Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-01
RUSSIA IN CHINA.

n latest, advices from China are 10
the effect that Russia following the
lead of Che United States, has ordered
her tI0lus Withdrawn from Pekln, with
the exception Of 1000 men who will be
left to represent the interests Of the
car government there. The order OF
withIrwll seems TO have been some.
what of % surprise 10 the military com.
manl.. OF the other powers. In all
PROBABILITY these will receive similar
order The impression this general
withaIunal win make on the Chinese
mas 10 l8 thought. viii be that the
forelgH are retfeatlng. and II so the
negotiations for peace win necessarily
be d.lay.i The Chinese authorities
win without doubt again make a bold
stand When they realize thoroughly
that Oh. European concert Is a fiction,
they u.1 play one power against an
Other with a degree Of success.
It s now quite generally conceded
that tha Efforts TO massacre the Chinese
Christians and 20 murder the foreign
legauouars were made under the sane.
tion OF the ruling queen. and that she is,
In n 1st instance. responsible for the
present condition. This being known, Il
would seem that the powers, before
leay.ng Pekln. should have agreed on
her deposition and on the establishment
Of a ruler no whom the world could
placa some confidence for the future.
How negotiations can be entered into
with any OF her representatives Is not
clear
The deposition Of the reignng house
would not have been impractlcable.
Millions Of the Chinese people are ac-
tualIy looking for the advent OF a new
dynasty az this time. The office Of rul-
er they consider divine, and
they surround the person who holds
It with a certain gloria; but they also
expect God 20 depose those who make
themselves unworthy OF holding the ex-
altei office. and the fact Of deposition
they always look upon as evidence OF
divine Interference. even II Il Is accom-
pllshed by revolution and assassination.
With this philosophy, a change In the
government would not have caused
much Of a commotlon among the masses
Of the people These viii continue 70
give their allegiance TO the sacred Of
fee. that Is TO the son Of heaven"
no matter who holds II.
With the present government contin-
ued In power, there is no guarantee
that the anti-foreign fanatlcism will
not again break out. as soon as It may
be thought safe 10 put another match
to he powder magazine.
Europe has had several object les
sons To- Turkey Of the danger Of not
settling International trohbles in ac-
corlance with the demands Of eaalty
and justice. They have seen that
pAllatiyes 40 not cure a Sick man."
and that agreements dictated by mu-
tual jeal0usles may cost wars and
bloodshed. Il now looks as II the
powers were about TO commit IN China
the bunders for which their Turkish
policy has become famous. The con-
cert Is broken. No power can deal
with the Chinese problem slnglehand-
ed. Were they united. for the good
Of mankind, they might nave accom-
pllshe1 something. Each power act
ing Tor itself the sum total Is likely
TO be a colossal blunder The early
withdrawal Of the American forces
from the scene OF trouble must under
the circumstances be regarded with
satisfaction