The sun., 1900-08-15
TEE cHIyEsk SITUATION.

The Q.Iestson Of the relief OF the Envoys n
rek.n is now in a very critical stage, ana
shor, time should end the suspense. II sssu1s
strange that after the yerYnis,ion given hy 'ne
Eussaa IN Government 10 i's Minister 10 isaNe
the capital under Chin->e escort. nothing
more should be heard O! the matter. ard also
that there should BE- 80 much delay IL com
municStinx 20 th, public informatoh as 10
the advance of the allied forcs. The last su-
tbeniic account o. lie progress came Gown
only 10 Friday when the head o! the column
had reached Rc-sa-wu. and later r'lnnors d.
scribe the scouting parties as havlnS go' as
fa- ~ Ma-jov. some twelve miles further ana
thirteen miles from TunS-chov. As the TOTAL
distance from ho-si-wu TO Pekin is not over
forty miles, the sdvano-d guard O! she allied
forces should not be far from III. walls Of the
capital IL the Chinese have decided on ceastnS
their resistance
A. 20 n. terms that the conhined Powers
may inpoe- on China and IN what way indefrn.-
ties NAY be guaranteed ard oolle-ted. cannot
ve-ywel Be decided until the Fnvoys are IN safety
and have TIN. 20 fully inform their Govern
rnents Of al ths, has occurred since their COM
munics,ions with the outer world we're cut OF
The degree o, responsibility o. The Chinese Coz
eminent collectively and Individually. VII Aso
have 70 ne clearly s=c~rtAired That response
biitr N some degree does exist, cao hardly be
douoaed after the revelations that have been
made o. the way In which the Envoys we're sought
70 Be got r!d o. and .he fact that the veteran
statesman. Il hung Chang. has s,ead,Asuy re
FUSED 10 be drawn 70 Pek.n- makes IL clear taf
be docs not wiah 70 have . share IN II. apart
from the personal risk be might run while
the reacconA-r faction there IL In The
Asoendant TIE relief and rescue Of the Enroys
vii Only end The trs. act Of tie drama that has
opened In China tie most critical time VII
begin when the large armed forces. military
AID naval. nov on tbeir way cut. are on TIE
spot. AID the different Powers VII Be forced
20 define the.r policies snt formulate ;heJ plans.
Russia a. tie country the most Interested
along with Japan IN the future cf China Is
making extraordinary es o-ts 20 back her voH-
IN the settlement shortly 10 be discussed and
that DOT only In eastern. but In central and
western Asia. Her army n central Asa VIII
shortly be on a complete vs- footing. and
Kushs on the Afghan frontier north o! Rera'
s now fortress o: TIE crst class
with a full garrison. A, Tashkent, tie bead
quarters OF the army o, Tu-kestan. ard at
T.e.s IN the Csucasls regular conferences
o! orfcers are being he'd by the Sereral stAs
IN wh.oh the question o. G Russian invason
o. India q considered IN al It's details NTH
tie oA.ec; o, insuucttrs the reg.neItA or
Gers In the work they may possibly te called
on 10 do. The rsno. o. some military prep
Gscons 90 The part o, tie Amer q Afghan
ist.n and the reported movement Of HI. troopr
toward his northern frontier. have, with the
Russian mobilization IN central ard western
As.A. d.-~c, reference 20 the present. situation
.. Affairs in China and tie compilations that
may spring from H. So have tie disorders ne
ported 10 have again hrok-n ou; n Armenia,
where Kurds and TURKS have fallen upon the
Christians. Ard . Br.t4sh Consul kas been At.
lacked and robbed vhile rarellirs