The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1900-09-17
LORD SALISBURY
BACK At HIS
POST IN LONDON
English Premier is Busy With
the Chinese
Problem.
TALK OF RUSSIAN INTRIGUE
London officials Take Little Stock in
Attempt to Foment Interna-
tionaI Friction for Petty
Causes. Interview
With j. B. Keene.

London, Sept. 16.-Lord Salisbury is
back at his post. Sir Shih Chen Lo
Feng Luh, the Chinese minister, had
conference at the foreign office with Lord
Salisbury. The United States, German,
French and Russian representatives
We're also there, yet not one Of the great
London dailipS has Il word of editorial
comment on the subject that is upper
most iii the thoughts Of the worlds
diplnnatists. II is Il striking eXempliii-
cation Of how completely befOgged is
the public of every European nation with
regard to the purposes of their repre-
semtativeH. The press. however, hears
from circles i'll close touch with the for
eign office that Il definite exposition of
tie diplomatic situation and the aims of
the powers may be expected early next
week. together with some inkling as to
how it Is proposed to attain the objects
in view, but that at present the main
point of discussion continues to be the
4 question whether the powers shall or
y shall not evacuate Peking. This, it is
reassured, is already professionally set
q tied negatively by Great Britain and
Germany, who are hopeful of gaining the
united adhesion of the powers to a tenn
porary postponement of the scheme. In
the opinion of diplomatists the way has
Z. been somewhat cleared for the accom-
d plishment of this by the recent notes
u from st. Petersburg explaining that Rus
II sia's real intent is wholly different from
II the meaning deduced from the text of the
81 original proposal as intimatng that Rus
1t sia may compromise. Considerable i'm
@ portance is attached to the semioffcial
d statement that Russia recognizes the inn
~ possibility of the allies leaving Peking
u unless the Chinese government immedi-
& atcly enters, so that there shall be no in,
% terval without a government. Addi-
M tlonal confirmation of this view is found
ID In the fact that Russia has resumed send
a# ing forces to China. This is entirely
# contrary to the supposed spirit of the
# ltusslan note and prepares observers for
III change of plans after the apparent fail
IA ure of the policy favored in the original
A note.
Charges Against Russia Discredited.
& Officials i'll London take little stock in
the carping complaints of the Russo
phobes, though they are fully alive to
Y the possibility of a MuScovite move in
some unexpected quarters ana perhaps
also some surprise from Germany. They
#roint out that many allegations of in
Intrigue, founded on the most trivial in
#cidents and others, like the report that
II Hung Chang is travelling under the
I,latection of Russia alone havr already
lieen disrrovcd. They dcprecate the at
t@ rhpts to manufacture international fric-
ION from such petty causes.
Lord Salisbury's return TO England has
% iekened speculation as to the date of
II hc general election. Nobody outside
~ Ic premierS political surrounding knows
t3M no I.I tp 0f tha HiSep1uf,n,, l,,4 ~.
#ioli will be in the throes of an election
#!nting the course of a few days. A proc
@amation dissolving parliament will in all
#PrGbahiity be signed at the council
which the queen will hold at Balmoral
Mnhday. It is likely that the date de-
leIllllned upon will be Sept 25.
M PRESIDENT kruGer's arrival at Delacoa
i1lN VIII suffice as basis for the British
@t"Nerllihcnt to assert that the war is
MoNef' anu the Conservatives will appeal
MV tlie presumed grateful nation on what
Ms known here as the khaki issue',-in
lher words, the military issue. There
Keen and increasing activity cyery-
MWhefe on both sides, but even the stanch
I'M party newspapers admit thee liberals
Nl!l enter the struggle leaderless and dis
,iiited and i'll general state of confl-
son. 10 add to the misfortunes of the
ihefai party physicians have percmp-
3 loflly ordered Mr.. John Morley. on ac-
M ,uht OF throht trouble, to refrain from
@nll Speechmaking for several months
HE Liberals thus on tho eve Of the gen.
lal election are deprived of the services
Ssa&1f one Of their most effective orators
Interview with j. n. Kecne.
NJ; James II. Keene, who sailed for
rs ! nited States today, said to a repre-
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