The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23
|[g MILL FINALLY AGREE
,,rs DISAGREEMENT As TO
ru CHINA QUESTION.

80 nrftish Onacinf-Home-Com
g. = Lard Roberts VIII he
= .Sax Ter the Government.
: 1870 By the Associated Press.
$c*nf,N gept. n.--Isord Salisbury has
x ~ snewered tho German proposal.
e even discussed its terms with
4 .Sv,sers It Is likely that several
~, slapse before Great Britain puts
~ g record regarding the sugges-
= 8up>ror william. As Lord SAL
Z ~ Z M sole arbiter. and as he has
a from mentioning the matter to
y. s.1s-afer. It IL naturally impossible
p tsT1v 10 forecast the nature of Great
SSs1r's fscly. Thoss persons who are
-~lIy n Lord saiisbury's confidence
rs~s euardedly that he will fall into
u 80 oermany. though no may sug-
- S1gA{ notifications Of the stringent
-&s1cra Moreover, II Is believed that
a. d1enan note may prove source of
\ SVsnt ieaGthy exchange Of COM
..~ln6cas befors the consensus OF the
s5s1o d the powers IL ascertained.
"a 80 individual powers might be
ssssN 70 change their views In tho
stsue n harmony.
~ 11a1lns Of tbs nature Of Washing
s113fnao had reached Downing
b seeming, except through press
IefrA. The feeling prevails at the
tS1rr oA1oe that America Is so close
& ~ u.sction that she cannot be expect
~ III n the immediate future q re-
"a orrfous part In regard to China,
- - 4 deterrent or as an agrees
~ f.etor. and interest in the announce
- from Washington consequently
-. IN other words, II II now be-
~ that n the European powers can
-, under oermany's lead. the United
~. sveh n dissenting from the limo
psllcy adopted. would be only pass
j. 1e)tesoF.
- serious Disagreement.
foreign Office official being asked by
rSufoventative OF the Associated Press.
h6eeaih the maze Of diplomatic nitric
IN h. saw any reason 10 believe that
e9bHs disagreement were probable.
"A JUDGING from the present condi-
i1n M negotiations ought to come out
ID riskf The powers Of the world have
a{eA aeeotiafing ~ they never did be-
and have not yet begun 10 call each
~ Mmee This German proposal n
n MI thing which has taken us the
Etf~f bit forward for a month. and
II nif naturally calls out moro d.
m3as4 opinions. But even should the
(H u the powers reject Il. which
.ssos improbable. | do not believe il
05x mean q breakup of the concert.
- may. and I believe will. with
f1Ge pfacticaIly all her troops. We do
II lnore u the opinion Of some sections
4 II Eaelish press that this IL due TO
nUDochlnese bargnin-
pooley ef the Crar.
MI nersiy the logical sequence to the
m nd INST policy laid down by the
~ But. while expecting this. wa DO
az. q ~ s pSop ,as s SssSsa' Ru:. e.
k10ensM viii take Msrchuria- what
/ IN oooef she cannot ccioni1e II her
~ ~ apartments ~ Siberia proved
~ ~ ran only estahlish Z form OF
y 4. rn ,so y. an. lnsu nf e.. pro-
| uplDa 4 would be the Chinese. and
| ~sllen other than Russian, who would
N11A %, even N Russia assumes con-
MH nsnchuriA, and withdraws her
SSn ron q: proyinss Of chili. the
u 4Aiee. there u no reason to suppose
~ y would prevent the powers from
MHW1 feporation for tho outraGoa and
t11lhae Z government which viii open
ass e shs world and insure Its eventual
~ anti Russian cable dispatches OF DIR.
31 s 10y FeklnG coirespondsnt OF the
snssa st1ee arc reviewed N ROWING
kna o. the siege and the heated rivalry
.s.s.s nus psevMl wnere 90 many nation
| ~ ousr'essd toEstner. than as
/ Sf5H"t treo'oing OF rects'
- Asherts' Hosae-Coming.
Ecperss' iaoonic report that noth-
@& " the boer army but . few
" nsss.ss banda came OPPORTUNITY for
Sss tofd salisbury awaited II before ''go-
wfm country" Maraudins bands do
~ FsQpsss the presence OF a held mar
- Lord Roberts homecoming IL
M swaitsd. though II would seem
sane marauders Will defain
Xt# &ny corps IN south Africa. But
"scnM and purposes. with the
800 ~ 'ne Aruaits anu SICK reports.
E,1.'r.~s ~ tsf hr the british pubic Is
4 kNss - 49, 49, over weeks aso. ana the
fkX tveideht Kruger are now fol-
l1slx ~. ohsy nsis,hehrtes interest.
Nj ian,as% wy osnst, apparently
sin.sl aDas y, ,na' ne VIII be able 70
hshs y,,,, asss'''s ~ MS projected visit
ksrss1sssss ~ sahitnt,
81 sns - " party, inc influential dat
Al de,sx 1--WE a. ~ ~ WA, tn~rn @houlu
~ hslttsh a,s,, :, ts isk 'he Aoussr ih
n sn,,,sn ~ ~ no present war, A
~ a..-syu' inquiry - now investigating
asssss@ ~. ~ etncHfs expenses and is