The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-10-17
Hunting Trouble in China.
Useless and Unwise Mill.
tary Operations Against
Chinese Cities

peace oegotiasioos that il msy be
matter OF weeks or even months before
the pesoe commissioners will be able to
get TO work.
III. considered military operations iu
Chile and elsswhers ere said 60 be
responsible for tho check which diplo.
macy hes met 10 reaehiog . settlement.
Through :6e efforts Of The state depart.
meut. seconded by tho more moderate
powers, . steady and Systematic pressure
had been brought to besr upon the
Chinese emperor to bring about bic
return to Pekia. The representations
from tho great southsrn viosroys TO Il
emperor setting ont tho impossibility o.
supply'ug the court With money and
food II Il persisted 10 retrss.ios to
Tsiasu Fa, ia Shsnsi. wee but one Of
tho means which he'd been resortsd TO
ct the instsnco OF this govern msut to
secure The reeuro OF tho court. All
efforts we're o0utralised, however, by
tho spssnodio and unnecessary activity
OF tho allied military forces There
vas 90 useessity whassvsr for tbe Pao
Tiog Fu expedition, iu tho judgnent Of
the ofieials here, and that veuture wss
the straw which determined the imperial
court to Ase TO ahe western mountains.
LII Huog Chang and tho viosroys Of the
south hsve pledged themselves to
maintain order and guarantee proteesiou q
for foreigners and property 10 their
respective provinces. This w.s made .
condition PRECEDENT BY the Uoited
Ststes governmsnt to the establish hmeut
Of relations with them looking to the
initiation Of negotiations for . iusl
settlement. Absorbing to oil reports
that have reached Washington, the
viceroys had lived loyalty up to their
promises. 10 spite Of irritating military
expeditions aud movements Of various
kinds set up against their protests +; and
therefore it 10 regarded % particularly
unfortunate tho. the allied forces should
persist oow 10 the expedition against
Pao Ting Flu II is not known here
whether or not the Germans are tho
moving force 10 this project. and q
contrary conclusion is drawn from tho
fact that the Waldersee is not the
directing head Each nstionality sp.
pears to be moving ct the will of its
military commander, aud military
affairs 10 China. ~ viewed 10 Wishing.
ton. appear to DO 10 hopeless confusion .
10 this state Of affairs Satisfaction 10 felt
10 the fact that the American troops
are not 10 any manner involved 10 the
sctivities Of allied forces. sod it is said
that tho movement looking to their
wisbdrawal-w will proceed unio oterruptly.
The reply Of Tho United States gov.
ernmsot to the latest note from France
Offering suggestious % to tho settIsmeos
OF the troubles in Chios Wss completed
late today and delivered to NJ. THE.
baut, charge d'afairss Of the Frsosh
embassy. By him il wss forwsrdsd
to bic goverouent. No Official state.
nsut OF tho eoutsass OF tho answer wss
obtsiosbls. Following its iu1sgibls
rule. the state department. declined to
make public the text OF ths ecuouui.
cation or to make any statement Of tho
nature OF its contents, ustii opportu pity
bad been sdordsd for its reception by
tho French foreign Office.
It 10 believed, however, to take .
favorable visw Of the suggestions sub.
mitted BY the Frsooh govern meat 10 q
general wsy. although it does not com
nit this government to oil of them.
As to the first Of the proposed French
terms Of settlements. the Punishment of
the priooipk oulprits. this government
has already declared itself 10 xumis.
taxable terms.
AZ to the second, the maio ten soos OF
the Inhibition against the import of
arms. this goveru mens will not declare
itself to the Poiot of making it % ab
solute prerequisite to further negosia.
tions. Az to the third aod fourth prop
osi,ioos providing for equitable IL lem.
mites to States. societies and indivi.
duals. and the formation of per ma
oent guard for the legations 10 Pekin,
q cordial assent will be given As to
the fifth. which requires the dismantte.
nent of the Taku fo.,i6catious. this
government is not disposed to 60 quite
to the length Of making it an iudispen
sable condition as does the French note
The sixth Of the French conditions
reads as follows:
"Military occupation of two Of three
points on the roads from Tien Tsin to
Pekiu. which would be thus always
open to the legations wishing to 90 to
the sea or forces proceeding to Pekin
from the sea"
This paragraph would seem to make
it obligatory upon the powers 10 main
tain gsrrisons at these points. and
while the conditions are such as to