The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-02

LEIPsIc. Sept. 1.-The Neuste Mach
rlchten SAYS that after the arrival Of
the first reports from China Emperor
William wrote the following note to
certain document
Telegraph Bendcrmanr tRear.Ad-
miral Bendermann. commanding the
German navy IN the far EasD he must
lombard a Chinese city for every Ger
man murdered"
The paper adds that the foreign Of
Zee prevented the cabling Of the mes
sage
| NEW YORK Sept LA dispatch to
the Tribune from London says:
The Immediate result Of the latest
American note was 10 cause a sort Of
ministerial conference 10 assemble yes
terday. Several members Of the British
cabinet came mp to London In haste and
held a consultation on the Chinese ques-
tlon. The ministers included William
St John Droierick. the under secretary
for foreign affairs; the Duke Of Devon
shire: Lord Landsdowne. the secretary
for war. and George Goschen. the first
lord OF the admiralty Mr. Broderlck
and SIR. Goschen were together at the
admiralty for some time and subse-
quently an active interchange Of tele-
grams took place between Downing
street and Lord Salisbury.
Whatever may be the official view Of
the matter IL must be said that the
Russo American proposal has been very
coldly not TO say unfavombly received
by the newspapers. which IN this case
II Is believed reflect the tone Of the
comparatively few people who under
stand the subject. The position Of
the United States government is UNDER
stood and all possible allowances are
made for the difficulties Of President
McKinley's advisers, who are anxious to
give no countenance whatever to the
suggestion that they are engaged on
an aggressively imperialistic policy.
Moreover. It Is freely admitted that
the Washington cabinet is acting con-
sistently with its declared intentions
from the outset. which were avowedly
to limit Intervention within the narrow
est lines necessary to affect the deliver
ance Of the Pekin legations.
People here will recognize that the
/ United States. which has no political in
terests In China beyond that OF secur-
Ing freedom OF trade and intercourse,
viii be anxious to withdraw from the
Asiatlc continent as speedily as possi-
BILE. England. however. as the holder
OF Hong Kong and Wei Hal Wei, can
not retire so easily and is little disap-
pointed at finding the United States ap-
parently so ready to lend a willing ear
to Russian suggestion which the Brit
lsh critics regard with distrust. Wheth-
er n is due to the habitual and per-
haps exaggerated suspicion entertained
Of Muscovlte diplomacy in this country
II is Impossible to say, but 1t is certain
that the Russian peace-maFing sug-
gestions are not liked.
AS for the idea Of recognizing Ii
Hung Chang. II is pointed out that the
viceroy has for years been anti-Eng-
lish and on the other hand has culti-
waited rather close relations with Rus
sla, especially since the good offices of
that power enabled China to deprive
Japan Of most of the solid results to
which her military successes entitled
her, II is urged that Russian conf
dence In the possibility Of negotiating
with the Chinese imperial authorities Is
in itself significant and seems to imply
curious knowledge OF the sentiments
entertained by the fugitive government
No doubt II would suit Russia well that
the allied troops should be sent back to
their respective countries and a lasting
peace patched up with the now weak
ened and dlscredited dynasty. which
would have to rely absolutely for sup
port on its powerful northern neighbors.
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