Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-08
RUSSIA CHARGES
DOUBLE DEALING.
Effect Of Ambassadors Statement
as to Great Britain and Germany,
AMERICAN POLICY HONEST.
Significant About the Chinese Situa.
don - Changers, War Taxes, Be-
waiians and the Regular Army,

NlgnlhcHht ABOUT tue chinese NituuS
lion - Changers, War Taxes, UB-
waiians and the Regular Army.
Special Correspondence.
Washington, Nov 23-The Chinese
question Is again on top, in Washing
ton. The slowness OF the negotiations
in PekIn, as well az some OF the de-.
mauds talked Of by the representatives
Of some OF the powers have aroused
the suspicion that some OF the powers
are not honest IN their professions. and
really do not wish a pcaceable settles
ment. This government has instruct-
ed Minister COnger TO inform the other
ministers OF It's opposition to making
impossible demands Of the Chinese gov
eminent.
But the most significant public oc-
urrence IN connection with this matter
was the publication Of an authorized
interview with the Russian ambassador
TO Washington, who. without mentions
ing other powers. gives unstlnted praise
to the United states and implies doubts
OF others. For instance, ne said. 1t
is with a great deal Of pleasure that
record the qualification / feel at the
absolute harmony of purpose which eX-
lists between the United states and
Russia In the Chinese question. No one
can doubt the sincerity OF the Amerl-
can government It's magnanImous
policy has added TO It's prestige In Eu-
rope and Asia"
DONE FOR A PURPOSE,
When ambassadors publicly record
either their qualification or their re-
gret. Il Is always done FOR a purpose,
and the closing words OF the Rus
| sian ambassador leave little doubt OF
| his purpose In this Casc-to call atten-
! ton TO the acts and talk Of the Anglo
! German representatives In Pekin. He
! said II am hopeful that a solution
| satisfactory to the powers and TO Chi
! ma viii be reached. but 10 achieve It all
must pursue a disinterested policy and
! have as its aims the objects they had
| In view when the trouble began In
! diplomatic language this comes very
| near to charging England and Ger
! many with double dealing IN China.
on the whole the situation "a regard
ed as more threatening 10 American
commercial interests In China than at
any time during the trouble.
NATIONAL CHANGERS.
The National Grange. Patrons Of
! Husbandry, which has just concluded
very successful annual convention In
! Washington had some vigorous words
10 say about congressional legislation.
IL endorsed legislation for the construc-
ton OF the Nicaragua canal by the
| United States government, for pure
food; against trusts. regulating the
| use of shoddy; the Cullom interstate
! commerce bill, the construction OF "a
| waterway from the great lakes 70 the
ocean; the extension OF rural free de-
livery; the establishment Of postal say
ings banks, and the election Of United
States senators by direct vote Of the
people. Portland, Me, was chosen
as the meeting place Of the next con-
| yeution. 20 assemble on the Wednes-
day following the second Monday OF
November 1901 a resolution was
unanimously adopted endorsing the
Pan-American exposition, at Buffalo,
and making october 10, 1901, National
Grange day.
| " NM ~ ~ A AA4NA4os
A delegation Of druggists are in
Washington. prepared To try 10 con-
vince the members OF the House ways
and means committee, which Is wres-
Ting with the problem Of how best 70
reduce the war taxes, that schedule ID
OF the war tax law, which deals with
articles IN which druggists are partic-
ularly interested. Is the one that ought
10 be entirely wiped out, whatever may
DE done with the others. The brewers
are making a still hunt, with the as
sistauCe OF ShreWd and high priced
lobbyists for the reduction Of the beer
tax. The majority members Of the
ways and means committee have held
consultations with the President the
secretary OF the treasury and the COM
missioner OF Internal revenue. TO get
ideas about how the bin should be
drawn. The minority members viii not
| participate iu the committee meetings
until the bill has been agreed upon by
the majority, Secretary Gage told the
committee lhat relutiuns amounting 20
as much as $4,000 600 "a year might safe
ly Doe made. and that Is about the
amount that will Doe aimed az In the
] bin. but the trouble lies in deciding
whore 20 make the reduction. IL Is not
! an enyiab'e task as no matter how
, they are made, q howl VIII be made by
those interests which do not share in
them.
NATIVES WERE WINNERS,
Mr.. s. NJ. Ballou. q Harvard man who
Z | has been a prominent member Of the
! bar OF Honolulu for five years, is In
| Washington. He said OF the recent
election boz Hawaii which resulted IN "A
] triumTh Tor the natives, against both
! | Democratic and Republican parties;
"The legislature in both branches has
a majority OF natives Fortunately,
: they have not two-thlris and viii be
unable 90 Do any great damage, as the
!: governor. through his power OF veto.
/. | can chcckmate them Otherwise, one
B might expect 20 see such things as an
/ effort 90 restore eX-Queeu LiliuOkalani
, 10 the throne. Indeed. Robert Wilcox.
the congressional delegate-eleCt. fire.
, | mently advocated that, and promised
| the Kunakas that n he were sent 20
| Washington ne would be able 10 ac-
. | comulsh not only that but that he
would stop the segregation Of lepers."
: ABOUT THE ARMY.
To Judge from the various opinions
that are being expressed by prominent
, ! members of both branches OF Congress
, as 20 how much OF a standing army
, we ought 70 have. Il is not going 20 be
, an easy job TO agree on the army bin,
. | which everybody admits must be passed
, | az this session OF Congress. The war
I . department has officially announced
that every volunteer in the Philippines
win be brought 20 the United States
, before their term OF enlistment expires
| July J. 1901, and 40 Us now pretty