The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-11-14
TO DIVIDE THE EMPIRE,
Logic Of Events will Compel Pow
ers to Dismember It.
A MINISTER'S BELIEF
territory to be Parce1ed Out to Eng
land, Germany and Russia
America to Get Nothing.

London, Nov. 10.-Baron Hayashi,
japanese minister to London, believes
that the logic of events will compel the
powers to dismemDer China He says:
Affairs IN China will remain at a
standstlll until next March because Of
the severe winter. Then the trouble will
mare up again. 1t will be impossible to
ager or Prince Tuan. The latter will
naturally not come to Pekin. If the EN-
peror and Empress want to come Tuan
VIII Kill them and set up his son as EN-
peror. If the allies attempt to penetrate
into the interior in search of the refugees
they will accomplish nothing, for the fee
ing rulers will merely move their capital
farther and farther west.
America to Get Nothing.
"This means that the powers will have
Eastern China on their hands. and they
will sooner or later divide it up. Ger
many will get Shan Tung province and
re Chi LII besides, thus entering into Great
Brltain's preserves by the back door.
Russia will take what remains toward
the north. England will probably aban-
don Wei Hal Wei to Germany in ex-
change for something more valuable.
england will also probably get Canton.
. Japan Will get nothing except qCorea and
the United States will get nothing what
ever.
If Russia has really annexed any land
at lien Ism. the Gar doubtless intends
only TO acquire space for q foreign set
Element. Other powers have Similar
holdings in the same locality
To Provoke War with Russia.
Moscow, Nov. 1O.-It is reported from
Toxic that a fanatical internationalist
society has just been organized there.
whose principal aim is to see that China
is not divided up among the powers, that
Corea remains independent and that a
war is provoked with Russia One hun
dred thousand members have already
signed the socety's roll Nineteen thou-
sand soldiers have returned from China
to their homes in Siberia Six thousand
of them returned via Khailar, the rest
over the Amur river.
Chinese Expect Russia to Rule.
Berlin. Nov. 1O-There is no confrma-
ton Of the news that the Dowager EN-
press of China is dead. 1t is believed
that the court is still at Sinan Flu. At
the legation the opinion is expressed that
Russia intends to keep a hold on Man
churia.
Regarding the seizure of Tien Tsin bv
the Russians the German foreign office
IS reticent, but is convinced that Gen.
Linevitch acted without official instruc-
tions from his government.
Insult to Great Britain.
Berlin, Nov. 1O.-The German foreign
Office has been informed regarding the
alleged insult offered by Russian troops
at Shan Hal Kwan to the British flag.
1t believes that, if there be any founda-
ton for the report, the incident will prob
ably be Immediately adjusted by the high
er officers.
Count Won Waldersee's plan of cam
paign, according to report, contemplates
forcing 'the return of Emperor Kuang
Hsu and the Empress Dowager to Pekin
by pushing expeditions nearer to them.
cutting off their supplies and preventing
large reinforcements from reaching them.
Temporary War Measure.
Berlin, Nov. 10-A dispatch from PEI
kin, dated November 8, says that as the
Russian seizure of territory on the left
bank of the Pei Ho is regarded as a tenn
porary war measure, the British minister
has refrained from protesting. against
the action TAKEN