The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-11-11

AWoPtoA Wofuooo 70 Try - pofoh
Up the Trouble n the Natlone
% Rurope Have . Finger IN
In the Pie.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l0.-As . result cf
neeotiatisos now psodine h h eealldsntly
believed that the Unitsd States viii vssy
soon b asked 10 mediate bstwssa Japan
and China with Q visw to peemansnt
psass o. hasis satisfastsgy - bs&h esun-
triss. II can b stated positively that ~
Unissd States hes deelinsd b jein with
the Eurspsan powsss n eng asel&sasy ~
serveetieo 70 teeoe . eeetlome0e but.
while unwilling to eet q any ashltrasy
manaee. eithee iadividually - 5slntiy
With 1urepsan nasieas, ths sspssssata-
tivss - ths wAs have bssa given - uaAsg.
stand that The good ofloss Of this eovsen.
msnt would b eladly s1seeised - sseuss
peaee In ease sueh b The Sgpgessed With.
Naturally China insists that China shall
take the initiative In any negotiations
looklag to ths sssteeatiea ef peoes. hut
that she 10 entirely willins 10 aessds to
any fsasonabls peoposit1oa % nes deubesd.
From the heginning & hosallttes Tho
Chinese have beea anxisus - have Tie
Unltsd States arhltsate Tie diAsgsuoes b.
tween thsusslvss and the Japaasse. vhlsA
I'D 70 ths was. But. ee ssasse, thsse esuld
b 10 arhltratioa sxespt upea request a
both parties, sud that was lAeking. Dat
after the battles Il Kiu Lisa Chsas o.
OCT. q hst, whsa the Chiness suiseed
their ssvsrs dsesas, thsy beeaas thes.
oughly charmed and eoavinced that come
thing must b done to terminate the war.
They could not, howsvss, % humble their
pride - 10 sue tos psaes diseetly to Japan,
but, casting abeut Soe sems means of
opsain9 peace negotiations, thsy bit upon
the treaty with the United States Of lolA
The flFss article Il this treaty plsdgss
the Unitsd Seatss. In case China b op.
prsssively oe unjustly treated 'hy another
power. to uss its good e0less 70 assauss
the flrst article In our treaty with Cosse
which led Secretary Gresham q The -
ginning e The trouble 10 write nsts 70
The United States ministse q Toxic rsla-
tive 70 the Japansse eecupatiea of Cossa
whisA hes sxeitsd - much eo@usnt.
EucouraRsd By the attitude Of the. .Uni.
ted States at that time, the Chinese eov.
srnmsnt appealed 10 United States Minis.
ter DENLY at Pskin 10 cause his govern.
ment to intervene. and Nr. Dsnby trans.
mittsd the application 70 Washingtea.
vhses u vas Lard before the prssiisat. .vhe
hos bed n under consideration foe q WSok
or more. Al cur representative IN The
case Of the occupation Of Corea had little
effect, thero was mo- reason to suppose
thas different result would follew an At
tempt to uss our good of1oss Ia favor Of
China.
Az already indicated our eovsrnmsns
was indispossd 70 cooperate directly With
the European nations In any siIest to
eosrcs sithsr party to the war, end for this
vssy reason ~ were indspsndsat inlse-
msdiasy In beingin9 about peaes. Beth
China and Japan were assured that "
wsse frss fss0 any q ths suspleiou q Q
desire 70 secure aeesssioa oe teggitoey IN
Asia whieh hung ovse the great 4usopean
powers, end thsiP een0dssee In our asm-
nsss and impartiality was stsikinsiy u,Aa.
ifsstsd b. IL sslsotiea q ~ United
States b. both nAAious to care See thslr
sub3ests q ~ eehss's tsssitssies.
The United States b at present placed
In Q pesitiea whish che wsuld nASurally
b locked 10 b. both China and Japan 70
sssve - an srhltratoe In eass q Q dl0-
eulty n assansine ths tessns q psass.
and II y thsfssees vsey inpeohAbls thaA
10 will forfeit this position b. yiel6ine
now to China's request 10 interviews.
Afhltrate ~ may, bot inteeveue weean-
not, b The mauues IN which the Situation
b summArissd In oflclal eieelss hses.
WAsHmoroN. Nov. 10.-Ths svsats q
The lest six days. in whieh the oiAcials and
diplomats Of Washington have paslisl-
sipeasd leads them to bslisvs that psaes
between China and Japen viii b 60
eluded at an early day. China hes - laee
rsluetantly, but vssy fully admit4ed that
shs fsunA hssssls whslly unpespassd Ct
war.
Japea, eu IL eehss hand. smilinsly
accepts tile acknowledgment oe ~
peogFsse and swaits adstailsd pseposltisa
- 70 bow mneh China viii eenesds - Q
basis oe psaes. Il remains to b ssso
whsehse Japan dsmsnds too much q u
China win yisld too littls, but the tnellna-
tieu 81 both poWsss b - strone' Towards
gstting together that u 70 believed peoos
will b Affected o. the basis of Cucean 10
dspendsnes and Q cash indemnity ~
Japan waf sypsnditufss.
II, howevef, Japan urges her demands
to the the extent os . esssiou Of Q part eg
ChinA's tsssitssy, the prospsot y that
China win not humble her pride 10. this
extent, bus win esasinue to prosecute ~
war - best she can, relying on ths btetse
w~atkap Naur A hand em wSvA hnp Tan.