The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-30
ENGLAND REFUSES
TO RULE CHINA

London, Aug. 80, a. m.-WiIIiam
st. John Broderick. under secretary Of
state for foreign affairs, speaking last
evening at ThOrncombe, said the sit
uation IN China was considerably in
volved because there was no Chinese
government, with whom to negotiate. -
Great Britain" continued the under
secretary, while prepared to support
the loyal vicerOys Of south China q no
have stood aloOf from this Instruction
and while prepared also to preserve
British trade with China, will claim
some penalty or indemnity for the
damage wrought.
Nevertheless we cannot undertake to
govern China ourselves or with the as
siStance Of other powers"
Amid the growing difficulties Of the
Chinese imbrOglio. Mr. BrOderick's en-
phatic declaration at ThOrncOmbe last
evening proves that the British govern
mont does not see any cause to de-
part from the line OF policy originally
decided upon. namely. to take no re-
spOnsibility for the administration of
China.
Mr.. Broderiek said he hoped it would
not be supposed that the government
Was pusilanimoUs in this respect. It's
OBJECT was 10 maintain British inter-
es-s. It was quite ready to take its
share Of the white mans burden. but
could not admit that the nature of the
burden should be dictated to it by the
yellow man.
Here, the Morning Post observes,
SIS where the difficulty Of observing a
policy comes in. We could not decamp
and leave the powers to settle them"
Sir Chin Chen LO Feng. the Chinese
u mister in London, asserts he is in
constant communication with Ii Hung
Chang. who is still in Shanghai.
A Shanghai telegram says Ii Hung
hang has sent a memorial begging
the empress dowager to appoint Prince
Ching. general Yung Lu and the Yang
Use viceroys as joint peace makers
with himself
Rumors of a Big Battle.
'There are conflicting rumors of
great battle in which 1900 Boxers and
Prince Tuan were killed"
The reform party. under Kang Yu
Wei is said 10 be actively preparing for
rebellion.
General Creagh. in the presence of
Vice Admiral Seymour. reviewed 5000
troops Of all natiODalities at Shanghai
Wednesday.
It is rumored from Hankow that
twenty-five refCTmeTs have been exc
cuted. their heads being exposed.
The Taku correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph. wiring Aug. rs. says the
country around Taku and Pekin is
devastated, with the result that the
Boxers are most unpopular and are be-
ing attacked by the peasantry. The
Boxers who We're moving north from
Shan Tung, are now returning hastily
TO their homes.
Belated dispatches and the stories Of
the refugees arriving at Che Foo. con-
tinue to describe the terrible conditions
in Pekin. One of the worst incidents
is the shocking Dissertation of the for
eign cemetery outside the west wall
The details are too revolving TO be
described. Hundreds of bodies of
Chinese are found in the streets Of
Pekin. supposed to be those of traitors
to the cause Of the Boxers.
Court at Tai Yuen Flu.
The Shanghai correspondent of the |
Times says a native official telegram /
from Pao Ting Flu, announces the ar I
rival Of the court last Sunday at Tai |
Yuen Flu.
Communication between Pekin and /
Eien Tsin is Interrupted, probably be- /
,ause bands of Boxers make the road
Unsafe Tor couriers. The country north
II Yang Tsun is said TO be flooded.
A German firm is negotiating with
Chang Chi Tungs the WI Chang VICE