Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-31
SIDE BY SIDE.
Russia and United States
Working Together
In Effort to Make Possible Nego-
tiations for Peace
In China and Assurance oi Protection 10 Life
and Properly.

Washington. Aug 30.-The United
States government having acted upon
the Russian proposition AZ to the with
ur4Wal If troops from Pekin. is now
quietly waiting for responses to the
notes which have been sent to our vari-
uus representatives abroad for presen-
tati0n t. the powers. Judging by the
rate of progress made in the preceding
negotiations several days and, perhaps,
d week may pass before all Of these
replies are received. According to their
formal expressions. all uf the powers
are agreed upon this one point: they DO
not desire to enter upon formal war
upon China. The United States gov
crnment is trying To bring about this
result: At this great moment. it finds
Itself side by side With Russia. whose
cdrncstness cannot H. questioned at
this time. The object now in view is
to bring about a situation in China that
win admit If the beginning Of negotia-
lions looking to- the re-esttblishment of
order aud the Sation Oi hostilities. the
insuTancrs of protection IL foreign life
and property. After that the negotia-
tions may touch upon other questions
that remain To be settled II is with
this object that Russia has suggested the
withdrawal from Pekin in order that
the Chinese government may resume
the reins Of power for the Chinese are
not apt to yield a fealty To n govern
ment not in possession Of its own capi-
tai
The United states government has
been earnestly championing the cause
of III Hung Chang from precisely sim
liar motive. namely. a desire to speed
lily reha1ilitatc the Chinese govern
ment. in order that it may carry out it's
express dsire to settle the difficulties
which have arisen. This has been the
object Of the negotiations of the last
few days and the Russian note and the
United States response were but parts
Of the general plan
In responding to the Russian note as
it did the United States government
availed itself of the opportunity of di-
lectly inviting the remaining powers to
express their opportunity of directly
inviting the remaining powers to ex-
press their desires i'll the matter OF a
settlement, or rather to indicate how
IN their Judgment, peace negotiations
could be instituted. This note il calcu-
lated to secure a full disclosure of the
intentions of the powers. if the inquiry
Is met by them in the frank spirit in
which it was conceived by the United
States government. The difficulty ap-
pretended now in reaching a settle
ment lis in the intentional delay on the
part of any power which is concealing
its true purpose, and does not desire to
avoid a formal war.
The state department Is already en-
barassed by delays experienced in Sc
curing responses to its note challenging
the production Of objections to Ii Hung
Chang. IT apears that much confusion
exists at Tallu as to what actually had
been decided upon respecting the treat
ment of Ii Hung Chang should he ar
rive at that place en- route to Pekin.
The reports of the naval commanders
to their home governments rather in
clude the fusion international sense.
Admiral Remey found it difficult to sift
out the facts at Taku. Now the state
department finds the replies so far re-
ceived from Europe vague and unsat-
isfactory from the reason that the
various governments appear to have
different understands as to the exacr
tonulliOnS at ldku. 1t could not be |
learned from whom the replies We're
received and which We're missing. hut !
it can be stated at present the ques- |
ton as to the acceptability Of Earl Ii |
rs an envoy and his freedom from in |
reference remain unsettled. The ad- |
vance Of the Russian proposition may |
reduce the Importance of the other |
questions for with the return of the |
Chinese government to Pekin the |
smaller matters Of the personalities of |
he envoys and the sufiiciency of Gre
dentials could be speedily adjusted |
Altogether the opinion among the |
administration here is that the Rus |
sian move has made directly for an
earlier settlement of the Chinese diff
cuIties than seemed possible a few days |
ago.
Secretary Root in speaking, today. of
the statement in the Conger dispatch
saying that Prince Ching was coming
to Pekin. said that ii was q favorable |
indication. Prince Ching has been
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