The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-07
QiIII QUESTION YET leads
-~~as CAPITAL ABSORBED WITH
DISCUSSION OF 1T.
AZ General Satisfaction
x.sed by the Proposal of France
wavorab1c Action on Ger
-arys Latest Note Expected.

~xpryy. Oct. e-Public attention has
- rrruried to an unusual degree this
s..s ~ the Chinese situation. The news
s<-srs INDUCED IN a lengthy discussion
Eysxa view that the question seems 10
= srcyoacftng a settlement A feeling Of
s-rsl satisfaction has been caused by
~ rreneh note, the contents Of which
-. anIv published here today. 1t re-
.sreh courteous treatment.
4 So,e,xn office official. discussing the
.s.rh rote with a representative Of the
s~canted Press today, expressed the
~ ,hst the prohibition OF the importa-
". A arms TO China should be indeh-
s.s.,v uro,onged. and also held that the
-s,ts,v ruard to be maintained at Pc
s~~ Nv the unanimous consent OF the
sSo,syx should remain for an INDEFINITE
sSvsod He also said that since the powers
80 bcId the Taku fortifications, the ques-
40 x their demolition Is not pressing.
~ thsy can be demolished at any time.
ss-srainx tnfemnities, he said there was
q Ssesrence OF opinion on the principle
vsith will prevail. though the detahs VIII
,.ruiye discussion.
rs~ts,n newspapers criticise the omis-
- y the word international IN NJ
cssss,e,s proposal OF a permanent mill
- seruuafion OF the district between
ss<nr and Tientsin. expressing the opin-
" shss the omission indicates that Rus
L I'M insist upon sole proprietary right
- X. dtxfricf. upon the ground that her
aar,sfratinu ~ the railways justihes Il.
r.. mfsctaI Of the foreign Office expressed
W oplnion that this conclusion was far
.aii ~ powers are equally Interested
| Y MAINTAINING communications with Pc
~ new American note, announced via
| fS6on, ls discredited here.
Latest German Note.
vtr> the latest German note has not
| - beer formally answered by any one OF
" sewers. the foreign office has been
Zened that they all agree 10 II. The
s1S a various shades OF opinion regard
~ nev German note as the rallying
- 81 the powers in the present nego-
+ i Interesting At moment when the
evpFs are exercising comfy toward CHI
= il note that Prof JelIinek, professor
y lsternasionai law Mt Heidelburg. shows
NJ Nv Journal that relations, according
u International law. between China and
H. powers Do not exist. since China has
1oveg Voluntarily recognized the ohliga-
m II International law.
~ latter prexnppnsea the equality OF
/ n Faies whereas the Chinese theory II
M The other states are vassals OF the
1m Of China The fact that China
n h9en forced to permit rniniHters OF the
pS1as 70 reside at Picking does not change
~ asuation The ministers merely en-
~ ,reasy rights Therefore the attacks
- he minister's were merely breach
4fFtely rights. The Chinese are utterly
importance OF the idea Of the sanctity OF
~ snhasssdors.
crain Dates Discussed.
~ fcrsbcomirg grain duties have been
~ .
~ admitted that the agricultural ser.
~ K the tariff commission has agreed
III ~ minimum duties on wheat and
~ 1o9n be- 70 and az marks respective
ty5w uetric ton. II In interesting. A.
a4maaiion OF aErarian methods, that
~ oPNR ago tho highest demands were
43e1 0mArks. The 40 marks rate equals
841oD NJ busheI, and the Radical pa.