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

Is MUCH DANGER IN DELAY.
Present Dynasty should be Given a
chance Ulsmemberment OF Empire
Would Cause Vlceroys TO Fight

New York, oct 1O-A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Toxic
says:
The Marquis Ito, premier " Japan,
and dictator Of the japanese policy IN
respect to China, received your corre-
fp5ndeut by appointment this after
noon. and, while disclaiming that his
utterances were official. talked freely on
the paramount issue Of the day
II cannot understand" he said, why
the powers do not convene a conference
Of planlpotentary representatives and
speedily determine a concerted policy
towards China Though the armies are
working tremendously, a conflict Is sure
TO arise If the governments neglect
longer TO arrive at a definite UNDER
standing
In my humble opinion the present
dynasty must be given a chance to re-
turn 10 power and the emperor and
court must return 20 Pekin before any
,dectual settlement can be approached
AS long as the empress. the court and
the few thousand imperial forces with
her are unable TO restore a semblanCe
of government In Pekin their DEGREES
VIII be ignored or at least be ineffective
and the viceroys who have remained
passive will. for lack Of central authori-
~, soon be at odds with one another.
Negotiations with Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching VIII be fruitless. un-
less ratified and enforced by a re-estab-
lIshed government, for they alone, no
matter what they promise, cannot carry
cut anything
"Tuan, Kang w. and Tung Fuh Slang
dominate the empress and say they viii
resist the foreign powers to the death
II they are ignored. IL Is impossible to
separate them from the empress. II
the attempt were made by force the
emperor and empress would undoubted-
ly disappear altogether
II think Il Is ineffective and useless
90 make too many preliminorv condl-
lions TO Prince Ching. II persisted in
chaos viii result.
"Pekin should be evacuated, the en-
press and court permitted to return and
negotiations should come afterwards.
The foreign powers should withdraw TO
the coast and hold their forces there
pending the final settlement.
Further aggressive measures viii
plunge the whole empire into war and
chaos win reign for years, the dynasty
VIII be ruined
Russia promises TO evacuate Man
churla upon a permanent settlement II
Che other powers take nothing further
by force.
America has assumed a most diplo-
matte and generous position, and
t1ihk the other powers will agree 20 her
proposals.
Japan sent troops purely for humane
reasons-to relieve the legauons-and
She would favor withdrawal The fin
oncial strain that win result from fur
Their occupation Is more than the Japa-
uese people can bear.
We have no territorial ambitions In
China or korea-only commercial inter-
ests. our relations with Russia are
most friendly; there Is no friction over
Korea or Manchuria, FOR neither COW
cts sovereignty In those places.
u think Ii Hung Chang IS sincere In
his desire 10 avert a dismemberment
OF the Chinese empire, He Is the only
International figure China has with
brains capable TO understand and for
mulate q settlement
War with China would be the great
est disaster Of the century, for no new
nation could conquer her singlehanded,
and all the world would be plunged IN
strike.
THE emperor Is weak. dominated en-.
tlrcly by the empress and Tuan The
v.ceroys would. ! think fight II parti-
ton OF China were attempted.
China must he given a chance TO re-
habitilate herself and punish the lnstl.
gators Of the insurrectlon, but the
troops must not be withdrawn from
the foreign communities until peace Is
an accomplished fact.
Japan owes a great deal 10 America
and we all feel deep regard for your
people. II asked we would assist Amer |
lea In any way we could"