The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-30

ton and satisfaction for the outrages
committed. We desire no partition of
China and seek no special advantages.
The imperial government is imbued
with the conviction that the mainte-
nance of the agreement between the
powers is q primary condition for the
reservation of peace and order In China -
One of the best posted men in the dip
lomatic corps, who is actively engaged
in present negotiations, to-day summed
UP the International complication sub
stantially as follows: "The powers
were in complete accord up to the time
of the taking of Pekin But with that
accomplished, the more important ques-
ton arose as to the future course OF
the powers in dealing with China, and
on that there is not as yet any complete
accord. Thus far 1t seems plain that
the United States opposes the dismem-
berment Of China, or any move towards
territorial extension there, and in this
position Russia and France seem to
agree. On the other hand while there
is nothing definite indicating terrific
rial expansion yet the exchanges have
led to the belief that Germany, Great
averse to a course which will bring
about territorial divisions within the
empire 1t was supposed that Japan
stood against any division of the en-
pire, but the landing Of Japanese troops
at Annoy cannot be accounted for on
the ground that Japanese temple had
been burned. So that it Is the accepted
view that Japan is at least making
ready to be in a position to share in any
division of territory which must come
The course of Russia In taking New
Chwang cannot be viewed in the same
light as the landing of troops at Annoy
or Shanghai as this was for the sole pur-
pose of protecting Russiats railway line
and any Interior territorial purposes
have been disclaimed by Russia. SO
far as Great Britain's purposes are con-
cerned in the absence of any express
declaration, the landing of troops at
Shanghai is strong evidence that Great
Britain wishes to control the Yang-Tse
valley, which is the garden of China.
On the part of Germany, the doubt as
to her future course is due mainly to
Count Waldersee's speeches since the
taking of Pekin. These have indicated
that he was going on an extended cam
paign and that the fall of the Chinese
capital was only the initial step in a
comprehensive programme, requiring
the presence of a large army Just
what this means is not clear, but it has
at least created much surprise In Wash
ington, and some other capitals.
1.-THE differences over Ii Hung
Changes credentials are three fold.
One view, including that of the United
States, is that the credentials are ac-
ceptable; another is that they have
never been shown to carry complete au-
thority, While the third view is that the
original were valid at the time given, |
but have since become invalid through |
the flight of the emperor and empress
doWager and the complete collapse of
the Chinese government, The question |
of credentials does not seem so difficult |
to deal with and it probably will be
solved to the satisfaction of all con- |
cerned, but it is not clear thus far that |
the powers can be brought into COM |
plete accord on a general policy for the |
future of China. Each appears to be |
waiting for the other to act, and on the |
part of some there is traditional disiu- |
to go into the outlining Of pol
icies."