Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-08
CONFERENCE With WI.
Another Note on the Chinese situa
tion Being Prepared.

sion Being Prepared.
Washington, Sept. s.-Minister WI
arrived in Washington from Cape May
yesterday afternoon and, altho 1t was
near the close OF the official day, he
proceeded directly to the state depart-
ment. It is understood that he had re-
ceived an intimation that the depart
ment officials We're desirous OF confer
ring with him, hence his return to
Washington. For nearly an hour the
minister was closeted with Acting Sec
retary Hill and Assistant Secretary
Adee, the door being locked meantime
s and not even the messengers allowed
entrance. None OF the parties to the
conference was communicative as to
the conference, but at its conclusion
DR.. Hill repaired to the white house
with q portfolio wells filed with papers.
4 For several hours preceding the minis
ster,s visit Acting Secretary Hill and
& Assistant Secretary Adee had been en-
!! eaged In short conferences and 1t vas
Z gathered that negotiat tons relative to
SCAinA were approaching another phase
and that another pronouncement Of
gsSon1e Kind was IN rrAparati0 "a;
The fact 10 recalled that when the
United States made its response to the
Y Russian note on the 10th sultimo the Off
scialS here expressed the belief that
about q weeks time would be required
to determine the next step, and at the
end OF that time 1t would be definitely
known whether or not the troops were
20 be withdrawn from Pekin. That
period Of time has now elapsed. The
reports from the European chancellor
& Hes indicate that, officially at least. this
tod
the greatest deliberation and at least
another week, and probably even more
time, may be consumed in framing the
last OF the answers to the Russian
note. Meanwhile. our government has
pretty well satisfied iteelf as to the at
fitude towards this last proposition of
each and all OF the powers interested in
the Chinese problem.
It may be that this knowledge is re-
garded az sufficient upon which to bass
smother forward and, perhaps, in this
case, an Independent movement by the
United States toward the ultimate with
drawal OF the troops and the settlement
with China which the government has
had In mind since the beginning Of the
\ trouble.
Tho consultations with Mr.. WI are
believed to have been inspired by a de-
sire to learn something OF the personal
ity OF the Chinese notables whose names
have been suggested az proper to consti-
/, tute the Chinese side Of any commission
+ which may be named to arrange pet.
tlement OF the difficulties. Mr.. WI is ar
ardent adherent OF Earl Ii. There !.
much speculation here as to the person.
rel Of the American commissioners, ir
case the peace negotiations should BIZ
entrusted to such q body, and the name.
OF men prominent in International af-
fairs in recent years all have been can,
yassed. Included In the list ID the namt
OF Gen. John W. Foster, but 1t is re-
sarded az much more probable that 4
he appears at all in these negotia tions
II viii be in his old place az a represen.
tatiye Of the Chinese government. n,
was aDociated with II Hung Chang dur
ing the peace negotiations which closat
/ the Chino-Japanese war, and It liz saic
that Earl n has high sense Of appre
citation OF his work for China then