Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-06
WILL RUSSIA YIELD
Powers Seeking to Induce Her to
Change Her Policy,
THEY ARE LIKELY TO SUCCEED.
Prince Ching NTny Bc SET Up Al Acting
Emperor would Afford DnAls
for Negotiations and nGiRht Hc-
aux la II speedy Settlement.

Washington, Sept 3,--Up TO date no
peiinite responses have been received
10 Americas last communication to the
powers on the Withdrawal OF troops
IRON Pcliin, IL Is stated thut, in all
probability, NO least week will be CON
bumed in diplomatic exchange. In that
time Russia may yield TO what appeuts
to be The wish Of nearly all the powers
and refrain from carrying out her pur-
pose TO withdraw from peltin, or the
United States forces alone will be
marched out.
a dispatch from Minister Conger wus
received by the state department 70.
day, 1t was chiefly interesting in be.
ing the first word from him since lis
dispatch Of about the 27th uit. refer.
ring to the proposed parade of troops
through the imperial palace in pelin,
Like that disputch, this Is dHteless as
to Pekin, The contents were not made
public, but IL was stated that ii con-
tanned nothing materially changing
the situation. The lack of dave led to
a determination to take energetic steps
by which all dispatches hereafter com.
ing TO the state department from
China will have the date clerly stated,
Two other dispatches received 70,
day from China ieferred to the stale
Of hegith Of the troops, which gener.
ally Is satisfactory, It cannot BE-
learned that there has been any mark.
cd advancement Of the negotiations be,
tween the powers touching the with.
drawOl Of the international forces from
Pekin. The plain indication Is that
the powers are acting upon the infor-
maticn conveyed in the last note Of
the state department and urc bringing
all their influence TO bear upon Russia
to induce her to change her mind as
to Withdrawing her troops. For some
reason the authorities here appear TO
feol n growing confidence that this ef.
f0St Will be successful.
. N is noted as fact of great signi.
ficance that the proposition is being
advanced to have Prince Ching return
to Pelin as the actlng head Of the
Chinese government The suggestion
Is made that the progress of this wave
Of reorganization while the Internal.
iOnal troops are Sun in pekin, promis-
ing, as it does, speedily to provide an
actual de facto Chinese government
with which nations may treat without
further doubt as to It's srengh, may
solve the present problem and put the
Chinese question in fair way to final
and satisfactory settlement. Much
may depend upon the attdue of Rus
sin in this matter, and the manner rim
which she treats this appeal from the
Chinese notables may prove to be n
test or the sinceri y cf her expressed
desire to deal with the Chinese govern
ment as soon as possible,
A high official Of the German foreign
office, said today in defining Ger.
many's position! Germany has not
answered Russia formally, although
she has informed her colhdentiully as
to the views of the German govern.
ment. Certainly we do not object to
the removal OF the legations temper.
nrily o Tien Tsin as This would enable
the members to rccupcrpte from their
recent hardships So far as the answer
of the United States to Russia is con.
Cerned, we now lge II to be In sub
Stantial ngreeWcnf with Germany's
POSITION
When asked whether, II the troops
we're Withdrawn, the empress dowager
ind emperor woJId ra,wu TO pc,n,
HE foreign Office ahgial u que .i14
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