New-York tribune., 1900-07-10
THE CLOUDS VANISHING.
STEADY IMPROVEMENT N THE FAR
EASTERN SITUATION.
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r-7-v----. 1900 Pr The Xev-y7-s Tribune
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London July 10 q n1-WhIle there is no
uEat there is sense of departing darkness in
China The southern Viceroys who have taken
line Cf action OF their own, understand what
Is going % both in Peking and in Europe and
are 1c- IL sympathy with prince Tuan and the
Boxers. They have been waiting for counter
movement against the military usurparion and
now thar reaction has SET in against massacre
and evolution they are asserting their author
t-E and sending 70 the Palace Information re
sp=c--g -he aru1auleuts Of the foreign Powers
and -h= combined forces Of the civilization
which Prince Tuan and the Empress have dehed-
I L--le trustworthy news comes out Of Peking
II 5oes nor follow ira, good deal of truth and
common sense are not going in through the for
-gn ronsulates and provincial centres For
this reason some Of the best informed men in
and our q Parliament are now convinced that
he legations viii be- spared and that q truce
vii De ordered from the Palace and the China
question adjusted by diplomatic means Neither
o4ics- nor press dispatches warrant this con-
clsiC1. but there are hopeful signs in several
quarters Of The clouded sky. Admiral Bruces
telegram. sent from Taku Saturday, states that
there are grounds for the belief that Prince
Ching. with mis- army is protecting the lega-
tons against investment by Prince Tuans
forces
Detailed accounts OF interviews with the
Brush Minister'S courie-s. who arrived al Ten
-slH several days earlier. support the view that
tle Chinese forces are divided and that the
inference # Prince Ching at Peking is rescuing
tas legations from the reveI Of fanaticism and
-sa passion The Empress Dowager IS eVi-
eeEl-y playing Of Prince Ching against Prince
--a-- and throwing out an anchor TO wind
"a--. This is q fact which impresses the
1rlgust-sJs here. They read with composure
lhe details Of desperate hghting al Tien-Isln
and The repulse Of the Chinese attacks upon
the allied troops They assert that sk1ru1isfes
Do which casualties 70 Europeans and Amerl-
saLs are trivial are Of no account when there
Is practical evidence that the Chinese forces are
divided and that the legations are allowed 10
hold their ground.
Belated details OF the lighting at Tlen-Tsin
are Conflicting and untrustwortny, but there
are many signs that the anti-foreign movement
s Weakening that the allied forces are
PREPARING 70 make a successful advance upon
lne capital, and that the -diplomatists IN Euro
pean capitals are not vasting their time, but
are doing useful work in most practical way.
There are also indications that England is
s-oHly but surely emerging from he~ embar-
Eassmenrs IN the South african situation Gen
era RobeTIss official report yesterday was
lgE4y encouraging General Hutton and Colo
aei Aahon had been driving back the Beers IN
the Transvaal: President Steyn. with the rem
1anIs Cf the Free State commancoes was re-
treating from Bethlehem, and Commandant
Limmer had been thwarted IN a counter stroke
n Eustenburg. Lord Roberts's campaign Is
drawing 10 q close. and a large part Of his army
VII speedily be released for service in the Far
East y T