Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-09-01

Ing Of the cabinet Wednesday. lasting all
day, and broken only by short recess
for luncheon, marked the intense In
tense interest the administration feels
In the Chinese problem. 1t was the
longest cabinet session of the present
administration. The diplomatic and not
the military phase Of the situation in
China was under consideration. and this
accounted for the presence or Actlns
Secretary Adee. a very unusual happen
Ing at cabinet meeting
1t was the general understanding that
the outcome of the cabinet meeting
would be the adoption of policy by the
administration that would tend TO
| simplify these issues and at least to
| bring to focus the varying aspirations
| of the powers. If this cannot be done,
| then the question to be determined Is
whether or not the United States shall
proceed further, hand in hand, with the
allied forces. 1t is believed that this
| point Is very near a decision, our de-
termination depending upon the re-
sponses made by European nations to
our inquiries.
The fact that the military situation
Is auhii''eu W pe VI se~oN
ance cohhrhis tne we" '''"' wa 80
sought Is an asiee'''e,' a',o,e ."e
ers ior terminating we ,"' ,'',
or aira's III Cn'''a' ~ - ,""
the point has been reached where 1t Is
proper that there should be clear eX-
preston OF purpose Oh 'ne pa,' VI .ne
principal powers IN oruer 'n"t NV
united STATES go'eri''hei. may Nno"
now 1ar IL may 30 consistently II, ~.
execution OF the co"i''on ~ .,'''' Wv,
or the opJects hau III we" ny 'ne p.es
oent when ne maze answer " Tue .ni-
nese government appe'' anu oee', ..'e
calnpa'sh upo" ieNA' 'e
acnie'eo' wv o.ne's l.i'la.i ~ De
cureu Nancy ."e "a.ulns ".
American ihletes's ior ''e lu.u'e anu
some proper guarantee to' i'iuei''"'''e"-
tioh ior 'he eApenses Vi ieee.. ope"
tiohs ana losses 'i Ah'epican .,'|ens.
some p'a.' ny wn'cn 'ne se ouJeo's can
De attained u! '"e o"''eu "'a'es III
common Win s''''""i o",e.,s n' '',e
olhei powers ens"seu =" nm" 10 ,"'usn
ieasiole' lic'ueh''a' 90 .'''s mann pu'
pose seVerai p"ases "a ''ie p'ou,eni a.
a'tracihs speI'a' "' .ne
suilIslency Oh Ii huns Shahs gre
ueh''ais as pea'e e"'os' VI ,u''ei VI
the apiiily oi 'iie E''pe'or VI Shina ~
accreuil anyone 'hue' 10 Hla''et vi III
ternat'onal cohsiuera''oi'. me onI'eu
states not only must satis1y itseil OF III
competency put II mus convey so'io
ASSURANCE o' ,"a' pom. ~ li.
some OF the o'her powers the purpos'
VI "ni,n pe'N"pS "ou Nv. s
served Wy sp'eus ''e' ''''i"''o'' VI '''s
ullties III oh'ha'
Ciie oi 'he oes'-pos'eo '''eh oi ''''
olpioih.''ic corps' VINO - "''Ne'S e'
gaseo III present heso''l''ohs' SUMS VI
the lhterhn.i''"i co'hp''ca''o'. suos''''
tiaily as loiioWs'
Ihe powers WE'RE III co'ipie.e az
coru up 10 ''ie t,'"e VI t'e ''N,nS -
fekln. But WIN 'na' acco'''p''shen
the more nhportah' quest'o'' ar'ae 90 -
the future course OF the powers III oeal
Ing with Chlha' anu oii ''''. 'heIe - ii'
as yet any compete accord. mus Ia
1t seems plain that the ohlted otates op
poses the olsmemperlheht Oh Chiha' d
any move TOWARDS 'erritorlal ex'eiisio'
there, and IN TINS posiloh husSia an
France seem TO agree.
On the other hahu' WINE 'here
nothing dennile indicating territoria' en-
, pansion, yet the exchanges nave lea :.
the belief that 'iernahv' urtal i'r'tal
and probably Japan are not aVerse u
q course which VIII brlng ABOUT terri
torial divisions wltnln the empire.
was supposed that Japan s'ooa asaifs
any division OF the empire, out the lana
ing OF Japanse troops at annoy canho
!, be accounted FOR on the ground that
Japanese temple mad been burned. .
that 1t Is the accepted vie" that Iapa
Is at least making ready TO be IN po
sition to share In any DIVISION OF terri
tory which must come.
, 1.-THE course of Russia IN takln
New Chwang cannot De viewed III III
same light as the landlns OF troops q
Annoy or Shanghai, as this was LOT III
, sole purpose of protecting RUSSIA ral'
, way line. and any Interior territoria
purposes have been disclaimed pv Rus
) sia. So far as Great Britain's purpose
are concerned. in the absence or any eS
! pressed declaration. the landing or troop
at Shanghai 1t strong evidence Una
| Great Britain wishes to cohtroi tn
, Yang Use valley when Is the garde
3 of China. On the part of Germany tr
mainly to Count Waldersee' speeche