Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-06-24
Copyright. Associated Press.)

Copyright, Associated Press.)
LONDON, June 23.-From every cap
ital in Europe and from every news
center the world over there is pouring
into London an amazingly interesting
stream of stories ~purporting to foretell
the action of the powers intend to take
in regard to China. According to usu-
ally well informed correspondents at
Rome, Vienna, Yokohama, Paris and
Berlin, the powers are now deliberat-
ing as to the ad~visability of imprisoning
the Dowager Empress of China and
are busy arranging the details of the
long-looked for partition of the Celes-
tial Empire. These forecasts bear
many evidences of authoritative inspir-
alton. Yet, the Associated Press is in
a position to say they nave not a frag-
ment of basis. Upon the authority of
the British government, it can be de-
clared that no communications have
passed among the powers regarding any
action in China excepting the relief and
release of the diplomats shut up in
Pekin. When that is accomplished, to
use the words of a foreign Office Off
cial, sit will be time enough for the
nations to deliberate on their further
course Of action"
This official added:
NO plan for the eventual settle
ment of
The Chinese Problem
has so far been presented to Great
Britain, nor even suggested to her"
While Lord Salisbury is too cautious
TO commit himself to prophecy regard
Ing the outcome of one of the most re-
markable crises in the worlds history,
the Associated Press learns that he is
not inclined to believe this Boxer"
outbreak will Immediately bring up
that most vital of all points, that is,
the paramount necessity for European
suzerainty over the entire Chinese N
pire. To further quote the foreign Of
fee official:
I'm discussing the utterances OF
LII NA0 hlLtlA60 " NOl1N~
spondents, one must remember they are
to be gagged by standards of compare
tive ignorance rather than by compare
tive knowledge. No European really
knows anything about China. Some
know less than others, but that is about
all it amounts to. We are not parley-
ing with the other powers and the other
powers are not p%arleying with us, for
the simple reason that we are all ig-
norant of the conditions we are fac
ing. Unanimously we. are trusting to
! the naval officers on the spot. When
they are in a position to report to us
the extent of the uprising they may be
able to tell us whether we are facing a
rebellion chiefly confined to the north,
Or whether we are opposed to the whole
Chinese people and government, Then
it will be feasible, but not until then,
for I'll. powers to go together in an at
tempt to agree on some method of set
ting forever the Chinese problem.
The first thing is 10 release our re-
spective diplomats. That. it seems,
Has Not Yet Been Accomplished.
and while that remains the chief OBJ
jeetive and the naval commanders Of all
nations maintain the present harmony.
Great Britain is not anxious nor do the
other powers seem anxious TO bring up
the debatablei questions of an event
full settlement, and yon may be assur-
ed that all the reports Of an information
al agreement on a line of action sub
sequent to the restoration to safety of
the diplomats at Pekin are premature
and u~nfounded."
The general trend of the best inform
ed opinion in London seems to be that
the opposing interests Of Japan and
Russia may in themselves ~9recipitate
q crisis even before the Boxer out