The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-29
AS vIEwED IN FRANCE.
Chinese Information, Mistrusted-Min-
lister Xu>Keng's PIea.

81
PARIS. July 2s-Ys Keng, the Chinese
minister here, says ee is convinced the
legationers in PekinE are safe and sound.
although some builo'Bss may have been
destroyed While 1is conviction is not
shared by the otieigi and political world
here, dispatches received from the far
East during the larE week have raised
hope that some. IL nut all, of the members
of the legations ;usa still alive. Minister
Yu Keng thinks the Silence of the minis
ters at Peking is p so ominous as it is
considered abroad, he asks that China
be given another hv days credit TO pro-
duce authentic and satisfactory news of
the legations or. y.ethaps, of the ministers
themselves. lie hln >elf is still in ignor-
ance of the actual 81 nation in Peking, but
concludes from dispatches he has received
from the provineis,l viceroys, and from
kilograms asking Tho mediation of France.
that Emperor Kwar Hsu and the En-
press dowager have The upper hand and
that Prince Tuan ha, been definitely mas
tered. Happily fer my country and for
the foreigners he said, "Yung Lu and
Prince Ching are. ] believe, now in power.
and this leaves me hoDeful-eyen though
the presumption OF the ministers may
prove correct-that tle legationers are still
alive"
The feeling obtains here that this may
not solve the situation and that, though
alive. the ministers are still probably held
as hostages. The eaiiyocal declarations of
LII Hung Chang havo served to deepen the
feeling of mistrust regarding all Chinese
affirmation and information.
The Associated Press learns that the for
eign governments intend to disregard Lii
Hung Changs recommendations-whic
they believe are made in bad faith-not to
march on Peking. On the contrary, the
international expedition win start about
the middle Of next week. following as
closely as possible the railroad. Little
doubt is felt that the Chinese government
will hold the surviving European ministers
as lever to secure better terms in a final
settlement, but in this they will be disap-
pointed, for the powers viii exact for this
violation of international law even heav-
ier indemnity than they would have de-
manded if the ministers had been allowed
to leave Peking of their own volition.
Meanwhile negotiations are actively pro-
ceeding between the powers. and the situa-
tion which will succeed the entry of the
international troops into Peking is a mat
ter affording subject of greatest anxiety.
Already things do not appear to be going
altogether smoothly at Tien-Tsin, and jeal
ousies are beginning to creep out that may
develop into a very serious disagreement
before long. The relations between Japan
and China, which may eventuate in trouble,
are being discussed in the diplomatic world.
Although the japanese minister here. Ku-
rino Shinichiro, scouts, the idea of any al
lance between j, pan and China, the pos
sibility of such development is taken into
consideration - So fereign representa-
tives.
The ambassador of one of the great pow
ers, alluding to the jealousies which have
already become perceivable, said: 1.-The
moment is critical one for the white
races in the far East To win they must
stand together. Japan at the present mo-
ment is apparently with the Western pow
ers, but it must be remembered that al
though Japan, as a result of the Chino
Japanese war and by reason of her ac-
quired civilization looks down upon the
Chinese, still their many race affinities and
other ties between the two nations with
Japans ambition. may lead TO coalition
of the two great members of the yellow
race, which would be fraught with peril
to the Western world China, under Japan's
tutelage, would become a great power,
with whom the European nations might
have graver problems than the parceling
out of her territory among them, which
has chiefly occupied them up to the pres
ent. AS indicating the Russian suspicion
of such eventuality. it is known here
that Russia is mobilizing 100000 men az
Odessa for any emergency"