Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-08
RUSSIA CHARGES
DOUBLE DEALING.
Effect Of Ambassadors Statement
as to Great Britain and Germany,
AMERICAN POLICY HONEST.
Significant About the Chinese Situa-
Ton - Grangers, War Taxes, Ha-
waiians and the Regular Army,
Special Corresporience.


Special Correspondence.
Washington, Nov. 23.-The Chinese
question is again on top, in Washing
ton. The slowness OF the negotiations
In Pekin, as well as some OF the de-
mands talked OF by the representatives.
Of some Of the powers have aroused
the suspicion that some Of the powers
are not honest in their professions. and
really do not wish "a peaceabIe settle
ment This government has Instruct
ed Minister Conger to inform the other
ministers Of its opposition to making
impossible demands Of the Chinese gov
| eminent.
But the most significant public oc-
urrence in connection with this matter
was the publication OF an authorized
interview with the Russian ambassador
to Washington who, without mention
ing other powers, gives unstInted praise
TO the United states. ana implies doubts
OF others. For Instance, he said: 1T
Is with a great deal OF pleasure that
record the qualification / feel NJ the
| absolute harmony Of purpose which ex-
! lists between the United states and
! Russia In the Chinese question. No one
can doubt the sincerity OF the Amerl-
can government It's mognanlmous
policy has added 10 It's prestige In Eu.
rope and Asia
DONE FOR A PURPOSE.
When ambassadors publicly record
| either their qualification or their re-
| greet IL Is always done for a purpose.
/ and the closing words OF the Rus
! sian ambassador leave little doubt OF
! his purpose In this case-to call atten-
! ton 10 the acts and talk OF the Anglo
| German representatives in Pekin. lie
! said: u am hopeful that a solution
| satisfactory TO the powers and to Chi
| ma will be reached. but TO achieve IL all
| must pursue a disinterested policy and
! have as its aims the objects they had
! in view when the trouble began" In
| diplomatic language this comes very
| near 20 charging England and Ger
! many with double dealing I'm China.
on the whole the situation ls regard
| ed as more threatening 20 American
! commercial interests IN China than at
any time during the trouble.
NATIONAL CHANGERS.
The National Grange. Patrons OF
! Husbandry, which has just concluded
! very successful annual convention In
! Washington had some vigorous words
! 10 say about congressional legislation.
| II endorsed legislation for the construc-
| uon OF the Nicaragua canal by the
| United states government; for pure
! food. against trusts, regulating the
use OF shoddy. the Cullom Interstate
! commerce bill the construction OF
| waterway from the great lakes to the
/ ocean, the extension OF rural free de-
| livery the establishment OF postal saw
/ ings banks and the election OF United
/ States senators boy direct vote OF the
| people. Portland. Me. was chosen
I as the meeting place OF the next con-
| Neption, TO assemble on the Wednes-
/ day following the second Monday OF
! November 1901 A resolution was
J unanimously adopted endorsing the
| Pan-American exposition, at Buffalo.
and making october 10. 1901, National
Grange day.
WHERE TO CUT TAXEs,
A delegation OF druggists are in
| Washington. prepared to try TO con-
| vince the members OF the House ways
and means committee. which is wres-
| Ting with the problem of how best to
| reduce the war taxes. that schedule b
| OF the war tax law, which deals with
articles IN which druggists are partic-
| ularly interested Is the one that ought
10 be entirely wiped out whatever may
be done with the others The brewers
are making a st!l hunt with the as
slstanCe of shrewd and high priced
| lobbyists, for the reduction OF the beer
tax. The majority members Of the
ways and means committee have held
| consultations with the President the
| secretary OF the treasury and the COM
| missioner of Internal revenue % get
ideas about how the bin should De
| drawn. The minority members win not
! participate I'm the committee meetings
| until the bin has been agreed upon by
! the majority. Secretary Gage told the
| committee that redutious amounting %
as much as $4,000 600 year might safe
! ly bee made. and that is about the
amount that win Bee aimed az IN the
! bin, but the trouble lies 10 deciding
! whore 20 make the reduction IL is not
| an cnyiahlo task as no matter how
| they are made, q howl win be made by
those interests which do not share in
them.
NATIVES WERE WINNERS.
MI =. Als lAlNut II ildINAIl man VINO
has been prominent member OF the
bar OF Honolulu Tor five years, is IN
! Wa shiugton He said OF the recent
election In Hawaii, which resulted In a
/ triumph for the natives. against both
! Democratic and Republican parties:
"The legislature IN both branches has
| majority of natives. Fortunately,
! they have not tWo-thlrds. and will be
! unable 20 DO any great damage as the
! governor through his power OF veto,
! can Chico kmate them. Otherwise, one
! might expect % see such things as an
| effort TO restore eN-Queeu Llluokalanl
| 90 the throne. Indeed Robert Wilcox,
! the congressional deegate-elect. fire.
| Quently advocated that, and promised
! the kanakas that if he were sent 20
/ Washington he would be able % ac-
| compllsh not only that but that he
would stop the segregation OF lepers"
ABOUT THE ARMY.
To Judge from the various opinions
| that are being expressed by prominent
! members of both branches of Congress
| as 20 how much Of standing army
we ought 70 have, Il is not going 10 DO
an easy job 10 agree on the army bill,
/ which every body admits must be passed
az this session OF Congress. The war
department has officially announced
that every volunteer IN the Philippines
viii be brought 20 the United states
! before their term OF enlistment expires
July l. 1901 and Il is now pretty
generally known that Il VIII be neces-/
sary 90 replace them with other troops
and those other troops can only be he
through the action OF Congress.