent to Japan to negotiate
peace. In the meantime Mr.. Detring
was recalled to China by LII Hung
Chang. Mr.. Dstring had brief inter-
view with the chief secretary Of the
cabinet, who arrived from Hiroshima
before the envoy took his departure for
Tien Tsin. The nstive press ia gener.
ally indignant that China sent foreign
agent to negotiate for peace.
RUSSIA HINTS AT INTERVENTION.
ST.. PETERSBURG. Nov. 29.--The Novoe
Vremya declares that the irreconcilable
attitude of japan in refusing China's
peace proposals. renders it incumbent
upon tho powers to demand an explana.
ton regarding Japan'S ultimate objects.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS SURPRISED.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29.--The officials in
Washington who have been interested in
bringing about peace between China
and Japan are surprised ct the refusal
Of Japan to entertain any proposition
coming from Mr.. Detring. This official
is commissioner OF maritime customs at
Tien Tsin, and his immediate superior
is an English baronet. Sir Robert Hart.
The latter ia an extensive landed pro-
pristor in Ireland. He was in the Bri ;.
then given charge of China's customs
Ha -
service lines. employing foreigners,
mainly Englishmen to do it. At the
time Queen Victoria celebrated the
jubilee anniversary Of the fi.tieth year
OF her reign, Hart WAS made baron,
in recognition OF his conspicuous SER
vice in China. The rank was of such y
usually the case. He ia still At the head
OF the Chinsse customs service, That
an attempt should have been made TO
medium Of Cnina's negotiations ! 10 re-
suggestion that China must make hsI
offer directly through the American
ministers.
THE INFORMATION AUTHENTIC.
While the Japanese legation has re-
ceivsd no official confirmation OF the dis.
patches indicating that the mission oil
Detring on behalf Of China to Japan hae
been failure, the disposition here is to
regard the infos nation 10 authentic.
The time, they say. has passed when
the differences exciting between the two
nations can be settled by the customs
authorities, as il it were . matter oil
msIe routine business. and they declare
that II China really desirss to bring abou,
peace through negotiations it must be
done through . regularly accredited en-
voy from the emperor, of China to the
emperor Of Japan. In the mean time,
and until China comes to realize the
true condition under which peace nsRo.
tons can be procured, the war must 60
on.
FOREIGN INTERFERENCE RESENTED.
The Japanese authorities here do not
regard with favor the reports OF the in
reference OF the European powers. Re.
garding the St. Petersburg Associated
Press dispatch quoting the Novoe
Vremya, they say that, while they will
recognize that the Noyoe Vremya may
speak from authority on account OF ite
relations with the Russian crown. ito
assumption that japan has refused
peace proposals. is without foundation.
They also assert that no figures have
been fixed as to the amount of indem-
nifty which Japan is willing to accept.
There are matters of detail which, the
Japanese officials in this city say can
only be arranged when China comes to
realize that there is but one wav to treat
With Japan. and that IL by direct nego-
tiations. They take the position that 60
far Jaran has done nothing which could
Justify the interference OF foreign pow
ere, and intimate that it would be- time
for their intervention " hen Japan should
-eally make some demand that would be
q reasonable. @ W
rhia Characterization applies only to
the European powers. There 10 no dis
pnsition to eoout the proposition OF the
United States to mediate. On the con-
trary, II is suggested atthe legation that
1t would be entirely satisfactory to have
the preliminaries OF any peace nesotia-
tions conducted BY the American min
isters to japan and China. because they
are informed 90 to the situation, and il
IL believed that they would be unbiased
and impartial. With negotiations begun
IN this way, they insist, however, that
the details must be LETT to be arranged
BY direct conference between the per-
aonal representatives OF the Chinese
ruler and tie Japanese foreign min-
listers.