Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-30
CHINA p1rLoMAr1cALLY.

a NAeku DeF Oh the diplomatic corps
sums UP Present situation.
Washington, Aug. 30.-The diplomatic
situation has supplanted the military
entirely in China.
( One of the best posted members Of
the diplomatic corps, who is actively
engaged in present negotiations, sums
up the international complication sub
stantially as follows:
The powers We're in complete accord
up to the time Of the taking of .Pekin.
But with that accomplished the i'm
sportant question 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 dismemberment Of China, or any
move toward territorial extension
there, and in this position Russia and.
France seem to agree. On the other.
hand, while there is nothing definite,
indicating territorial expansion, yet the
exchanges have led to the belief that.
Germany, Great Britain and probably
Japan We're not averse to course.
which will bring about territorial di-
lavisions within the empire. 1t was sup
| posed that Japan stood against any di-
lvisionof the empire, but the landing of
| Japanese troops at Annoy cannot be ac-
counted for on the ground that a Jap
anese temple has been burned. So that
| it is the accepted view that Japan is
| at least making ready to be in a posi-
| Istion to share in any division of territory
that must come. The course of Russia
| in taking Nui Chwang cannot be view
! ed in the same light as the landing of
| troops at Annoy or Shanghai, as this
| was for the sole purpose OF protecting
4 Russia's railway line, and any Interior
4 territorial5purposes have been disclaim-
4 ed by Russia. So far as Great Brit
/ aims purposes are concerned, in the ABB
1 sence of any express declaration, the
| landing ofstroops at Shanghai is strong
evidence that Great Britain wishes to
control the Yang Use valley, which is
4 the garden Of China On the part of
/ Germany, the doubt as to her future
course is due mainly to Count Won
1 Waldersee's speeches since the taking
4 of Pekin. These have indicated that he
4 was going on an extensive campaign
i and tha I the fall of the Chinese capital
4 was only the initial step in compre-
4 hensive program. requiring the pres
i ence Of large army. Just what TINS
means is not clear, but it has a; least
created much surprise at Washington
and some other capitals. The differ
i ences over Ii Hung Chang's credentials
are three-fold. One view, including that
OF the United States, is that the creden-
tials are acceptable; another is thai
lsthey have never been shown to carry
complete authority; while the thirt
ivew is that the original credentia!
We're valid at the time given. but havt
3 since become invalid thru the flight o.
4 the emperor and the empress doWagel
\ and the complete collapse of the Chr
nese government. The question Of tht
credentials does not seem so sd4fficul
to deal with. and will probably D.
4 solved To the satisfaction of al. con
Icerned but it is not clear thus tar tina
& the powers can be brought into com
plete accord on the general policy TO
the future of China. Each appears 7,
/ bewaiting for the other TO act and OF
a the part of some there is traditional
disinclination to go into the outtinin'
of politics.