The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-10
POWERS IN
ARGUMENT
All Are QuarreIing Over
China.
FRANCE SENDS A BILLET
Wants Arms Prohibited, Fortifca-
tions Raced and Guards
in Peking.

IN PekIng.
TlEN-TSIN, Sept. %. via Taku, Sept
~. via Shanghai, Oct. ali Hung Chang
has abandoned his decision to proceed 70
Peking and will, 1t is announced. begin
negotiations with the Russian Minister
to China, III. de Giers. upon the latter.s
arrival at Tien-Tsin.
General Chaffee has designated the
Ninth Infantry, the third squadron of the
sixth Cavalry and Battery + to remain at
Pek.ng. He estimates that it win take
month to get eae American troops out
of China
KAISER NAY YIELD,
NEW YORK, October LA cable to tho
Herald from Berlin says: Government Of
ficials declare the reports in Paris con-
corning the German attitude are NOT en-.
tirely correct. They state that the diplo-
matte relations between st. Petersburg.
Berlin and Paris are now excellent Ger
many insists upon her proposals concern
ing the discovery of the guilty parties in
China, but it is likely that she will aban-
don the proposal making their punish
ment preliminary to peace negotiations
The report that Germany has already
cone so Is premature. She Is waiting for
Englands answer to her proposals first
The st. Petersburg correspondent Of the
Berliner Tageblatt telegraphs that In
view of the punishment of Boxer chiefs
and the Chinese Emperor's letter regard
Ing the assassination of Baron Won Ket-
teller, the Russian press demands that
hcstilities cease and that peace negotia--
tiCns be at once begun.
FRANCES NOTE TO POWERS.
LONDON. October 1.-THE Austro-
Hungarian Foreign Office" says the VI
emma correspondent of the Morning Post.
"has received - scircular.. pote -saA1eh
France has addressed 70 tife pow6fs n
| which she agrees as to the necessity OF
obtaining satisfaction for the anti-foreign
| attack, but suggests that the minister's In
Peking should Immediately begin negotia-
ticns on the other questions at issue. The
note also proposes the permanent pruhifI-
| tion of the importation of arms and am
! n'unition into China, the razinE Of the
| Notifications between Peking and.the sea
and the maintenance of legation gunrds."
| PARIS. Oct. 2-An official of the French
Fcreign Office today formally confirmed
the accuracy Of the details OF France's
note to the powers on the Chinese QuesA
| ton, as telegraphed from Vienna Last,
| night.
A representative Of the Associated
i Press questioned the official referred to
as to the causes actuating the French
Minister of Foreign Affairs in issuing the
note. The official said:
M. Del Casse has bee4f@ contemplating
this action for a number of dayss2 France
wants peace and desires 1t expedttio09ly.
The Minister is therefore anxious to mad
a middle course between Russia and Ger
many which VIII meet the approval OF
all. There is no foundation for the stxte-
ment that an effort Is making to secure
Continental accord. to the detrimeu< OF
England or the United States We ars
unable to understand exactly the scUur0s
the United States intends to pNyaue,
! Will
der all conditions, or whether s00 WI
negotiate in concert with the othog pow
ers in case they reach an agreement esxes
isfactory to her.
"Germany's note, as understood here,
presents two pfopositions--one the pun
ishment of ths guilty, the other the peace
proceedings. While. some people intsfs
pref it as meaning that the first izlaE
absolute condition preliminary to the sec
ond, we see no reason why this power
should not proceed with the treaty pro
l.minaries with those appointed emisss
ries of the Chinese Government at Pekiug
, while the armies seek out and puniot
Prince Tuan and his guilty associates
There is no incompatibility which will no
permit the two actions from occurrfni
simultaneously. Our hope ia for al
agreement to begin negotiations and tn
I note expresses NJ. Del Casseis ideas o
/ how best that end can be secured. W
) feel there is nothing in 1t antagonistic +
the interests of the United States an
tLst we will receive her acquiescence.
The French Consul at Canton, unde
e date of Monday, October 1st, cables tha
e the gunboat Avalanche, with the Frenc
$ Vice Consul on board. had just returne
;. to Canton after cooperating with tn
: Chinese forces in repressing the trouble
> in the disturbed districts of the Wes
e river. A certain number of the guilt
: underwent capital punishment. The ma
q terial losses were very heavy. but ther
/. was no loss of hfe.
:, GERMANY DENIES STORY.
a BERLIN, October 1.-The statemer
published that France, Russia and Ge'
any have arrived at a complete undel
standing in regard to the retention
troops at Peking and that Germany Wit
draws her plan for the punishment OF u
s. instigators of the outrage before Il
n peace negotiations begin. is denied hel
), officially
A Foreign Office official made the fo
loving statement on the subject: 1T
II story is Inaccurate. particularly the I'M
p. nation that Germany, Russia and FRAN
.- have formed a separate diplomatic grou
Il Negotiations between these powers co
!" tinue, as with the others. Germany DO
not expect Great Britain's answer 10
20 proposal for several days. .
he The seni-oficial press unfformfy oil
credits the assertions, but a weii-in1o,n =
ed Diplomat assured the correspohoe
this evening that he had excellent reasol o.
for believing them to be true, especial
!, as the German Foreign once hsu =, ,,' )
u admitted that Russia had dropped aIi
at tentions of Withdrawing from fesins- =,
;, Tbe Rerliner Post denies that
O. EYeneh Russian and American ONCE
,d have refused to obey Count Won Walue
he see nntil hostilities are resumed. Tne ro