The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-11-29
HAY TO THE POWERS
Secretary of State Sends Note on
the Chinese Question.

Washington, Nov. 24.-The secre-
tary of state has addressed an iden-
teal note to the powers interested
in the Chinese situation, setting out
tersely and afresh the object of the
United States government as to China
and pointing out how such objects
as are common to the powers can best
be secured. The note marks the in
itiation of fresh negotiations on our
part on the arrangement of new bases
to tide over the impossible situation
created at the last meeting of the
ministers in Picking. Some responses
already are at hand, and it is stated
that generally our advances have been
well received, and the state depart
ment expresses satisfaction with the
progress so far achieved,
1t is believed that the note is an
appeal from the extreme course sug-
gested by some of the powers as to
the treatment of China, especially in
the matter of punishments and in
IDENTITIES to. which the ministers at
Picking seem inclined. The intent is
to push the negotiations on a more
rational and business-like basis.
Should BE Transferred from Picking.
London, Nov. PA dispatch to
Reuters News Agency from Picking,
dated November %, says:
competent independent judges of the
present critical stage of the negotiations
opine that the consideration of all the
peace preliminaries should be transferred
to Washington or to European capital
and be placed in the hands of plenipoten-
tfaries possessed of fun powers to ar
range the terms to be imposed on China.
Once the terms are agreed on they should
be presented as a demand not requiring
negotiations with the Chinese commits
sioners. 1t is felt that the present discus
sions of the ministers, who do not possess
the powers to decide on the multiplicity
of propositions without reference to their
governments, are bound to Unfortunately
drag out the preliminaries and result in
long delay, causing the greatest uneasi-
ness in the foreign communities. who an
ticipate vastly increased difficulty in reach
ing a settlement. owing to the alleged
waste of time"
A Serious difference.
London, Nov. PA serious di-
yergence has arisen in Peking,' says
the Tientsin correspondent of the
Daily Mail, wiring Wednesday
"Japan, the United States, Russia
and France favor demanding a
milder punishment than the exc
cution of Prince Tuan and the 9th.
ers, while Great Britain, Germany,
Austria Hungary and Italy deem any
thing less than the death penalty
useless. An important decision has
been arrived at, however, that this
divergence is not to interfere with
the general peace negotiations. An,
other remarkable feature of the sit.
uation is the sudden vote face OF
Russia, which now declines either to
withdraw her troops from the prov,
ince of Chill or to hand over the
railway as promised"
United states an Obstacle.
London, Nov. 24.-The Times COM
ments editorially in somewhat in
credulous tone upon Secretary Hays
fresh note to the powers. saying that
it cannot imagine Secretary Hay as
Directing to the execution of the
guilty officials after, as was under
stood, asserting to the French pro-
posals. 1t admits, however, that, SO
far as outsiders can form an opinion
"the United States appear to be the
leading obstacle to the working of the
concert of powers in China"
The Daily News, evidently despond
ent as to the outcome Of the negotia.
tons in Picking. says: The concert
must either dissolve or compromise
We hope Mr.. Hay may be able to sug,
gest compromise which all the pow.
ers will agree to adopt firmly and In
union.
Causes Alarm.
Shanghai, Nov. 24.-The newspaper
assertion that Germany had threat
end an expedition of $4,000 allies up
the Yangtse-Kiang to Sian Flu con