The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-30
SAVANNAH, GA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30 1900

reason the declaration: I'VE desire no
partition of China. and seek no special
advantages,' is said to clear away the
suspicion that Germany has far reach
ing purpose Of territorial ACQUISITION in
China.
Inc attitude of Italy has been defined in
statement by Marquis Visconte Venosta,
minister of foreign affairs, as follows
Inc cabinet has no political intentions
toward expansion or intrigue in China
l's programme is to maintain perfect ac.
cord between Italy and the other Powers.
y meet and some troops represent .he
participation of Italy in the common task.
we cannot leave entirely to others che
protection of our national rights. nor are
we dlslnterested in the work of mutual
interests ana civilization which the Pow
els are seeking to carry on in China"
It is said that the course of Austria
VIII be practically Identical with that Of
Germany.
Questions That Confront
One of the best-posted members of the
diplomatic corps, who is actively engaged
ln present negotiations, to-day summed
up the international complications sub
stantially as follows:
Inc Powers were in complete accord
up to the time OF the taking of Pekin
But with that accomplished, the more
important question arose as to the future
course of the Powers in dealing with
Cmna' and on that there is not as vet
any complete accord Thus far il seems
pam that the United States oppose the
dlsmemberment of China. or any move
towards territorial extension there. and
In TINS position Russia and France seem
20 agree. On the other hand, while there
is hcth hlng definite indicating territorial
expansion yet the exchanges have led 10
the belief thai Germany, Great Britain
ana PROBABLY Japan, are not averse to a
course which wild bring about territorial
dlVlslons within the empire 1t was suD-
posed that Japan stood against any divis.
ION OF the empire but the landing of jap
anese troops at Annoy cannot be account
ea Tor on the ground that a Japanese
tempe has been burned, so that it is the
accepted view that Japan is at least
making ready to be in a position to share
l' any DIVISION of territory which NAV
come.
The course of Russia in taking New
ChWahg cannot be viewed in the same
nght as the landing of troops at Amov or
shanghai, as this was for the sole pur-
pose of protecting Russia's line and anv
Interior territorial purposes have been
olsclalmed by Russia. So far as Great
Brltaln's S purposes are concerned in the
absence of any express declaration, the
landing of troops at Shanghai is strong
evidence that Great Britain wishes to con
troll the Yang Use valley, which is the gar
den OF China. On the part of Germany
the doubt as to her future course is due
mainly 10 Count Won WaIdersee's speeches
since the taking of Pekiu. These have
indicated that he was going on an exten-
sive campaign, and that The fall of the
Chinese capital was only the initial step
in a comprehensive programme, requir-
ing the presence of large army. Just
what this means is not clear, but it has
at least created much surprise in Wash
ington and some other capitals"
About Lis Credentials.
The differences over Ii Hung Chang's
credentials are three-fold. One view, in
Guiding that of the United States, is that
the credentials are acceptable; another is
that they have never been shown 20 car
ry complete authority; while the third
view is that the original credentials were
valid at the time given, but have since
become Invalid through she flight of the
Emperor and Empress Dowager and the
ment. The question of credentials does
not seem so difficult TO deal with, and it
probably will be solved to the satisfac-
tion of all concerned, but il is not clear
thus far that the Powers can be brought
into complete accord on a general policy
for the future of China. Each appears 20
be waiting for the other to act and on
the part of some there is traditional
dsinclination to go into the outlining of
policies.