The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-09-04
AWAITING THE
POWERS REPLIES
nar Government Has Heard
Nothing at Yet.
REPORTS CONFLICTING
pns..a. Japan and America Will
Doubtless Act Together.
rc1bED AND GERMANY ARE IN DOUBT
HE Said That Lord Salisbury favors the Plan
Withdrawal From Pekin. Japanese
Landing Parties Have Quit
Tod Amov.
ted Annoy
.3v The Associated Press.)

l2v HE Associated Press.)
u...s,.-on Sept. THE entire course
. r..g-s1tjons on the Chinese question
..- 4~gaeudent upon the responses OF
..ters 10 the Russo-American pro-
.,f- 1t VAS stated authoritativeIy at
H.. ..e.. If official hours today that no
.-- mad been received from any
..-.a. ether than those Of a preliminary
.5 .~..-e!usive character heretofore an
r-rr.al. Moreover. it is stated by re-
~~.stla administration officials that not
,r.- The last answer is received, will
the a.zatiations assume any definite
-ha dissent from international accord to-
ward which all efforts are now bending.
}rnr4 interest was aroused today by
-ha dispatch from st. Petersburg giving
the full. text of the Russian proposal.
as If cleared up some discrepancies which
had existed owing to the oral natur of
.Ha communication made to this Govern
ra4t by The Russian charge. BY far the
mos, tmuor-ant correction it makes is in
disclosing that Russia had not ordered
her Minister and troops to withdraw
atrom china" as was stated in the
American ~paraphrase Of the proposal, but
that she intended to recall NJ. De Giers
ml his staff TO Tien Tsin.' whittier
they will be accompanied by the Russian
-ro7.s In short Russia has not an
7oaacaI a Duroose to withdraw from
Caa. hut only from Pekfn.
As the negotiations progress, the view
< Strengthened among officials that the
Rlsso-American plan OF withdrawing
from Psh.n ultimately Will be c~oncurred
n by all Of the powers. In diplomatic
quarters his outcome is looked upon as
practically assured. It is pointed out
that + The Russian. American and Japan
So troops are withdrawn from Pekin
-a other powers would not have 5000
1s2 remaining there, which would be a
.uC- utterly Inadequate to garrison and
3.a15 the capital. The British force now
ERaan is said to number 5000 men, and
The German force is only a few hundred.
Oh IL other hand. the Russian and
L--e-a ~c0ntirgents are very large, and
r1 .4elr withdrawal the main strength
Of the allies at Pekin would be taken
away. IS q matter of necessity, there
fore. !. Is held that the withdrawal of
Tie larger forces will compel he smaller
forces Of Great Britain and Germany to
.-ava 4r The same time.
The brief answer which Germany al
r1ly has made 20 this Government states
that any general consideration OF the
PROPOSITION viii be dependent upon IN
"--.-s as to the condition of affairs at
fea1. These inquiries are now in prog
'es through The German officials at the
Chinese ea.ttal. and their responses are
expected To form the basis of Germany's
general answer. Those in position to
lake a2 Intelligent view Of Germanys
course say here is little doubt of Ger
m~F's ac~reutance. One of the chief
reasons set forth for this course is that
After all. Germany's accord with Russia
and c'her continental nations is of prim-
aF inheritance. whereas the holding OF
Faa11 is of secondary importance.
The course Of the British Government
is being awaited with keen interest, not
only for its effect upon the present ques-
Ton. but because Of the part it will have
u maintaining the accord between the
'o"ers. There IS a noticeable feeling
among some of the foreign representa-
lives here that Great Britain will decline
10 accent Me plan and thereby will be-
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posted a.slom9tic Quarter that Grea
H~r.-a.a.s Hesitation at this time Nigh
bring aa,.s q ranftition Of the Japan
China alliance in which event the opin