Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-08
TAKE TO THE HILLS.
DIPLOMACY IS OUT
HUNTING GROUSE.
London Deserted By Officials-China
of Little Importance Compared
With Golf.

New York, Sept. 8.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
h English press does not like the
game of blind mans buff now in progress
in Picking but it is not prepared to say
so plainly. 1t was without advices re-
speeding the Russian proposal for the
withdrawal of troops from the Chinese
capital and the oracles in the Vosges are
silent now in regard to the German adap-
tation of that scheme for negotiating
with the empress dowager and mandar-
ms instead of cutting off their heads or
Furnishing them otherwise. The Eng
fish press when in doubt takes a strong
line n busters. 1t has done this on
geeral principles since the foreign Legal
lions were attacked and has insisted that
the empress dOwager must be deposed
and the guilty ndari be punished
and adequate safeguards be taken to
prevent the recurrence Of the outrages
and crimes against civilization. 1t has
never explained how this could be lone
unless the powers were prepared to as
sumo responsibility of dividing and gov
erning China.
The solution which would have been
popular in England would have but the
adoption by the American government of
a distinctly punitive policy enforced by
the employment of an army Of Is, 900 or
30. 900. The British government would
have followed the lead of the American
state department and have largely in
creased it's w military forces in china
for the purpose of securing the punish
ment of guilty mandarins, dethronment
of the empress dowager and the re-or-
ganization of the imperial government.
MASTERLY INACTIVITY.
Since the state department has not
taken this course the foreign Office here
has adopted a policy of mastery inactiv-
ity and has been prepared to acquiesce
in n arrangements which may be made
by Russia and Germany.
Russia began proposing a plan which
would enable the empress dowager and
mandarins to return to Picking and es-
cape punishment. Germany has not re-
jected this scheme outright, but has re-
duced 1t to a measure for partial with
drawal of the European, Japanese and
American forces. SO that Count Won
Waldersee, when he arrives, will have at
least a small international force to
command and something to do which will
be dignified and conspicuous. Other
notifications may be proposed by the
United States or the other powers but it
may be safely assumed that the British
foreign office will assent to any policy
which is a general agreement of the pow
ers and Obviate the necessity for a parti-
ton of China n acceptance of admin
istrative responsibility on a stupendous
scale over vast hives of population. Nc
English journal says this at present, but
a compromise may be read between the
lines of every leading article. The Brit
ish foreign Office has no alternative pol
icy n will be content to allow Russia
to score heavily, provided the dignity OF
the German emperor is saved and the
China question disposed of or temperate,
shunted without a partition Of the EN-.
pire.
DIPLOMATS GO CUNNING.
Apart from the press there is little dis
cussion OF the situation in China in clubs
or diplomatic circles. Mr.. Broderick is
not in London and Lord Salisbury is sur
veying the hills and out Of touch with
his colleagues and subordinates. Coun.
try houses. hunting fields and golf links
are the usual centers of diplomacy II
England at this time of year, but thu
talk there now runs on the genera cleo.
tons and the choice of candidates fol
doubtful districts. The American ann,
Engadine. leaving Henry White IL
charge of the embassy for a mont
Other ambassadors are also out Of Lon
don. The China question Is falling int,
the background by the British foreign
Office and is not taking an active part il
settling it but is allowing Russia Ant
Germany to adapt themselves to the sit
uation and at the same time avoiding al
appearance of weakness and irresOlution
The st. James Gazette persists in tn
belief hat the powers will remain il
Pekin and that the International fore
will be compelled to go elsewhere Il
China, since disturbances will in~evitabl,
ensue when the provinces are cOnvince'
= that the conquest and partition of tn
= country are threatened. A more reason
able view is that Russia and German