Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08

| British missionaries and OF Japan's
lprotest against Russia sending in more
troops, he said: THAT greatly intensi
fies the situation, but you can under.
stand how / do not wish to commit
myself"
Berlin, June 1T is understood tina,
Germany has officially declared hel
readiness to act in concord with m
other powers. but having no interests
outside Of Shan Tung province, she is
not disposed to take the leading part
in Intervention in China. The German
| newspapers claim to have discovered
| that the alleged secret agreement ar
| rived at between Russia and Japan to
act together against Great Britain in
| the Far East is purely fictitious. The
| National Zeitung AYERS that Great
Britain stands hand in glove with
| Japan.
| Washington. June THE Helena
has not yet sailed from Manila to re-
inforce Admiral Kempff's force at
Taku and it is surmised that at the
moment the order was received from
the navy department, the vessel was
l'i'h'a '''thA iipili .fIdIllld vi was Ibt
available for Immediate service The
| navy department was in oommunica-
ton. today, with Admiral Remcy.
presumably with reference to the
speedy movement Of the Helena or
some other ship to Taku.
correspondent Of the Times telc-
graphing. yesterday. says: IAN
imperial decree has been issued.
but Is Is Of the same evasive character
as the preceding one. Throughout it
Is apologize in town and virtually
gives justification to the Boxers for
their recent anti-fOreiEn and anti
Christian outbreaks The edict repeats
the accusation against native Chris
tians who Joined the church for their
own base end and refers to the Boxers
as a brotherhood and not as rebels
1T avoids all reference to the muir
der Of missionaries and Of native CHS
tians and implies that the destruction
Of the railway and mission property is
due to lawlcss Omissions who have
joined the Boxers to profit by the dis
turbanccs. 1t blames the officials. or
dcrs that the lawlcss shall he punish
Cd and condemns the Chilli soldiers
for assisting the disturbances. Never
theless its character on the whole is
quite unsatisfactory.
The Tsung Ii Yamen undertake
that railway communication shall be
restored by Saturday. They have pro-
tested against the arrival Of more Brit
ish guards"
Berlin. June THE foreign Office re-
CARDS the situation in China no worse
than it was, last evening. NJ official
reports indicating an unfaVorabe
change have been received. The pa
pcrs this evening, however. take
different view Of the matter. The
Nossische Zeitung says: Evidences
are lacking Of harmony among the
powers Interested i'll China, and the
probability is that. if the Boxer move
nj. ut is allowed To spread and the dan
gers growing out If it become more
seripus. this result will be owing to the
want Of harmony"
The National Zeitung. which express
6 it's views in similar terms. says it
hopes that until the present troubles
are over. Russia. Great Britain and
Japan will bury their differences.
London. June 1t is understood
here that if the United States expects
Great Britain to take independent or
initiative action in China. as might be
gathered from special cable dispatches
quoting Congressman Hit. it is de-
pending on a contingency which ap-
pears very remote indeed. From every
al
dence of how keenly the powers appre-
cilte the Far Eastern crisis, yet the
British foreign office retains the dpa-
thrtic attitude which for years has
distinguished its Chinese policy.
Though the Boxers outbreak has
doubled i'll virulence and International
compiled tions have since cropped W,
the Marquis Of Salisbury appears to
have taken no new steps to meet the
emergency. a representative Of The
Associated Press was officially inform
90. today. that the British minister at
Pckin, Sir Claude Macdonald. and his
assistants are still in complete charge
of the situation and are relied upon TO
meet any circumstances which may
arise. armed as they are with author
ity to call upon the British-China
squadron for more troops if they are
needed.
In spite of the fact that The Asso-
ciatcd Press is officially informed that
Great Britain has neither sounded
other powers with the view of securing
cooperation in Il new and vigorous
Chinese policy or been sounded us TO
such action by any power, there are
many rumOrs that such steps are IN
der consideration.
A member of a foreign embassy in
London tells The Associated Press that
il is certain the British foreign office
is contemplating sending instructions
to all its ministers to secure the sup
port Of other governments. especially
the United States government. in q
plan Of action. Though Russia may be
invited to join this concert. it would
have for its real object the Illustration
Of any designs Russia may harbor for
making capital out Of the present
troubled state of affairs in China. This
statement however. the British foreign
Office cmphaticaHy denies.