Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-18
CAUSES rNEAsINEss IN EURorE.
China's Attack Russia COmplicRtes
the situation.

LONDON July 1S-If the news of a Chi
nese invasion of Siberia proves true it VIII,
of course, immensely complicate the situa-
tion from the information point of view.
AS stated in the Associated Press st.
Petersburg dispatch of July H. the Chi
nese had already peremptorily ordered all
Russians TO quiet Manchuria, but no one
imagined they would be audacious enough
to break out of their own country and at
tack Russian territory. Such an attack. If
it has been made. of course constitutes in
Itself declaration Of war. rendering for
NAL notification needless.
a separate attack by the Chinese on Rus
sia means giving Russia. according to the
views expressed in Europe additional ex-
cuse for an isolated descent on Pekin and
an additional claim to assert greater In
fluence than the other powers and obtain
greater compensation when the day OF SET
tlement arrives. Hence extreme uneaSiness
has been created in the chancellOrieS by this
latest development.
As to the latest Chinese assurances Of the
safety of the European legations at Pekin,
they are not credited here. on the con-
trary. it is believed these assurances have
teen dictated by a desire to save the ma
tive city of Tien TSin. The Associated Press
correspondent at Shanghai wires under
date of July III. that there Is hardly a doubt
that Sheng, the Chinese administrator or
teIegraphs. is withholding information in
as already cab ed to the United States may
he taken as correct. The dispatch adds that
there is evidence that the Woo Sung forts
(at the mouth of the Woo Sung river and
ten miles north of Shanghai being
strengthened and supplied with large guam
titles of ammunition 1t is hoped in Lon
don that the landing of 1000 japanese
troops, which II is expected Will be effect
ed today and the arrival of Indian troops
will enable the allies to reinforce Shanghai.
Admiral Alexieff reports a skirmish July
II on the Pei-hO river, twenty-five versts
from Taku. between accommodating body
of Russians and Chinese. in which several
Russians We're killed.
a dispatch from Shanghai. received here
today. reports that five cruisers Of the al
lies fleet. including the British cruiser Ter
ribe. reconnoitered at Shan-hai-kuan July
Il. and found the harbOr lights and forts
intact and but few Chinese visible. The dis
patch adds that it was intended lombard
the forts. but that the fleet refrained and
stood 10y ready for action in case the forts
showed signs of activity The same dis
patch adds that eight warships are lying
off the native city of Shanghai. and that
nine others are between Shanghai and Woo
sung
China Proposes Redress.
A dispatch from Canton. received here to-
day. gives some additional facts relative to
the memorial to the throne which Ii Hung
Chang told the foreign consuls h., as duyen
Of the viceroys had induced all the other
yiceroys. except two. to frame. as reported
in the Daily Te,egraphs Canton dispatch
of July IL. Tn" memorial insisted upon the
necessity Of five points, follows:
F,rSr-tTJ-ectipu "f foreigners in the en-
P!rr. whether war breaks out or no;. in or
der I" preserve China prestige as Il civil
lied state.
Secoud-Thc rescue Of foreign minis s..rs
s-iU living, as z, sutia;iuns would then s.ill
b1 possible and the governments OF those
saved might use their influence ii favor Of