The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-23
No Plan Has Developed For
Handling Chinese Problem.
Imprisonment of DOwager En-
press Is Considered.
DIVISION OF EMPIRE
Is Also Suggested as a Solution
of the Trouble.
Russia Is Accused of Starting
the Uprising.

Copyright, 1900. by Associated Press.l |
London, June 23.-From every capital |
in Europe and from every news center |
the world over there is pouring into I
London an amazingly Interesting |
stream Of stories purpOrting to foretell |
the action the powers intend TO take in |
regard to China. According TO usually |
well informed correspondents at Rome, |
Vienna, Yokohama, Paris and Berlin, |
the powers are now celebrating as to
the advisability of imprisoning the dow
ager empress Of China and are busy ar
ranging the details of the long looked
for partition of the celestial empire.
These forecasts bear many evidences of
authoritative inspiration. Yet the As
sociated Press is in a position to say
they have not a fragment of basis.
Upon the authority of the British gov
ernment it can be declared that no com
munications have passed between the
powers regarding any action in China
excepting the relief and release of the
diplomats shut up in Pekin. When that
Is accomplished, TO use the words of
foreign official, "it will be time enough
for the nations to deliberate on their
action"
NO PLAN.
This official added:
NO plan for the eventual settlement
of the Chinese problems has so far been
presented oGreat Britain nor even sug-
While Lord Salisbury is too cautious
70 commit himself to prOphesy regard
ing the outcome of one of the most re-
markable crises in the worlds history
the Associated Press learns that he is
not inclined to believe this boxer out
break will Immediately bring up that
most vital of all points, that is the
paramount necessity for European
suzerainty over the entire Chinese en-
pire. To further quote the foreign Off
cial: In discussing the utterances of
statesmen and the of
spOndentS one must remember they are
to be gauged by standards of COMPARE
tive ignorance rather than by compara-
i've knowledge. No European really
knows anything about China. Some
know less than others but that is about
an II amounts to. We are not parley-
ing with the other powers and the other
powers are not parleying with us for the
simple reason that we are all ignorant
OF the conditions we are facing. IMAM
lmOuSly we are trusting to the naval
officers on the spot. When they are in
a position to report to us the extent of
the uprising they may be able to tell us
whether we are facing a rebellion chief
ly confined to the north or whether we
are opposed to the whole Chinese people
and government. Then it will be feast
ble, but not until then. for the powers
TO get together in an attempt to agree
on some method of settling the Chinese
problem.
FIRST THING TO DO.
THE first thing is to release our re-
spective diplomats. That, it seems. has
not yet been accomplished, and while
that remains the chef objective and
the naval commanders of all nations
maintain the present harmony Great
Britain is not anxious nor do the other
powers seem anxious to bring up the
debatable questions of an eventual SET
Uement, and you may be assured that
all the reports ofan international agree
ment on line of action subsequent tC
the restoration to safety of the diplo-
mats at present are premature and un-
founded"
The general trend of the best in.
formed opinion in London seems to b,
that the opposing interests of Japar
and Russia may in themselves precipi.
tate a crisis even before the boxer out
break is stamped out. Neither of then
IS DeheNed TO be willing to go to tn,
extremity of a resort to arms at tn,
present moment. Upon this later phas,
OF the situation the all absorbing topi,
of the day, one can hear hundreds O.
opinions from men about equally posted
yet scarcely any of them agree
A wei known American diplomat
though frankly cOnfessing he is be
wildered by the countless possibilitie
involved tells the Associated Press n
believes II quite probable the crisis vii
resolve itself into struggle betweel
Russia and Japan, and that perha d
the true way of sizing it up is to lool
at it in that light, without payinj
much attention to developments of tn
immediate future of the contest be
tween the boxers and the united forces
That estimate of course is made OF
the supposition that the boxers cousti
tute no representative part Of China.
LONDON FULL OF AMERICANS.
London is teeming with America ms
who find difficulty in getting accommo
dations a the hotels. On every stearne
night cab loads are turned away fror
the leading metropolitan hosteIries
which are reaping a richer harvest tina
ever from this class of customers Ye
in few days they leave for Pari
and their rooms are taken by NOR
Compared with the eagerness of til
hotel manasisrs and storekeeoers
awaiting the coming Of Americans, tn
khedive's arrival in England was mers
y a trifling incident.
The few editorials and cablegran
printed here created only a mild sol
of interest in the Republican nation;
convention a Philadelphia, as the r.
suit was regarded as a foregone COZ
clusion. Though most Of the corr,
spondents of the English papers d.
clare President McKinley's re-eIectio
IS certain, the people here are mo-
likely to take keener interest in Il
Democratic national convention
Kansas City, for by the proceedin,
there it is generally thought Il
strength of the anti-English or rath
pro-Boer element in America may ]
gauged.
The arrival here. of the America
contingent who are to compete in Il
amateur athletics association chan
piOnship games, July z, has awakeni
English sportsmen to the fact that th
are likely to lose many faurels Prime
toms team looks fit and we'll but Il
young athletes are much afraid of ge
ting out of training before the even
come Off. They have gone to Bright
to practice, and viii probably ent
several events of the London Athlei
club meeting, June 80. Captain Gregg