Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-09-06
ATTITUDE OF JAPAN.
It Is Said Her Troops Will Re
main In Peking.
BAD MORAL EFFECT TO WITHDRAW
Russia's Reason For Taking Her soldier,
Out of China Is to Keep Up Good re.
lations With Earl Li-opinlons of Con.
tInentaI Papers.

Berlin. Sept. Ga member Of the
Japanese legation in Berlin Informed
the correspondent of the Associated
Press yesterday that the legation had
not yet been advised as to the attitude
Of Japan regarding the withdrawal OF
the intarna 1onal troops from Pekin.
The official in question, however, ex-
pressed the opinion that the Japanese
troops would remain there.
The withdrawal of the allies,. said
the official, would have ve.y haG
moral effect in China Russis | be-
lieye, will withdraw because from her
standpoint this Il the shrewdest thine
to do, as it would insure the eontini-
anee Of her influence in Peking. partic.
ulally with Ii Hung Chang. who has
always been ready to do Russia's will
in China"
The papers comment this evening
upon Russia's latest communique and
upon the utteranees Of the Journal de
st. Petersburg regarding It, The Vos-
sische Icitung says that it will not
make Russia's surprising step any
more ineligible. The National lei
tung observes:
Indirectly this .eommunique con.
firms the view that Russia no longer
insists upon her proposition to with
draw the troops from Pekin We can
only interpret her latest declaration
in Il sense favorable to the harmony
of the powers.
The Berliner Tageblatt. which un
derstands Russia's sharply aecentuat-
ed declaration against military action
extending beyond the capture of Pc
king aimed ut Germany. says. Rus
STA is jealous of so strong Il rival in
China as Germany, since she wishes
TO establish for herself a sort of Mon
roe doctrine there. Her proposition is
dictated by political and not by mill
tary motives"
The Freisinnige Xeitung complains
that Germany Is handling the question
of the evacuation of Peking in Il dila-
tory fashion. and the Rhenish West
fhaelsche Ieitung devotes a series of
articles to Germany's China policy.
sharply attacking it.
The FranlifHrter Zeitung prints a
Shanghai special. saying that the new
German minister to China, Baron
Mumm Won Sehwartzenstein. visited
the Chnise quarter of the city with
out a militarN escort and returned
without molestation.
London. Sept. 6.--The cancellation
Of the order holding back the Fourth
Indian brigade is regarded rs impor
tant. 1t shows that, whatever the out
come of the Russian policy. the Brit
ish government is determined to have
sufficient troops on the spot to ade
quately protect British interests.
Considerable Significance is attached
to the statement by the Journal de ST.
Petersburg us possibly indicating Il
modification of the Russian policy
This paper is the organ of the Russian
foreign office. its editor being n coun
eillor of state. It is noted that, while
the Journal de st. Petersburg am
nouuces Russia's determination to
maintain the solidarity Of the powers
1t only mentions the withdrawal of the
minister's and not of the troops to Tien
Tsin 1t is believed that the powers
might agree to such modification of
the original Russian proposal.
The Vienna correspondent of The
Times. discussing the situation. de-
clares that Japan has n strong dispo-
sition to act in harmony with the
United States in the Chinese ques-
ton
\ Shanghai dispatch announces that
German troops will land there today
tThurSdavl. Curiously enough they
will be located in barracks adjoining
the residence of Ii Hung Chang.
United States Consul Goodnow. ac-
cording 10 The Daily News. says there
never was any necessity for landing
troops at Shanghai.