The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-09
ENGLISH PRESS AT SEA.
Does Not Like the Game Now Being
Played at Pekin.
A REVIEW OF THE COURSE OF EVENTS.
British Government Has Bcen wait.
inr for the other Powers 10
Take the Initiative.

New YORK, september IA dispatch TO
the Tribune from London says. The Eng
lish press does not like the game OF blind
mans bun now In progress at Pokin, but
1t Is not prepared to say so plainly. 1t
sian proposal for the withdrawal Of troops
from tho Chinese capital and tho oracles
IN the Vosges are silent now in regard to
the Germ IN adoption OF that scheme for
negotiating with the empress dowager and
mandarins instead OF cutting of lher
heads or Furnishing them otherwise. The
English press whom Ia doubt takes a
strong line and busters. 1t has done this
on general principles since the foreign
legations were attacked and has insisted
that the empress dowager must be de-
posed and the guilty mandarins be pun
ished and equal safeguards be taken to
prevent the recurrence Of the outrages
and crimes against civilization. 1t nss
never explained how this could be done,
unless tho powers were prepared to as
sumo responsibility for dividing and gov
ernin3 China.
The solution which would have been
popular In England would have been tho
adoption by thu American government OF
distinctly punitive policy enforced by
thv employment OF an army Of $4,000 o.
$4,000 troops The British government
would have followed the lead OF the Amer
lean state department and have largely
increased lis own military force In China
for the prrpose OF securing the punish
. ,,lt
thronement OF the empress dowager and
the reorganization OF the imperial govern
ment. since the state department has not
taken this course, the foreign o,fice here
has adopted a policy OF mastery inaciyi-
ty and has been prepared to acquiesce in
any arrangement which may be made by
Russia and Germany.
Russia began by proposing plan which
would enable the empress dowager and
mandarlns to return 10 Pckia and escape
punishment, Germany has not rejected
thls scheme outright, but has reduced il to
measure for partial withdrawal of The
Europeans, Japanere and American forces
so that Count Waldersee, when 0le arrives
VIII have at least small internatiorS ri
force to command and something TO do
which VIII be delightful ana oonspicuous.
other notifications may be proposed by
the united States or other powers but IL
may he safely assumed that the British
foreign office will assent to any polirv
which secures Il general agreement of tho
powers and obviates the necessity for n
partition ot China and acceptance of adj
ministraflye responsibilities on a siupen-
dous scale or vast hives OF population. No
English journal says this at present. but a
lines 81 every leading article. The Rrnlsh
foreign office has no alternative pollcy
and VIII be conteHs to allow Russia to
Fcore heavily, provided the dignity os this
German emperor n saved and the China
question disposed OF or temporarily shunt-
ed without a partition OF the empire.
Apart from the articles of the press,
there is little discussion OF the situation
In China in clubs or diplomatic circles. Mr..
Brolerck is not in London and Lord Salis-
bury is surveying distant hills and is out
or touch with his colleagues and suhordi-
pntes Country houses, hunting fields and
gelf links are the usual centers OF aiplo-
macy in England at this time OF year.
but the talk there now runs on the gem
eral elections aud the choice OF cand-
dates for doubtful districts. The American
ambassador has started for Germany,
leaving Henry White in charge OF the ein-
bassy for a month. Other ambassadors arc
also out OF London. The China question
VS. railing into the background because the
active part in settling IT, but Is allowing
Russia ana Germ0ny to adapt themselves
10 the situation and at the same time
avoid all appearances OF weak and irreso-
luton
The St James Gazette porsiats IN the
belief that the powers will remain In
Pekin and that the international forces
will be compelled TO go elsewhere IN
China since disturbances will inevitably
eusue when the provinces are convinced
that the conquest and partition OF the
country are threatened. a more reason
able view Is that Russia and Germany
will come to some agreement by which
tho heads of the mandarlns will be saved
and the imperial government restored,
with the temporary garrisons for the for
eign quarters until compensations can be
arranged for Russia. Japan and Germany.
4 This arrangement viii not be satisfactory
TO the English people. and there VIII be a
disposition to blame the American gov
eminent for not taking a stronger lire
OF action. Mastery inactivity has at least
one advantage for a nation preoccupled
| with the Bcer war in leaving Ii free Ia