New-York tribune., 1900-09-03
THE PASSING THRONG.

Thomas Prentice. OF Schenectady. Is the head OF
the blacksmith department Of the General Electric
Company. When seen at the Fifth
GOOD JOBS Avenue Hotel yesterday Mr. Prem
GOING tlce had interesting tale tell
BEGGING. in proof that the prosperity Of this
country is actual and widespread
1T is all well enough for our opponents 70 decry
the present prosperity OF the country" he said.
and 20 aIlege that it is not real. There is
question that the full dinner pail is here and here
70 stay. IL the President reelected as he almost
certainly viii be. l recently received a most val
ty Of the good times M ' mai are so~ Wh M ns and
one that It viii De hard for the Bryanltes to ac-
70 themselves came 10 New-York for the puF-
where havs rIIy,bsr oc vs,s,isS ~ - 81 ,,i1s ~
s 1acI [at 9fIssed 70 pay the mems fars TO
10 In f5s bar45 @ HaVS S n @ 5oF 9een gnd0e s
have plenty s good pSclI G here Ae s1 ss
here an / with number OF first class Jobs 20 al
know how william J. Bryan would account for
such sueh state OF affairs, without az the same time
kiniey's Administration is really in a prosperous
! am delighted to notice one thing" said George
c Levertng, OF Chicago at the WaIdorf-Astoria
yesterday. and that Is that the
IMPORTANCE allied forces have not abandoned
OF HOLDING Peking q preliminary step 70
PEkING. the restoration OF peace with and
order IN the Chinese Empire. 7
nave large business connections with Chinese
houses ana THIS causes me 70 follow the progress
OF affairs in the Orient with more than ordinary
interest and thoroughness- For the life OF ne
can see no single advantage that the civilized
4orces would gam BY relinGVishing their grasp on
Peking on the other hand. there are a number
OF very distinct advantages which they would give
the coast and abandon their hold on Pekn9. r iS
ne capital o. the Empire, and as such Is OF the
saa sa lpoTanf city and O. a. military post i pos
Ior the little tea party she recently treated Oc-
bill for that unsuccessful entertainment viii run
re- % lnl9 mo, n14e ngures The next question viii be
aa; therefore she VIII have to give some guaran-
the nations 10 whom she viii % t55eb.es :; ~
@ @szsLas pro3aole that she VIII be saddlsd with so
turoaaces that some governmental reforms OF the
most radical description viii ensue.
Personally very much doubt II the allies will
again allow the Chinese Government q t-se hand
in either internal o. external al
THE Hlnistration. Il seems probable
FUTURE that they will allow an Emperor
OF CHINA 70 ascend the throne bur that all
the machinery o. government from
now on will lie safe in foreign hands Especially
viii this be true oE the finances But Il Is still doubt
ful as 70 what dynasty viii resume sway in China
as IL IS by no means clear that the Emperor and
Dowager Empress were not n some degree re-
sponsible for the recent troubles Their flight IS
suspicious and the fact that they cut or conmuni-
cation between the Ministers and their governments
that when forced 70 dc so the Chinese Government
brought o1l dispatches from Couger and the ether
Ministers This certainly calls for lucid explana-
ton from the Chinese powers that be not, but who
were Then, too, there is Of course the question 0;
the worlds future policy toward China IS the
'cnen door OF the zones OF influence policy 20
maintain Altogether IL is very mixed Up and
delicate situation whichever way one may take i,
and Where advantage. matter how
slight, should be Voluntarily rsliHouishe6- For this
reason l should regard me abandonment os Peklng
~ this time al exceedingly weak move BY the
notice that the Japanese commander reports
the total force n the advance on Pskiag a. less
than sixteen thousand Only that small number
ot men were necessary successfully % accomplish
relief OF LIe legations T1l1eF r view OF this
fact Why they delayed so intsFminably II making
that advance. Il ought 70 be an interesting story
when the inside history OF This tracas is made
public"