Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-27
A SHANGHAI REPORT.

The latest news from the seat Of dis
turbance in China IS an announcement
from Shanghai to the effect that the
survivors OF the foreigners In Pekn
have left that city under a stroug es-
cort OF Chinese troops, and that they
now are on the way TO Tien rsn,
II this dispatch is authentic 1t con-
veys nevertheless but little comfort to
world anxously awaiting a
solution OF the terrible Chi
nese mystery WhO are the sur
vvors? How many or how few, are
there OF them2 WIN they be able TO
reach Tlen Tsln In safety The an
nouncement OF their departure from
Pekln viii add. II possible, to the anx-
iety already felt. until authentic news
OF their safe arrived shall have been OBJ
talned,
I'm the meantime there is no other
course open than 20 pursue The line Of
policy already laid down Shanghai
dispatches are not noted Tor reliability.
Chinese diplomacy is inscrutabIe, and
nothing can be accomplished by %. eX-
cept IL Is confronted by sufficient force.
Some time ago a correspondent Of the
London Times described a sitting OF the
Tsung.u Yamen. the Chinese foreign
board. The proceedings are character
isuc OF the entire orient The writer
says
"They commence by the delicate
pleasantly Of Offering refreshments.
which they know their visitors VIII not
touch. and the attendants know the arr
OF killing time boy bringing iu the rec
past dish by dish. with Infinite fuss
and ceremony The visitor sits mean
while. more or less patiently on a hard
seat In cherries room At last. when
the melon-seeds and sugar pIums have
been distributed iu sauCers all over The
only table on which the foreigner would
have liked 90 spread his papers Ousi-
ness is supposed 90 commence, half Ju
hour having been happily consumed iu
arranging sWeetmcats The visitor exc
plains h.s cTaud which .s perhaps Goo
obtain Justice for some European who
has been robbed CO.. beaten The man-
darIus look at each other .n silence.
each afraid that De win drop something
chat win nut sting hereafter into
some slrrcptlti1us charge against him.
At hast one of them breaks thc silence.
Take some of these Wuluute hc says.
They come from the prefecture Of
Long Way. which is celebrated for the
excellence OF its fruit Then follows
discussion on the merits of wainuts.
when thp mandarus do take up the
question at issue they AN talk no once,
and what they DO say can. ~ course,
lp uuI.Ner understood nor answered
SOD much the better. since time has been
kIled with the arrow Of controversy
suu Iu the culver The foreign min
ist.r's lus begin Go grow pale and
other signs NJ exhaustion warns the
COURAGEOUS ones that 10 is time 90 shout
louder % happy they may stun their
auditor with their noise
The account concludes that the chief
question zoo the minds Of the members
OF the Tung-u Yamen Is this. Does
10 mean war;" II so. the request Is
granted n not Il ls refused.
with such methods 90 deal with there
con be ro change OF policy, until ,he
communication With peKu has been Pee
opened and O. flD UNDERSTANDING of ,he
situation obtained But lho powers
should act Do concar, as much as pu.s.-
/ Doe. SLOW ns The Chinese statesmen
are. they have been masters at playing
on one power against another thus
frustrating any design entertained by
them separately, There are evidences
% similar tactics now, whether Inspired
by L. Hung Chang or by some one At
me head Of afairs a. Pekin,