The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-09-20
PEACE SEEMS NEAR.
Russia and the United States In q
Chinese Alliance.
Plan IL 20 Withdraw from Pshin and Allow
Empress to Return and Negotiste for
Pesce-0reat Britain Does
Not Approve.

London, Aug. 3i.--Diplomaiic cir
cles IN London appear 10 be sn'is-
fled that Russia has either directly
sent circular notes to the powers pro-
posing the opening Of pence ncgoiin-
tious or has reached an agreement
with the United States In regard fo
the basis on which the government
nj Washington will take initiative ac-
tion. Russia may prefer the latter
arrangement on the ground that the
United States has no entnnglcmcnis,
like Manchuria, calculated To nronSe
the suspicious Of the powers. Moth
ing definite. however. seems 10 hc
known at the legations IN London 49,
ccpt I,ussia's great anxiety To end
the prevailing conditions as speedily
as possible. though the opinion Is eN-
pressed that RUSSIA believes. as - pre-
liminary To the negotiations, that the
allied forces should cNacuatr Prk;n
and retire with their resident minis
tiers. Europeans aud native Chris-
better treat with the most RESPONSE
bile Cinnamon available.
As Viewed In Washington.
Washington, Aug. Ji.-Thc state
department has dispatched its in
s,rIctions to the United States diplo-
matte Representatives abroad in con
formity with the decision reached
Wednesday by the cabinet upon the
Russian proposal 10 Withdraw the
troops in P"kin IN order To allow the
empress dowagcr aud emperor.
kwang Tsu. to return To the capital.
To institute negotiations for settle
Dicnt with th. powers. All Of these
steps are matters of common agree
ment. ms II was not possible for Two
Of the nations concerned. Russia and
the United States. to make agree
rnents between themselves NJ this
stage. at least. as IL is necessary 10 ad-
Wise each Of the governments repre-
scented in China Of the various propo-
sitions ms they are preached.
" arrangements can he made for
their acceptance under proper guar
anicr for their performance. our gov
rrnment will Withdraw its troops
from Pekin in order 10 facilitate the
negotiations for peace, and this ns-
surancc has been given Ia the Russian
government along with the Others.
The Chinese government must guar
antce its ability to prevent the spread
Of disorder Ia other provinces. and u
recurrence of such disorders a. have
occurred.
Does Not suit EnrIand.
London. Aug. 3l.--'rhc Russo ,mcri-
can "surpirsc." NJ il is called. is the
chief feature of the morning papers.
While Russia's part in the proposal
Is regarded with considerable suspi.
cion. II is generally recognized that
the flight of the empress downgrr and
the emperor renders the situation rx-
tremely difficult. and, therefore. that
II might be- wise Ia adopt the Russo.
American programme as the best SO.
luton of the problem. ~ the same
time very strong feeling is displayed
IN favor of n more vigorous line Of
policy.
INV p"''H 'rhI'n' says ne
I nitcd States are almost morbidly
To wash their hands of the
Chinese embarrassment. This has
long been apparent. Bnf II Is rather
10 hear that their anxiety
Is shared by Russia. With the possi-
bile exception Of Gcrmnny. there is
probably not another power that
would seriously object Ia the evacua-
tion al Pckin."