Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-08-20
A COUNCIL OF POWERS.
May Be Called to Sit On the
Chinese Question.
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY's PROPOSAL,
He Wants 1t to Make Permnr ent
settlement of Eastern Trouble.
United States VIII Not Agree to
- Dismemberment of China

Settlement of Eastern Trouble
United States VIII Not Agree to
Dismemberment of China.
Washington, Aug. 20.-President Nc
Kinley is considering the advisablity of
proposing to the powers the organization
of an international congress, which shall
sit in ChinA and recommend to the sew
eral governments represented n perma-
nent solution of pending questions.
This proposition is the development of
that to send II commission to China to as
sess the damages sustained by citizens
and the interests of the United States
preliminary to the submission of de.
mand for reparation. The president rec
ognizcs that the duties which Minister
Conger will be called upon to perform
| Will be so eXacting and arduous that il
would be unfair TO ask him to take the
additional burden Sf discussing a method
of settlement of the matters in contro-
vorsy, that Special Commissioner Rock
hill will be too busily employed in OBJ
tanning information and in communica-
ton with high Chinese officials to give
time to them, and that direct negotia-
ton between the powers is likely to prove
unsatisfactory and give rise to complca-
| tions which might otherwise be avoided.
Tho nronosi+;or i; +horoeo,,o .. - =.
| third ranresnntotivo +o chin, ,,bo sb,Il
no cb,rgod With tbo ,,.o,.l, of dooI;,,,, emo
ciollv with tho lorgcr Questions inyolrod
in tho situot;on on1 Ia bis ,,.nr1, 10 Iii
have the assistance of NJipistor Concor
md Mr. Rocl,biu Who tbis ronrosort,-
five shall no has NOT vot boor dotoru,inod
hut hc will he ono If tho strong mon of
tba country
Likely In Accent
Talks with d;r,omo+s boro ;pdico+,
that tboir govornmonts vouId bo u;l,in,
IN io;n In n oonoross fo,. +bo so+tor,o,,t -
the Chinese onostion ond pnran ,,o,,
Starnberr tho Gnrn,n chnroa d,arroirns
in Wushinctnn has hoon .,,ooastnd nc
tbo ronrogontoti,.n 90 C,,r,,a,,,,
Srch a con,,,oss would diso,,.., ,1,o ,t,on
actor of tbo demands to ho r,o1a ,,,;tad
" mon China to nrovon+ a roc,,rronna -
tbe nrosent troub,e and 70 indomnifr +ha
noyers and tbeir subiocts ror +bo dor,-
agoe which +boy bo,,o s,,s+,inoa ~ ,,,',,,ia
Furthermore embodv in formal conyon.
tion the principle of the onen door and
make binding the promises given bv the
powers in their notes handed to Secreta-
ry Hay some months ago.
OF course the governments would have
the right to disapprove the action of
their respective representatives. but as
the latter would act under instructions
1t is safe to say that nothing would he
determined upon to which anv of the
powers could take exception.
No final action In the matter of sug-
gesting the organization of an interim
tional commission will probably be talk
en- until the president has heard from
Minister Conger and General Chaffee.
Rear Admiral Remey reportcd that there
Is an interruption in the wires between
Peking and Taku, and until this break is
repaired it is not likely that anv mes
sages from the American officers will get
through. Meantime the president viii
continue to formulate his plan TO effect
permanent solution of the pending
questions. He does not propose TO per
nit the United States to become en-
broiled with other powers at Shanghai
Newchwang or any other point. 1t is
his purpose to steer clear of complica-
tions in every honorable way.
Object of Troops AccomnIisbed
mrba Irnitad Stotes londod troon. ~
T,lu y soid an oGicioI lost night .!for n