The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-03


w Office to our state department and OF the
reply which has not only been sent 10
Russia, but also communicated to Great Britain,
Japan, France, Germany Italy and Austria,
named in the order of the importance of their
relation to the Far Eastern question. These
documents constitute the first definite step
which has been taken toward the solution of the
Chinese problem siEce the rescue Of the lega-
tons.
It will he observed that the announcement OF
the st. Petersburg governments intentions is
in wise conditioned on the approval of ary
Other power. 1t is on the contrary, a positive
declaration Of an answering purpose which is
tc be forthwith translated into accomplished
fact The representative of the st. Petersburg
foreign office has informed us that "Russia has
directed the Russian minister to retire with his
official personnel from Pekin that the Russian
troops will likewise be withdrawn; and that,
when the government Of China shall regain the
reins of government, and afford an authority
with which the other powers can deal, and shall
express desire to enter into negotiations the
Russian government will also name represen'
tative for that purpose" The gst OF our reply
is contained in the following sentence: "un.
less there is such general expression by the
powers in favor of continued occupation as TO
modify the views expressed by the government
OF Russia, and lead to a general agreement ior
to the commanders of the American forces in
China to withdraw our troops from Pekin."
.
We repeat that Russia has given not the
slightest intimation that her own purpose will
be modified by the views of any other power;
| consequently, our reply must be construed as a
definite agreement to adopt Russia's policy, so
lar as the withdrawal of troops from PeKin is
| concerned 10 this extent cooperation will take
place without regard to what the other powers
concerned may think or do about the matter.
As a matter of fact, France will undoubtedly
| pursue course in accord with that taken by
Russia and the United States, and we presume
that the same thing may be said of Japan pro.
| yided there should he an understanding that no
| further opposition will be made by Russia to
| the mkado's occupation OF Corea. England has
not yet been heard from officially, but do
not see how she can persist in keeping her
| troops at Pekin, and thus cripple the power Of
| the reigning dynasty to restore order and ar
| range satisfactory terms Of peace, il she be
| sincere in her profesSed desire Of preserving
China's territorial integrity. II England sides
with the four powers above named, it will be a
matter OF indifference what the German emperor
| and his Italian and Austrian satellites may wish
to do, as they certainly would not be permitted
| to thwart the concerted designs of the five other
powers
| o.
nounced by Russia and accepted by the United
| StateS2 Its aim is identical with that which
| England and France had in view in 1860, when,
although Pckin was in their power, they care.
| fully refraned from touching the Forbidden
| City: paid for everything which their soldiers
| required when in the Chinese capital, and
| evacuated the metropolis az soon as the terms
Of treaty could be negotiated with Prince
| Kung the representative of the Emperor Hen.
| fang who had fled to Jehol a remote place
among the mountains beyond the Great Wall.
| The policy of forbcarance was then adoDtcd he.
| cause of a profound conviction that il was ex.
pcdient to ''sayc the face" or in other wards.
| preserve the prestige Of the reigning Manchu
dynasty as far as possible; that dynasty being
| the sole authority with which il seemed worth
while to treat and the sole Dossessor of admins.
! tratre machinery ADEQUATE to the enforcement
of treaty provisions 1t was not that the Brit.
ish and French governments felt the slightest
| sympathv for Hienf,Inr personally; on the con.
trary, they believed him to have been an ac
ccssorv before or after the fact TO the PREACHER.
Gus capturing and brutal torturine of Sir Har, =
Parkcs and other foreign Diplomats. They be-
ieycd however that they had administered n
him a lesson 80 severe that. thereafter be and
his successors could he trusted 70 fuIHI treoty
ohligaiions The event iustinrd tbeir forecost
The severity of the lesson broke the heart nj
Hienfpng. who died within a vcar and n coused
| the treaty concluded in lS3O 10 be lcnt suh
stanti,llv inyiolote for forty vears
.
Now for those mowers which arc sincore and
NOT nnpdacious in thoir nrotesaod Josira q,
shielding China from further ACKNOWLEDGMENT
there are nj This fine stranger rcasons 10,
adopting the policy OF forbearanee pursued n