Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1900-08-09

which views commerce as her greatest
interest China Is now engaged In rats
ms men and means 10 cope with these
eSen'ualitles. but she feels ,ha tif. lef,
10 herself she might not bc equal 10
the occasion should II ever arrive and
therefore turns 10 England in the nopc
OF procuring her good Offices in bring
ing about settlement of the Difficult
ties that have arisen with the other
treaty power
The emperor makes this frank ex-
posure Of what is nearest his hear, and
hopes this appeal IN her majesty. the
queen empress may he graciously to-
ken under cons ;deratioa and an an
swer youchsafed al the earliest pos
sibie moment
The parlamen. paper on China
shows the considerable negotiS ms that
had previously passed between Great
Britain and The European powers Ie
garding the policy of Japanese action.
while Lord Salisbury notified Amhas-
sador PaunCefote on June y as fol
laws
You should suggest TO Secretary OF
state Hay that any troops which 1t is
proposed 10 send from Manila would
be Of great value. az il is probably that
the United States legation is in great
danger. as we'll AS the legations OF the
other powers.
Germany anssumed the position re-
gardlng the Japanese matter that moth
ing must be done 10 imperial the ac-
cora Oh the powers. pan insisted upon
as assurance that her Intervention
would not lead TO a collision with Rus
sia. Russia finally declared on Juno
2sth that she had no desire TO hinder
Japan liberty especially after her ex-
pressed Intention TO fonform her ac-
ton to that Of the other powers
The correspondence shows that
/ Count Murayier. the late Russian
minister OF foreign affairs took an opti-
mistic view of the situation in China,
but that Count Lamsdorn his sue
cessor. was far from sharing in this
sanguine view He thought that north
ern China was in a state OF hopeirr,
anarchy as did NJ Delcasse. the
French minister of foreign affairs who
uannkri o,vt. 49, -
July 4 proposed a collective note OF
warning TO the government at Pekin
hoping that this would demonstrate
the solidarity OF the accord OF the pow
ers. Mr.. Delcassc insisted that the re-
lief of the legations at Pekin was far
more important than any petty griev-
ances among the powers. On June d
Lord Pauncefotc Informed IordSaiis-
bury that in addition 10 the regiment
already ordered from Manila TO Tien
Tsin. 500 marines were going. through
al that date the United State did not
think a state of war existed in China
Berlin. By Cable Emperor vii
lams address TO the soldiers corpris-
ing the China expedition forms tn.
subject Of general discussion The en-.
perors instructions To spare no Chi
nese AMI MAKE no prisoners are con
demned by nearly everybody ono
meets and also by the press Ths
ICkal Anzelger preis nds that the en-
peror did not mean what his words i'm
Piled. but t'.'t he merely wished to
caution the pl-fs Of the expedition
that they would meet a foe who does
not spare and makes no prisoners Bnt
nearly all the other papers. comment
ing on the emperor : speech. strongly
argue against IT, the Tagehlati In
specially caust.c manner. remlnaing
the emperor that telling h.s soldiers
,, TO carry civilization into China and IN
the sa ne breath enjon.ng them 20
deal with ferocious severity there do
, not tally Besdes. 'h" paper argues
, the emperor has 10 right to SO in
strlet the expedition because the ex-
peditfon aill form part of a u hole and
b" under the command or e chief O!
j some other nationality whore .ns'-uc.
I tons .oleiy they must Dbey The pap"'
: further maintains that "the emperor
q behavior is likely 10 split up the har
rony Of the pTHers as toub'less aoTs
Of The powers will rot agree to the en-
parors instructions