The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-17
Won't Follow the Irreconcilable Policy
of Some Powers.
BELIEVES CHINA IS PLAYING FOR TIME
Willy 0rien'aIs, Russia Thinks, will Gather
Their Military Resources During the
Rigorous Winter and in The Spring
Reopen the War.
Reopen the War.
(By the Associated Press. }

St. Petersburg, Oct. 16.-The Russian
that its attitude in China will be increas-
ingly independent of the concert of the
powers. Russia it is explained, is dis
posed to attach less value to joint action
since her interests have been fully Sc
cured by the successful campaign in Man
churia. Moreover Russia is not willing
to follow the irreconcilable policy of
some of the powers"
The expectation, the publication adds,
is that the Chinese Government is about
to utilize all it's resources of duplicity
to keep the powers occupied with vain
negotiations and proposals and the dis
patching of notes in order to gain time
until the winter, counting on the rigor
of the climate to prevent military opera
tions and allow China to gather her mill
tary resources for a spring campaign.
WASHINGTON'S COMMENTS.
Washington, Oct 16-The cable dis
patch from st. Petersburg indicating that
Russa's attitude in China will be inde--
pendent of the concert of the powers.
caused no surprise among officials here.
who have been looking forward for some
time to just such a line of action 1t
was noted when the aggressive military
movement was inaugurated by Germany
and the expedition against Pao Ting Flu
started that Russia was among the pow
ers which did not join in the movement.
As the bulk OF the American troops had
Withdrawn from China, leaving General
Chairee only a legation guard at Pekin,
the japanese forces participated in a
very limited degree, by continuing the de-
fenses of Pekin during the absence of
the other allies. The dispatch from ST.
Petersburg is looked upon as merely an
other step similar to that taken when
Russia withheld from the Pao Ting Flu
expedition and other aggressive military
moves. Moreover it is regarded as quite
in consonance with the pacific tendencies
Of this Government, which have been di-
rected all along to securing settlement
by diplomatic means, rather than by the
sword. The Russian purpose of pursuing
independent action has not made itself
evident in any official or formal way thus
far, either to the State Department or
to the Russian Embassy here.
CONGER OBJECTS TO THE METHOD.
Paris, Oct. ia dispatch received by
the Havas Agency from Tien Tsin dated
October 18th says:
THE British Ambassador, being inform
ed from London of the basis of negotia-
tions proposed by M. Delcasse, called a
meeting of the diplomatic corps in Pekin.
The French propositions were unani-
mously approved and appreciation was ex-
pressed of Frances initiative. United
States Minister Conger alone raised an
objection, not against the propositions
but against the method of procedure. Mr..
Conger deemed that the French propo-
sitions would have to be imposed upon the
Chinese during the negotiations. While
these propositions are formulated as be-
ing the basis of negotiations, different
ministers, among others the British and
Italian, presented certain demands, espe-
cially the replacement of the Tsung Ii
Yamen by a Minister of Foreign Affairs
and the posting for two years OF the
DEGREES concerning the punishment Of the
instigators of the anti European move
ment. These demands are approved by all
Minister'S