The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-21
DIPLOMATIC PHASES.
Situation Explained by an Omcfal-
Notes to He Answered To-Day.


Notes to he Answered To-day.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2o.-The status Of
the Chinese situation at the close OF the
day, according to q high authority, is as
follows: There are now before the De-
rartment of State number OF notes await
ing answers. These include the German
note concerning the surrender Of Chinese
ring-leaders; the original Russian PROPOSE
ton Tor the withdrawal Of troops from Pek-
ing. which has not yet been acted on as
q finality. a memorandum from the Russian
government asking as to the purposes of
this government. and request by Prince
Ching that instructions be sent to Minister
Conger TO proceed with peace negotiations
al once. In Jsddition there is verbal in
quiry ff5sp the French government as to
the programme OF the United States.
These various communications have ac-
cumulated slowly and an understanding
has now been reached by the administra-
tfon that there shall be general clearance
OF the entire subject. This may be ex-
pected either late tomorrow or the follow
ing day. II will clearly enunciate the pro-
gramme of the United States on the various
questions presented. There will be sepa-
rate notes according to the communications
addressed to this government; that is the
recent German note viii be answered by a
note and the memorandum OF inquiry from
Russia will be answered by memorandum
while the French verbal inquiry will receive
a verbal response.
AS 10 the contents OF these several COM
munications the authorities are not willing
90 give any positive intimations, though as
Tar as the German note is concerned the
belief is almost general here that the re-
sponse of our government will amount to a
declination TO make the surrender of the
offending Chinese a condition precedent to
negotiations Of any kind. Concerning the
Russian proposition for withdrawal. it is
stated officially that 1t stands to-day the
same as first presented. there having been
no notifications, whatever. on the part of
Russia, up to the present time.
1t now appears that Russia first put for
ward the proposition for the punishment of
the leaders of the Chinese uprising. This
was In a paper offering a general pro-
gramme for conducting the peace negotia-
tions- The first item OF the programme
was the punishment OF the Chinese offend
ers. The proposal came some time prior 10
the German note. ard seems to have been
concurred IN by France and some OF the
other powers. although it did not receive
such general concurrence as to amount 10
sn agreement. The German government
now taxes up this first item OF the Russian
programme and makes II an indispensable
prerequisite 70 any negotiations. II ma
terially differs from the Russian proposal
IN that the latter made punishment a par,
OF the negotiations. while the German
proposition now pending Is to make the
punishment precede the negotiations
There were interesting dispatches to-day
from Admiral Remey and General Chaffee
Admiral Remey's official recognition OF IL
Hung Chang does not commit our govern
ment In any way. the recognition having
bes2 extended without doubt TO Ii in his