The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-04
Gar Game Is 10 Wiring toni-
pcnsatiou From Great
Britain.
INVASION NOW THREATENED.
car War MAY BE Rewarded by
Il Slice of the Celestial
Empire.

/ 3.l-fl is.-l S''t-t'Ats
| Washington. J1nc a-i:uss.a Will MOI
Withdraw her 2u.v0 troops from Port Ar
, thur which are now threatening an inya
/ sion Of Northern China. under pr"tcrss. "'
/ st,ppr,~siug the boxers until she has had d
I settlement with Great Britain. Russia and
France ara only Important Powers which
/ hav" not been Compensated" for th'
har.s-"n policy in The matter ot the Brit
! i~h-i:orr WA.
! Il has been stated in these dispatches
from time - time sine" th" aun"uneem'n'
, % Great Erirain's intention Jo oXtingurh
: the South African Republics tho f'rIna-
! tinr Of EuruTotn ,ualij:o. :" intcrE'u"
the hr"8iinG away "f Germany from the
alliance and the sTln-rlG,ur arrang meui
10y whicn the E-itca States, Great Britain
.tna Germany made mutuIl concessions.
:hat Russia would. before the end "f the
south african WAY make her demands for
compensation ana that France would prob
ably hr also compensated bcfor" the re-
alignment ct the nations took place.
Russia j. N his uorurnt. II the opinion
: Of diplomats hy;". openly working To- wiring
her compensation from Great Britain by
her arrogant a;J!;ud, IN 'hS matter of the
suppression Cf the Boxers VINO II -
significantly painted cut. are Increasing
tstis .Iulrd@eS as the South African War is
wing to "a close. There s more than
suspicion tina: 'E:Ua s. secretly aiding 'Hn
Boxers and thereby Russia. I'm order ~
secure Russia a. h,~ eternal ally L" Pr
vent The dism, m. .rIn.ut "i In" Chinese
/ tmrir-. even a. the expense Of na" CON
cesSirns to Russia.
Within ten days movements and results
Of the greatest international significance
IT" predicted ny careful thinkers here, with
r,frT.rt, m, t'rfrrS. elfu..ft4u.
Russians Open Game.
Russia i playing her game openly. Her
scheme Il week ago was tu land not oalE
. marines. hut q large, body Of troops. and
:" prGc."G At once Ia reAin. RUssja'S plan
part of her army having actually been pat
aboard the transports. was checked in a
manner that astoUud-d the diplomats
world. china. under whose influence Rus
Sia was supposed 30 he. objected.
Ii Is now understood here that the objee-
iiun Of China was sgse. sted to her 10y The
Ministers % Great Britain and Germany
with the iul. understanding OF Alnl=la-
tonGvT. The Nlcrr"y 1t Jlen-Jsln ar.>t
ms rely az the mouthpece II these A'Ci--
ter. A result the Powers were" wi;i:8. :
except on. allowed tn send each only e, linn
l;ot number Of marine. To the capital
Then came the news tStt tH.Ia had
apni"SIzel 10 Russia. and thar t'" "ulrdG =
OF the Boxers. If an. .thins. Ueic On the i:.-
crease. NeVrrtEeless. II is known that the
entente between Russia AMI China has not
been broken. Russia will not cease har
Vaccinations in ard out Of China. t" make
II necessary thai = large body ~ troops
shall be landed. The faj.G Of China by
design OF hy political ''acci'!cnts" to sup
press the Boxers and the consequent viz
lence that Is 10 be cNpecte- at t!ie capital
Wi! give Russia, under the assumed nane
of humanity and Christianity. the right 10
force her way To the capital. AMI pra-tic1l-
Iy take possession.
France Also In the Cold.
The vicw Of the situation taken here ia
this. Russia ana France have gained Moth
INK as Yet oy the mutual cnncess ions Of TIM
United states. Great Britain ana Germany,
arising out ~ the coalition IF the European
Powers. The United states gained ful. con-
troll over the Samoan Islands and the Pow
"rs. through Great Hritain's influence. con-
scented To the open CUrr In China Germany
got South Pacific islands the remaining
parts az the Samoan Islands. and Euaran-
tees against French aggression IN West
africa. Great Britain secured Germany as
an ally and the United States as friend.
ami u he European coalition was broken up.
Great E;ritsiD also secured the n"ninter-
N"nucn ct the United States III .he South
African war-a fact which was distinctly
proved when Russia asked the Emitted
States to make representations Jointly with
her To protest against Great Britain's as
sumed right TO censor mail and kilograms
from Pretoria.
officials here also point with significance
TO n" fact that France j. again turning
hHr attention: TO Morocco. 1t Is assumed tina.
that Is the part Of the globe IL wh ch
France would like to get hoT curnr.a-a Hon
quarter. France would proba lily cer a large
domain in southern China adjoining hsr
7. uqain pos sstSsiDuS
MORE HOMER OtTRtGFs.
Tien-TsiH. June six men and two worn
on. French and BeiEian refugees FROM Iao-
T.nE-Fu. have arrived here. Nine are still
missing.
4 body Of mounted CoSSaCks have g0rn
In search Of the missing and 10 take food
10 lan-Liu-Ching for tie relief OF the party
there
r. Is reported from P.kiu that Mr.. Stc-
v'ESrn = the church Df EuGlari NJ Si1uS
~ Ner-C hing. has been murdered. ard that
Nr. Norman, Of the same mission. IS miss
ing.