The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-31
CHINESE DIPLOMATIC s1TUATIoN.
American Acceptance OF Russia's Propo-
sition to Withdraw Troops.

sftion to Withdraw Troops.
Washington. Aug. 3O.--The United
States government, having acted favor
ably upon the Russian proposition as
to the withdrawal of troops from Pc
kin, is now quietly waiting for re-
sponses to the notes which have been
sent to American representatives abroad
for presentation to the powers Judg-
ing by the rate of progress made in the
preceding negotiations, several days and
perhaps week may pass before all of
these replies are received. According
to their formal expressions, all of the
powers are agreed upon this one point
they do not desire to enter upon for
NAL war upon China. The United States
government is trying to bring about this
result. For the moment it finds itself
side by side with Russia, whose earn
estness cannot be questioned at this
time. The object now in view is to
bring about situation in China that
will admit of the beginning of negotia-
tions looking to the re-establishment of
order and the cessation of hostlities
the insurance of protection to foreign
life and property. After that the nego-
tiations may touch upon other ques-
tions that remain to be settled. 1t is
! with this object that Russia has sug
gested the withdrawal from Pekin in
order that the Chinese government may
resume the reins Of power, for the Chi
nese are not apt to yield fealty to
government not In possession of its own
capital.
The Russian government has been
earnestly champoning the cause of Ii
Hung Chang from a precisely similar
motive, namely, desire to speedily re-
habilitate the Chinese government in
order that it may carry out It's express
desire to settle the difficulties which
have arisen This has been the object
of the negotiations of the last few days.
and the Russian note and the United
States response were but parts of the
general plan.
In responding to the Russian note as
1t did the United States government
awaited itself of the opportunity of di-
rectly inviting the remaining powers to
express their desires in the matter of a
settlement, or rather to indicate how,
in their Judgment, peace negotiations
could be thus instituted. This note is
calculated to secure full disclosure of |
the intentions of the powers if the in |
ouiry Is met by them in the frank |
spirit in which it was conceived by the |
United States government The diff
Guilty apprehended now in reaching |
settlement lies in the intention delay |
on the part of any power which is con-
cealing it's true purpose and does not
desire to avoid a formal war
The state department is already en-
barrassed by delays experienced In Sc
curing responses to it's note challenging
the production of objections to Ii Hung
Chang. 1t appears that much 'confu-
sion exists at Taku as to what actually
had been decided upon respecting the
treatment of Ii Hung Chang should he
arrive at that place en- route to Pekin.
The reports of the naval commanders
to their home governments rather in
creased the confusion in an interna-
tional sense Admiral Remey found 1t
difficult to sift out the facts at Taku
Now the state department finds the re-
plies so far received from Europe vague
and unsa tisfactorv from the reason
that the various governments appear to
have different understandings as to the
exact conditions at Taku. 1t could not
be learned from whom the replies were
received and which were missing, but |
II can be stated that at present the
question as to the acceptability OF Earl !
Ii as an envoy and his freedom from /
remain unsettled. The ad- |
vance of the Russian proposition may
reduce the Importance of the other |
questions for with the return of the |
government to Pekin, the |
smaller matters of the personalities of |
the envoyS and the sufficiency of Gre |
dentials could be speedily adjusted. AL
together the opinion among the men, !