The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-10-05
MOMENTOUS EVENTS
Germany, Vranoe and Russia subs
nit Proposals for Chinese
settlement
DlPL'MATlC EXCHANGES
Secretary Ilay HIS u Bnay TlMp
with Representatives Or
thN Powers,

Washington, Got l~-l'pOpoBltlOnA VI
fnpppoAOhillE character concerning
China Ape being presented Ia pnpltl
succession NJ this government,
Tha AtAtO department. Ind no sooner
disposed NJ ono OF thpse propositions
today by delivering " response 10 thn
German H0vemmelt, thAn II WINS OOis
frOnted by MI nvnn more iMpOptnnb
proposition submitted by thn French
governments and within hAlf M hour
formally seconded by llU ltNsHlAn HDvs
epnmnnh The answer 10 Germany ~.
ferpod 10 tlo subject Of furnishing
0hlnea0 ~0fv0ndnpa nnd DlNdN known
lint The United HtAtNA lind instructed
Minister 0onRor nlOnR lllo lines BnH.
ReaIed by Germany, WhoAn ilstpAOs
tlOns look towards securing llle nnlnoA
of tho persons deserving 0%llnAIiApmnMl,
also whether tho pOnlAhMentA nOUOph
with tho gravity on Tho crime commits
ted, and Rnhlly IN whit mnliIlW lli0
United RIntea mud lho OlDlnl powers
npn 10 bo assured TINT satisfactory
punishment IN inflicted, Aside from
these specific purlWAoH 0r tllu nom N
regarded IVA important chiefly IN oAthbl
fishing Tho most satisfactory relations
hntWnnn Tho governments al Washing
Ton and berlin,
The ieWnoOsn nANlnn proposal takes
II much broader scope md submits II
program under which tho negotiations
Tor Il complete settlement 0nll bp 0nps
pied forward, Tho French OlnpRN,
M, Theibault, handed Thu proposal Ion
10 Secretary Hay to-day And hold "
brief conference concerning N, A hNlf
hour later M. Dow0!lRnt, tha Russian
charge, arrived All tho state dOpNrts
ment and hnnhed Mr., Hay " nous o.
pressing Russian approval VI tho prop
0sltions inst submitted by FrAnoe,
Mr., Hay gave no formal nnHWer 10 tlo
two communications, I'M they will ~
first 10 Tim president nh Canton,
The NrNnOO'NnNHlnn proposition N
under fOup hendA, namely First,
punishment 0f tho guilty PARTIES
second, lntepdiOtiOn ~ Tho shipment "
arms Into OhinAI third, payment W
indemnity 10 lilo powers, nlld l0,lrtll
sufficient guarantees TOR lhO Future
IN addition, n suggestion N made Tor
thA establishments W " permanent lOgn.
ton guard M peklnl for tho rnslnR W
the HAhN forts, mud for the mnintpiis
amos on 4 line on communication b.
tween p0lin And Tho Apn,
The impression here, Ia advance "
action on WopoaltionA by our govern
mant IN tlRt tll0y contain nothing
essentially NnAttliR them 10 DO sub
loOtA on consideration In " full AOts
Element, Tho difficulty which ny
likely 10 Mpiae lloA III tho. plnOinR ~
proper Limitations upon tho AeOnN of
0aeh head, This IN particularly true
Of tho subject on guarantees, nnn Inrs
hApR, 0f that OF Indemnity, Atlll, nn
alr0ndy suggested onOh IN undoubtedly
N most proper subject tor discussion
when The nnnl negotiations Mo
peAehod, mud therefore M, DelGnHpo's
broadcast propositions, white likely 10
consume some time In reducing them
10 ultimate Mnd binding form, may I'm
10 have u far reception awaiting
them,
An 10 tho introduction W arms, tll0
state department nlroady haH fntiinnts
M That there MAy In u question mn 10
lts wisdom, and there IN rNnH0n W bO.
lleve also THAT Germany Will not yl0w
IhAt particular feature with approval,
llWt there appears w bO good rNnAOn
10 expect thai 4 middle ground Will In
by combining tho Introduction
VI YARNS IN n HlM0iflNn period, possibly
INLNAxed by The time required by
China within which NJ pay tlO In
iemnlty, The Ohi0f Ob1aution 10 lh0
proposition IN In LIN being permanent
IN itH present form,
What tho United states government
pNrtioulMly denires 10 avoid In entering
Int0 4 program that leans Ia amy mniiA
lop towards tho maintenance VI II yOONa
l0ld on Chinese NOil, And II Tho either
propositions relative N Tho n@AintOnr
INCA Of Il limo Of FREQ and anfu COM.
nnnioatiOn between polln and thu NM
lnd t0 tho legation guards, onn bO
modified IN Tho direction NJ temporary
'xpedlenta, They will bO mora likely
70 receive thu support W our governs
nAnt,
~ IN apparent from tho aomploxity
II tho latest NM,n0rN Russian proposal
lint tho phaAe Ut negotiations Initiated
VII take some time 10 diHpoae VI,
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