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Washington. Aug. 20. New that the
primary obi~ct for which tn. allied
armies marched upon rekin. viz. the
rescue Of the ecsiegcd iegationer-. ha.
been accomplished. the drift Of disrus.
sion In official and diplomatic circle.
ree-rts To the next step to b- taken.
Necessarily many of the predictions
a. 10 what this viii he are purely con
I bc'iural. as u IL realized that com
pls'c aud definite information regard
ing the coalition Of affairs in rrkin
must he awaited before any positive
I action can he taken by the govern
nents whose interests have suffered
a. a result Of the Chinese troubles.
New se.stss.~s sss Aspects.
ave are ON IN. threshold Of an en-.
tirciy new condition of affairs. n new
aspect confronts rs. said . well-p -post-
ell official of this government last
night. The efforts Of the several gov.
crnmrnts during the past few weeks
have been devoted TO the rescue of the
lerationerS In fekin. Now that that
has been accomplished the eour.. of
the governments whose interests have
been affected IL for the present ono
largely Of conjecture
A. Avststs~~ pswsssls.
The presumption here is that sh.
next move viii lie an agreement FOR
an armistice. This may he under
taken by the commander. of the CHI
mes. army. and those of the allie. ON
the spot. where the fighting. accord
ing TO the latest report. from rekin.
sPf~ars s'iii ca be In progress. This
accomplished. the question Of the
withdrawal Of the foreign armies. tn.
payment Of indeplnitiex aud many
other problems may he l.ft to com
missions duly appointed 20 adiidies,.
them.
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IA Hung Chang hs. sIr--S Zen
pointed q plen5pos ---'ssrS ~ nis K"s
srnru-uf t. --sgotiate terms OF p~ar~..
49, IN this capacity. he made an inef--
fectual attempt to stop the progress
of the allies in their march ON rskin.
Whether Earl ~ will be continued in
that capacity hy the imperial govern
ment l. not known here. but surh
seems altogether probable. as. with
his well-knoWn ability aud hi. as-
quaintanee with the world. he would
Ne ~ble To make possibly better terms
than any other Chinaman.
pi~s~s Nations Have ssG~rsA
There are II nations. pointed out
the same official. which have suffered
as q result 81 the Chinese disturb.
aacss. All will expect a settlement Of
damages which have resulted from
the lioxsr outbreaks. the murder of
missionaries. aud the destruction Of
legation property. Spain Is one Of
these. aud. although sh. has not par
tiripat"d in tn. relief expedition. sh.
has suffered sl'kc with the Others.
and will expect 10 be- indemniiicd for
her losses
II caBh. stated anthoriiatlsrly that.
mp 10 this time. there have been no
exchanges between the United States
and other powers regarding IN. steps
tn be taken In the future to bring
China To terms for the iosse. that
have been incurred. The sole interest
of the United States up To this time
has been the rescue of the legation
crs, which Is now an accomplished
fact.
~" Desstte Conclusions Reached.
Informal discussion has taken place
between the president and his cabinet
as to what this government will do to
secure rrparation for losses. but the
conclusions reached are purely tenta-
tive. and in no sense definite.