The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-26
|N)ORSE TIE OPEN DOOR
FRENCH GOVERNMENT STANDS FOR
UTMOST FREEDOM Or TRADE
IN CHINA
MORE TROUBLE IN AFRICA
Moorish Troops Massing ON the
-Franco-MOr0ccan Frontier
Paris Exposition
Doesn't Draw.

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Copyrighted 1900, the Associated Press.
: PARIS, Aug. @.-The viceroys of the
various provinces of CHINA may be con-
voked to- choose some one of weight In
. the empire to deal with the powers in
establishing such a government as wi as
sure the fulfillment of whatever terms
the powers shall dictate in settlement of
their claims arising out of the recent
outrages, and one who will give sat:sfac-
tory guarantees of a complete change of
Chinese policy towards the outside world.
Such a solution has been suggested in
diplomatic circles but with most Of the
corps absent on vacation, and President
Loubet and M. Delcasse, minister of for
eign affairs out of town, the idea has
not assumed a crystalliZed form. Hope
still exists that strong central power
will be found in Pekin which will con-
stitute the best guarantee for the fu-
ture and the best means of securing repa-
ration for the wrongs suffered by Euro
peans and the best Safeguard against d.
vision among the powers themselves.
Now, that the allied forces have entered
the Forbidden City, the necessity for the
maintenance of concord among the DOW
ers is most pressing. Yet fears are in
creasins that the strain of conflicting in
terests and ambitions may cause a cleav-
age among the nations interested This
danger has been demonst rated already by
individual action of Russia in Selling the
present opportunity to extend her from
tier into Manchuria and the recent Incl
dent regarding the landing of British
troops at Shanghai. While no official
statement is forthcoming as to the posi-
ton of France, in the absence from Pa
r1s of those in control of her foreign pol
Icy, the following, emanattng from san
official associated with the French gov
eminent, represents the view of the for
eign office at the present juncture:
I'VE have no revenge to seek in China.
and we have no intention to demand such
recompense in the shape of indemnities q
will create movement against foreign
ers. Our policy will be one of liberal
education, the effort to teach this great
mass of people to trust and regard Euro
peans favorably. In the end this NAV re-
suit in the advancement of civilization
for one and commercial prosperity for
the others. Those who think a change
Of government win change the character
of the Chinese people have not a broad
understanding of the deep-seated ideas
which centuries have bred in them To
make a radical upheaval of their form
of government just at this time would
do more harm than good We shall at
tempt to find suitable person of liberal
Ideas toward foreigners who will as
sumo the reins of government Our posi-
ton follows the identical lines of the
United States in nearly every instance
Commercially, we wish the broadcast in
ternational construction to be placed
upon foreign privileges, and it is a fact
that had not your country declared an
open door at the time it did, France
herself wouldCha1ei done So The reply
made by the United States to Earl Ii
Hung Chang's request for the appoint
ment of an emissaTy to act, with a view
to settlement and the establishment of
peace, receives general APPROVAL here.
France will take a similar position, for
we must be assured that we are nego-
tiating with e concrete body, and not a
shadow. While we have special CONNER
ial interests in Yum Nan and SEE Chuen,
our desire to develop that region would
be defeated should we act on narrow,
selfish ideas theref
The small u-g6vernmentaI papers are
still barking over the acceptance by
France of Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee, as conffnander-in-c of the
allied forces lin China, and the sincerity
Of Russia's friendship is impugned, as
these papers say it was Russia that sug-
gested Count Won Waldersee as the com
mander-in-chief M. Paul de Cassagnaic.
editor of L'Authorite. writes:
ST fear the Russian alliance will lose