The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-09-28
WILL our THE POWERS.
United States Will Pursue an hide
pendent Course In China.
Germany's Proposal Regarding Punish
ment OF Guilty Chinese Rejected and
COnger Instructed to Open Peace
Negotiation

Washington, Sept. 23.-America win
pursue an entirely independent course
IN its further relations with China
and IN the settlement Of the troubles
which have arisen in the Chinese en-
piTe. Every question which has been
pending before the state department
since the last official utterance Of this
government on August % was definite
" and finally settled by President
Mckinley and his advisers. The troops
Of the United States are to be speedily
withdrawn from China and sent to
the Philippines Minister COnger VIII
open the preliminaries to peace negO-
tiations with Prince Ching, who asked
the approval Of this government for
such action.
Russia's request that the powers
withdraw their troops from Chinese
soil is definitely answered in the or
ders which were sent to Gen Chaffee
to withdraw as speedily as possible.
The request Of the southern viceroys
Of China that the United States use
its good Offices to prevent the impor-
tatiOn Of further foreign troops to
Chinese soil is also effectuaIly an
sweTed by the withdrawal Of all our
forces except a small legation guard.
There were many who thought that
the United States could not serve her
interests in China without entering
into some kind Of understanding with
one OF more Of the world powers. The
president tried to reach such an IN
Outstanding, but was prevented by
the jealOusies and chickering's between
foreign nations He had originated
in the departmental note Of July 3
and the later representations Of Au-
gust % all that had been done by the
international forces on Chinese soil.
Each nation, bent on its own schemes
Of ambition or conquest, left the
United States-which had for its soul
purpose the protection Of citizens and
the dealing out of justice to those who
had brought wrong on them-no com
mon ground for uniting with any na-
ton.
The further course Of the United
States, as mapped out in the note Of
August %, viii be to secure "the
treaty rights Of all the powers for the
future-the open door assured, the in
terests and property Of foreign cit
izens conserved and full reparation
made for the wrongs and injuries
suffered by them"
To Strengthen the Navy.
Washington, Sept. 24.-Having
paved the way for the retirement Of
its army from Chinese soil, America
has ordered a strong increase of its
naval forces in Chinese waters. From
guarding against the natives it has
turned TO guarding against the for
eigners. This action, made plain in
q statement issued by the secretary
OF the navy, assumed added clearness
from the publication of the Ameri-
can correspondence with foreign
governments concerning the Chinese
crisis. Companion to these notes, in
significance, is the formal announce
ment from Mr.. Long, the secretary
of the navy, that our naval forces in
both Chinese and Philippine waters
viii be Immediately strengthened.
COincident with this announcement
the secretary Of the navy gave orders
for ships now in American ports to
prepare for early assignment to the
Asiatic station. The Importance of
the naval demonstration which has
been decided on by the United States
cannot be Overestimated- 1t is aP-
parent that this demonstration is not
directed toward China, but, as one
government Official stated, toward
the maritime powers now having in
terests in the orient"
WIN Benefit the United States
Washington. Sept. 25.-The Chinese
minister has not heard from Ii Hung
Chang or Prince Ching since the PUr-
poses OF this government we're made
known to them Minister WI cOntin-
ues to express earnest hope that the
United States viii take the lead IN
bringing about a settlement Aside
from its benefits to all the powers
and to China, the minister says It
would establish lasting bonds be
tween this country and China and
would pave the way for treaty rela-
tons Of the most advantageous char
aeter for American commercial in
terests-
It is now understood that Gen
Chaffee's military force win be re-
dueed to. about !, 500 men This con-
tingent, being specially known as
legation guard, viii not be subject
to the orders Of anyone save the United
States minister resident, either
Gen Chaffee or Gen. Wilson, prob
ably the latter, and not being part
OF the military forces win not be IN
der the command Of the German field
marshal Count von Waidersee-