Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-30

that the peace and order Of the port are
assured
THE AMERICAN ATTITUDE.
Washington. Aug. 3O.-The course Of
! the United states in the pending Chl-
! nese negotiations was made more clear
| today by an important note embody-
ing "a communication from Russia and
! advising the powers of the action taken
! 10y this government The Russian note
! declared the Introduction of III Hung
! Chang's communication with the Chi
| nese government Was'neXplicable' and
| asked that the powers direct their COM
! mandcrs Co vac3te the country The
/ United states CluCurs with the posi-
| ton OF Russia and informs the powers
] chat instructions given gbovol have
| been sent to representatives. boz China
/ in the spirit OF the Ru~~Jn note
WANTS TO WITHDRAW TROOPS.
The state department has dispatched
| IT'S instruction 90 the United States
| diplomatic representatives abroad IN
/ conformity with the decision reached by
| the cabinet upon the Russian proposal
/ 90 withdraw the troops loo PeKin IN OPP
| der 20 allow the empress dowagtr and
| Emperor kWaug Tsu 90 return t0 the
/ settlement with the powers. All Of these
steps are matters of common agree-
ment so 10 was not possible Tor TWO OF
| the nations concerned. Russia and the
United States, 90 make agreements be-
tween themselves at this stage at least
| as 30 is necessary 90 advise each " the
| governments represented iu China Of
| the various propositions as they are
! preached The instruction sent 90 our
representatives recalls 10 their mind the
conditions which the United States gov
eminent already has laid down as the
| proper basis Tor the institution OF peg0-
/ tiatiOns for an amlCahle settlement.
| Some OF these conditions have been
met the International column Us In Pc
| kin ana the foreigners DOB that capital
are safe for the time being.
WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE
The remainder OF the conditions,
| namely those looking TO the future pro-
/ lection Of American Interests, are set %
| be- complied with. II arrangements can
I be made for their acceptance under
| proper guarantee for the performance
/ our government VIII withdraw lts
/ troops from Pekin Ia order 10 facilitate
| the negotiations FOR peace and this as
slranCe has been given % the Russian
government along with the others
| The Chinese government must guar
| autee lts ability 10 prevent the spread
| OF disorder 20 The other provinces and
"a recurrence OF such disorders as have
occurred. II is not clear how the Rus
I Sian government can guarantee these
I conditions but IL Is possible that t has
some private means OF knowing that
I the empress dOWager stands ready 10
return 20 pekin upon the withdrawal Of
the foreign troops from that capital.
II SO the Russian government also
must be- able 90 eXtOrt from the em-
press dowager or whatever remains Of
the Chinese government some sort OF
undertaking which can be accepted by /
the United states as sufficient to show |
that the Chinese government will enter I
upon negotiations upon the described .
basis as soon as 30 returns 20 Pekn I
By the dispatch ot todays n0ts, our /
government has, for the time beiug /
placed the responsibility for the next /
step upon the Russian government
The state department yesterday sent /
specific instructions TO Consul Wilcox /
"a return to HankOw and resume his |
duties there and t0 Consul Martin. 90 /
return 90 chin Kiang These officers |
were allowed 10 leave their posts dur /
ing the first furry OF excitement but /
10 is now believed that they may resume /
their duties without personal danger
COMING BACK TO FEKIN.
Mr. Congers cablegram made public
this morning is OF special Interest be-
cause of bis reference % the coming %
pekiu of Prince Ching Ia @ recent
dispatch Mr. Conser stated that sgy-
era members of the tsuug ID yamen
We're in Pekin and would soon appear
publicly These facts indicate that
there BE- gathering at Prkin a respect
able fragment of the Chinese govern
mgnt, which may AFFORD the basis
sought by our government and that
of Russia Tor peace negotiations.
Prince Ching is wei. known 90 be
friendly 90 the lcgauuners and his
coming 20 Pek.n. probably by direction
OF the empress dOWagaL indicates that
the Imperial government is willing TO
sue for terms with the real purpose Of
submission
II is impossible 90 tell from Mr. Con-
gers dispatch when 90 was sent from
peku, but his statement that the im-
perial palace was tO Dr. entered last
Tuesday, places its date very early In
the week at least
HALT IN NEGOTIATIONS.
The Chinese minister left M 10
o'clock this morning for Cape May
where ne will join his wife. Before
leaving he made "a trig Go the state
department ana was with Acting Sec
rotary Adee for "a ,w minutes. he
said he had received nothing from
China ana had come u quest ul iufor-
nation. The minister displayed great
interest In the diplomatic negotiations
between the powers Hc went directly
from the state department 90 the train.
His absence from The city az this time
was taken as further evidence That
there is a halt in negotiations SD Ear as
the Chinese officials are concerned The
minister was quite anxious that his dee
parture for Cape May should not Doe
made known and FOR that reason be-
left no word as 90 how long Dee would !
stay at the scash0re
The Russian charge d'anaires. NJ.
Dewollaut also Us 40 Cape May and iu
view of the part Russia h taking iu the
present negotiations there is nlssi-
hiIity that the minister and the Russian |