Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-08
Game Of Blind Mans Buff Now
Being Played in China,
IT DIDN'T RUN UNCLE SAN.
Wanted This Country 60 send TWEEN.
~ or Thirty Thousand Troops ito
ChlnR-Prospect Of Settlement

New York, Sept. S-A dispatch TO the
Tribune from London says.
The English press does not like the
game Of bIudmans bun now In
progress az Pekn. but 1t Is not pre-
pared to say so plainly 1t was without
adyicos respecting the Russian pro-
posul TO- The wishdrauplof troops from
the Chinese capital, and the oracles In
the Vosges are silent now in regard TO
the German adaptation OF that scheme
for negotiating with the empress dow
ager aud mandarins, instead Of cutting
OF their heads on Furnishing them other
wise
The English press when In doubt
takes a strong line and busters. II has
done this ON general principles since
the foreign legations were attacked and
has insisted mat the empress dowager
must be depOsed and the guilty man
darins be punished and adequate safe
guards be taken to prevent the recur-
renee OF the outrages and crimes
against civilization. IL has never eX-
planned how this could Doe done unless
the powers were prepared 10 assume
responsibility Of dividing and govern
ing China.
WANTED TO RUN UNCLE SAM.
The solution which would have been
popular In England would have been
the adoption by the American govern
ment Of distinctly punitive policy, en-
forced by the employment OF an army
OF $4,000 or 10000 troops The British
government would have followed the
lead OF the American state department
and have largely increased its own
military forces In China for the purpose
Of securing the punishment Of guilty
mandarins, dethr0nement Of the em-
press dowager and the organization
OF the imperial government Since the
state department has not taken this
course the foreign office here has adopt
cd policy Of mastery Inactivity, and
been prepared 10 acquIesce Ia any ar
rangements which may be made by
Russia and Germany
ENGLAND GOES WITH OTHERS.
Russia began boy proposing plan by
which would enable the empress
dowager and maudarins 10 return TO
Pekin ana escape punishment.
Germany has not rejected this scheme
outright. but has reduced IL 20 a meas
ure for partial withdrawal OF the Euro
pean, Japanese and American forces
so that Count Won Waldersee. when he
arrives. will have az least a small inter-
national force 20 command and some
thing 10 do which win be dignihed and
conspicuous
other notifications may be proposed
by the United States or the other pow
ors but 81 may be- safely assumed that
the British foreign office Will assent %
any policy which secures a general
agreement Of The powers and obviates
the necessity for partition Of china.
and acceptance 0f administrative re-
sponsibilities on q stupendous scale for
vast hives NJ population. No English
journal saws this al present but a
compromise may be read between the
lines of every leading article
The British foreign office has no al
tentative policy and viii hc content 10
allow Russia 90 score heavily. provided
the dignity Of the German emperor is
saved and the China question disposed
Of or temporarily shuntCd without a
partition Of the empire.
CENTERS OF ENGLISH DIPLOMA
CY.
A part from the tax OF the press
IN China in clubs on diplomatic circles
Mr. Brodcuek is not .u London. and
Lord Salisbury is surveying the hills
and out % touch with his colleagues
and subordinate Country houses.
hunting fields and Golf links ore the
usual centers ~ diplomacy n England
az this time Of year. but The talk there
now runs on the general elections and
the choice Of candidates Cor doubtful
districts.
The American Ambassador has start
ed for Germany and Beugadne leav-
ing Henry white mo charge OF the eJl-
hassy for a month. Other ambassador.
are also out ~ London.
The China question Is falling into Tho
background because the British f1roig
Office Is not taking an active part
settling A. but ls allowing Russia anC
Germany 20 adapt themsalve7 to On
situation and at The same timc avoiding
an appearance ~ weakness and irrcso-
luton
WILL BLAME AMERICANS.
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