The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-01
PEACE HINGES on GERMANY
THE KAISER is BENT ON HAVING
HIS REVENGE ON THE
CHINESE
FOR AN ALL WINTER TASK
Gen. ChafTee Is Preparing to Keep
His Command in China TIL
Next Spring-What the
Allies Are Doing.


absence of further news from China the
papers are again filled with discussions
from the Russo-American proposals,
which, so far as may be gathered from
the representations Of opinions in the
various European capitals, are calculated
- to subject the unity of the allies to an
exceedingly severe and dangerous test
In Germany especially these proposals
are so diametricaIy opposed to Emperor
Williams policy that they have pro-
duced something like CONSERVATION. As
the Daily News editorially remarks,
Count Won Waldersee was assuredly not
sent to assist in restoring the empress
- dowager."
1t is recognized on all sides that Ger
many's decision is the pivot of the matter.
Emperor William intended by dispatching
Count Waldersee to have the master hand
in the Chinese settlement. Russia has
taken the wind out of that officers sails
and is now posing as the friend and pro
tector of China. The morning papers ex-
press the greatest suspicion Of the inten
tons of Russia The Times editorial
fairly represents the opinion of all. say
ing: 1.-The advantages of Russia's policy
whether it will recommend itself to pow
ers like England and Germany that have
large commercial interests in the estab-
lishment of stable and progressive gov
ernment to replace the reactionary clique
which has impeded all progress and devel-
Opment in China in recent years.
Negotiation with Ii Hung Chang
would be a continuation Of government
crimes and the throwing away of all the
of
Pe1in.
Much mischief may already have been
- Done by the hesitation to enter the For
hidden City. To withdraw from Pelin
would be interpreted as proving not only
that the allies are towards. but that they
are hopelessly divided. It may be that
some Of the powers may withdraw. but
that does not imply that others are bound
to leave Pel1in and acquiesce in the resto-
ration of a government guilty of a gross
international crime
- Vienna specials show that the Russian
proposals have caused extreme annoy
ance there It IS believed that Austria
Hungary will follow in Germany's steps.
but it is recognized in both Berlin and vi
enna that the withdrawal of the United
States and Russia from Pekin would
leave the other powers but little option
than to follow.
"Germany's attitude towards the Chi
= nese crisis says a dispatch to the Times
from Toxic, dated yesterday ''is causing
much perpleXity In Japan. The Chinese
authorities at Annoy having guaranteed
the security Of life and property, the
German marines will now withdraw"
Gen. Rennenkampf, according to the st.
Petersburg correspondent Of the Daily
Mail, captured Tsi Tsi Kar (also written
Tsitsihar) Aug %. AS he advanced, the
Chinese surrendered by hundreds.
The recent statement that the admirals
of the powers in China contemplated de-
tanning Ii Hung Chang at Taku is de-
void Of foundation. Ii Hung Chang will
remain at Shanghai, endeavoring the ut
most to open negotiations with his col
leagues Of the Chinese government.
There is a growing conviction in official
circles here that the withdrawal of the
= allies from Pekin is the only practical
procedure under the existing circum-
stances, and it is believed the retention Of
the allied force at Pekin is liable to raise
further complication Of a dangerous char
acter and unnecessarily irritate the Chi
nese populace.
There is, however, no doubt in official
circles that it will necessary for the pow
ers to maintain their hold of the Taku
. forts and certain other stategical points
until satisfactory terms are arranged and
ample guarantees given by China for her
future good behavior.
ST PETERSBURG, Aug a-Tele-
grams arriving here today from Blago-
vetchensk Capital of Amur province)
confirm the previous reports of Gen.
GrodekOff commander of the Amur gov
ernment, announcing that the Chinese
sent messengers with a flag of truce to
Gen. Rennenkampf This occurred Aug.
% and a. The Chinese declared they
would cease hostilities, and in no cases
would make a further attack Gen Rem
nenkampf replied that he had no au-
thority to negotiate and would push on
to Isl Tsi Kar. He called on the Chinese
to retire without offering any resistance
Gen. Linevitch, commanding the Rus
sian troops at the Chinese capital, reports
from Pekin, under date Of Aug. 20, that
the Russian detachment, on the previous
day, captured, without loss, the imperial
summer palace. The Russian artillery
men have also unearthed at Pekin thirty
cannon and many rifles. large quantity
of silver was found at the tsung Ii
yamen.
= OflciaI dispatches confirm the report of
the occupation of Isl Isl Kar, which
leaves only AIullden to be captured in
ordeu to place the whole of Manchuria in
Russian possession.
Apparently there is no intention to re-
lax that hold.
Gen. Kouropatkin, the Russian minister
Of war, has just ordered two batteries of
Krupp guns to protect the Manchurian
railway Eight new batteries of quick
frers Will be distributed among the four
new Siberian army corps.
BERLIN, Aug S1-The German gov
ernment IS considerably embarrassed by
the joint proposition of the United States
and Russia to withdraw from Pekin and
to recognize Ii Hung Chang as an inter
mediary. 1t was wholly unexpected here
that Russia would join the United states
ia such q step. Count Won Buelow. t5a
foreign minister. considers the new sftua-
t5on this created so acute as to con1paI
him to abandon the vacation trip he was
about to take This evening the semi
official Post expressed tho views cf the
government in cautious terms.
A foreign official made the following
statement:
Germany has not yet answered Rug
sia's request to withdraw from Pezin.
The other powers do not regasd the mfli-
tary situation there as preearious. AS
far as Ii Hung Chang Is concerned Ger