The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-09-12
IgH BSE COMMISSION.
eeae Negotiations Will Not BE Left
10 One Individual.
SOL EINlTR sRLEcTIoN YEr MADE.
Eoff PRESIDENT Harrison Suggested
Head OF the Commission.
lpited Occupation of Pc
king Not Favored.

hingbon. Sept. TIT Is known
tina the government has inferential
kno ledge of the attltude of all the
pow regarding the Russian propos-
a, Is etill awaiting official advlces
az some of them. Information CON
cefqing those regarding which no. Of
ftcia announcement has been received,
tt stated, is practically that which
s. R possession of the general public
lnt based on newspaper reports,
and the opinions of official organlza-
lions of the vaAolls countries.
1t seems to be regarded as highly
probable in official circles that when
the time arrives for the actual negotia-
tions looking to settlement with
China, this government will appoint
commission for that purpose rather
than place the negotiations in the
hands OF single individual. There
have been various suggestions as to
who might be appointed upon such II
commission, but it is positively stated
that as yet no definite selections have
been made. AS to the numerical
strength of such a commission, the
general impression seems to be that 1t
will not consist of more than five
members, more likely three, and pos
sibly of only two. 1t can be STATED
upon the highest authority that there
will be upon the commission some
American of pre-eminent ability
whose reputation would be an imme
dlate guarantee to the American peo
pie that America's interests would be
safe in his hands and whose standing
before the world would be such as to
give him and those associated with
him prestige abroad. 1t is believed
the administration is now casting
about for such a man to head tho
commission when 1t shall be ready to
appoint it. The names of ex-President
Harrison, ex-Secretary of State Day
and John Bassett Moore, who was
secretary of the peace commission at
Paris, have been mentioned in this
connection.
No information is obtainable regard
Ing the new note which 1t has been
rumored the government was prepar-
ing for transmission to the powers.
The only thing definite concerning it
was the positive statement that 1t had
not been sent UP to noon.
No representations have been made
by the government looking to re-
turn of the Chinese imperial authori-
ties to Peking Such a course on the
part of the Chinese authorities, how
ever, would be deemed highly desir-
able by this government because 1t Is
believed here that resumption OF the
relgns of power at the capital of the
empire would inevitably hasten and
facilitate peace negotiations. If the
Chinese authorities are deferred from
returning by the military occupation
of Picking, 1t is pointed out this fear
would not be removed, except by the
withdrawal of all the powers. In this
connection, the suggestion which Is
being made of a possible limited oc-
cupation of Peking by the powers as
compromise does not seem to meet
with favor here. Tho total force OF
the allies in Peking is about 10000
men and 1t is pointed out that the
situation will be unsafe for a force
much smaller than that to attempt to
preserve order. The immense popu-
lation of Peking and the disturbed
condition there produced by the up
rising and fighting, in the opinion OF
the officials here, would make 1t haz-
ardous for the powers to leave small
forces there and withdraw the bulk of
their troops to the coast.