The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-11
BE READY TO WITHDRAW
Rnt This Withdrawal May Not Take
Place at Once.
PROSPECTS FOR SETTLEMENT B9lGHTENS
II Is Relieved That if the Fears Of the Emperor
and Empress Can be AIlayed, They
viii at Once Open
Negotiations.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 8.-Orders have
been cabled to General Chaffee 10 pre-
pare his forces for withdrawal from re
kin. Further than that the war De
partment has taken steps to nave at
Taku a sufficient number OF united
States transports to remove these troops
to the Philippines as soon as they reach
the port.
These orders are preparatory, and DO
not necessarily indicate that our Govern
ment has decided finally upon an lmme-
diate withdrawal from China. 1t is sim
ply placing itself in a position to carry
out the pledge conveyed in the reply to
the Russian proposition in this language:
The report Of these considerations is
that unless there is such a general eX-
preston by the powers in favor of con-
tinued occupation as to modify the views
expressed by the Government of Russia
and lead to a general agreement for
continued occupation, We shall give in
structions to the American forces in
China to withdraw our troops from Pekin
after due conference with the other COM
manders as to the time and manner of
withdrawal"
Up to the present our Government has
not changed its policy in this matter of
Withdrawing our troops from China as
soon as this could be done consistently.
1t is minated that the prospect for
securing these objects through completely
harmonious action by the powers in
Frightening every day. 1t is felt that
this is a time for compromise PROPOSE
tions as between the Russian and Ger
man designs in China, and such PROPOSE
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all the diplomatic exchanges which are
in daily progress. The continuance of
quiet in Pekin, tending to reassure the
Chinese officials, is believed to be rapidly
Fastening negotiations for a final settle
ment. There is the best reason to be-
iieVe that were the Chinese Government
once assured of the personal safety Of
its members: were it relieved of q fear
of a ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the China and the
menace of a large foreign force in the
capital, the imperial court, including
the Emperor and Empress Dowager.
would lose no time in returning to Pc
kin and opening negotiations for a set
Element. Hence the suggestion has been
thrown out that the allied forces in
Pekin be reduced to a number sufficient
to ensure the immediate safety of the
legations, while the remaining forces re-
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Tien Tsin. and if the progress of the ne
gotiations seem to warrant it perhaDs
be Withdrawn altogether from Chinese
soil.
There are only two obstacles to the
execution of this plan. One is the diff
Guilty OF framing suitable guarantees for
the continuance to a satisfactory con-
cluslon OF the negotiations for the final
settlement. The other is the
missing attitude Of one of the powers. 1t
is now believed that the difficulty as to
guarantees can be satisfactorily adjusted
The other obstacle may be overcome by
a threatened isolation of the refractory
power; for 1t is believed that no one
power would care to pursue q war unon
China when the other powers had de-
liberately expressed their Judgment that
further hostilities were unwarranted
Beside, hostilities under such conditions
tending to %injure the interests of the
other powers in China, might be regard
ed by them as authorizing a joint demand
upon the single power for guarantees
which would be very difficult to meet.
For this reason, it is hoped that the
powers can be brought to act in harmony
in the matter OF the execution of Pekin
and it is entirely possible. if this plan
is executed that all of the American
troops, save a small number left to
guard the legation at Pekin, can be with
drawn from China before winter sets in.
It will not be necessary to delay the ne
gotiations until the evacuation is COM
pleted.
Special Commissioner Rockhill has left
shanghai for Pekin. A report by cable
from him dated yesterday, indicated that
he had begun the discharge Of his duties
3s a special observer, of the present
Chinese disturbances.