The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-26
OFFICIALS ARE QUIET
RELATE NOTHING OF DIPLOMATIC
NEGOTIATIONS.
NO NEWS OF OPERATIONS.
CHINESE SITUATION SHOWED BUT
FEW DEVELOPMENTS.

Military and Naval Features Yield
TO the DipIomntlc-Remey Sent In
formation Indicating Russia's As
sumption of a Position Threaten
ing TO Harmony United Stntes
Least Under Suspicion of Having
Ambitious Designs Upon China.
Washington, Aug. 25.-The diplomatic
feature of the Chinese situation to-day
| took precedence over both the naval and
military features. The officials of this
| government were, if anything, more IN
| communicative than heretofore as to the
relations between the Powers and China.
Ii was stated authoritatively that no
news of operations had been received and
that the diplomatic negotiations could not
be made public.
y The most unsatisfactory development of
the day so far as the pacific programme
of this government goes, was the receipt
of a dispatch from Admiral Remey, con-
veyng the reports which had reached him
Of disagreement between the COM
rnander of the Russian forces in Pekin
cI this dispatch was not made public but
it vas said on good authority TO contain
the statement that the Russian COM
4 mander had forbidden communica ton
with the Chinese on the ground that Rus
Il sia was technically, as well as practically,
b a. war with China.
81 Il may be said that this information
II was not conveyed by Admiral Remey as
81 icial news, but merely as a report from
reliable sourc which he considered this
81 goe,rlment n yuld pCss SIS for its own
81 info m2 ton. Assuming Admiral Remeys
81 report to be correct, this move on the
b rsrt Of Russia strikes the first note of
"a d.c5rd in the heretofore harmonious con-
81 crj of the Powers. The possibilities Of
# future complications that it opens up are
aqost infinite and would be serious to
Fl degree 1t may be said, however, that
& lie news is not taken very seriously by
TINS government and certainly will not
affect our coul Sc in any way until it has
& lteu officially confirmed.
It was expla nd that the situation
#soEing out of the joint occupation of
Va ssin by the Powers was delicate, a.
.though not nece sarily to be described
as serious The interests Of all the Pow
{ ers there rel scented were at least COM
HpelidNe if not antagonistic, and an i'll
#coasi esed move on the part of any one
4fo eminent might easily entail d sagr e.
s ols cen eqGenceS in which al would be
&ncre or ], IS inVClv. d. At the same time,
q was explained that a l Of the govern
|Dtuts represented in China wera anxious
T. avert any oEeu clash. if this could
T. done W thouI sacrificing what they
#ccn>ider tn ir rights in the premises
#1n this situation the United States occu-
XIied the position held all through
it, disturbance, namely of being the
Ion Power least under suspicion by
&the others of selfish and Interior motives.
Il This governments is exceedingly anxious
10 maintain this vantage ground and re-
vain the confidence of the other Powers,
So hat it Is now more than ever eau
4 uous as to the next step TO be taken.
4 The decision 20 address instructions to
the United States representatives at the
courts of the various Powers was reach
ed Yesterday after the most mature de-
liberation. 1t would have been a salts
faction co this government if the action
could have been taken without exciting
pubic comment on any sort. Owing to
the fact that this communication was not
addressed directly to the other govern
merts and that it contained merely in
s'rJctions for the guidance of our diplo-
matte representatives abroad, it was de-
clQed not to make public either the text
or the substance of The instructions, lest
their premature publication should defeat
the very object for which they were de-
signed namely, ascertaining the temper
Of the various governments interested
with view of determining what form of
Procedure is most likely to meet with
general appropriation among them and
lead to a speedy solution OF the problem