The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-18

confirmatory of the reports and this led
him to examine the unofficial advices from
Shanghai and elsewhere with considerable
care. The Chinese officials have no knowl-
edge whatever of the reported departure OF
the Empress dowager and the imperial
household from Peking on Aug. Z. as men
toned in the Shanghai dispatches. The
place named as the point which they took
for refuge is said TO be about one hundred
miles back from Peking. IT is not where
the summer palaces are located. Rumors
have heretofore reached the Chinese Of
ficials that movement from Peking might
be made. but they have never been borne
out by official advices. If the imperial
party has left Peking it is said it will
make no change in the prerogatives of the
imperial government as the authority goes
with the Emperor. wherever he may be
located.
While the gravest crisis has been removed.
there remain many momentous questions to
be determined 1t appears TO be accepted
that at least some of the powers will keep
their military forces in China at least un-
I'll all questions growing out of the crisis
are settled. This is expected to invlove
questions not only of money indemnity, but
OF territorial extension on the part of some
OF the European parties to the controversy.
II is not believed that the United States
will be party to any such territorial con-
troversy, as the declaration of Secretary
Hay made at the beginning Of the trouble
forecasted the purpose of this government
to seek to preserve the Chinese territorial
and administrative entity. He said in this
Tote of July 8:
'It is, of course, too early to forecast
the means of attaining this last result (pre-
vent q spread of disorder), but the policy
Of the government of the United States is
TO seek a solution which may bring about
permanent safety and peace to China. pre-
serve Chinese territorial and administra-
tive entity, protect all rights guaranteed
to friendly powers by treaty and interna-
tional law and safeguard for the world the
principle of equal and impartial trade with
all parts of the Chinese empire"
CHINA CANNOT RESIST.
There have been many changes in the
situation since that declaration was made
and yet it seems to clearly indicate that II
territorial extension is one of the Sc
auels to the crisis, the United States will
rot be party to it. Chinese officials are
apprehensive that long period of diplo-
matte exchange may follow the crisis. COW
ering six months or year, during which
Germany France and some of the other
powers will keep their armies on Chinese
soil to reinforce extreme demands of money
and territorial indemnity. With China S
present impotent condition. there appears
to be no issue out of this long struggle
hut her eventually yielding to the various
demands.
The State Department takes no stock in
the story put forth by the China Gazette
at Shanghai, accusing Consul General
| Goodnow of completely with the Chinese
| On the contrary, he is spoken of in the
very highest terms, and his course in the
trying situation is commended. A number
of statements have appeared concerning
Mr. Goodnow's suggestion about the land
| ing of British troops. The only part which
| Mr. Goodnow took in this matter was tc
| inform the State Department that he
doubted the wisdom OF landing troops OF
one nation. without others having the same
privilege. 1t is also said that the China
Gazette Is British paper, and positively
represents a sentiment existing among the
English at Shanghai opposed to Consul
General Goodnow and the course he has
pursued