Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-23
LONDON LETTER
CHINESE SITUATION THE SOLE
ABSORBING TOPIC,
SETTLEMENT IN THE FAR EAST.

SETTLEMENT IN THE FAR EAST.
The Amateur Athletic Championship
Games-American Teams to Par
ticipate in Contests.
London, June 23.-(Copyrighted. 1900. by
the Associated Press).-From every eapi-
tal IN Europe and from every news 81 litter
ithe world over There is pouring into hon,
don an amazing interestingly stream Of,
stories p~arporting to foretell the action
the powers intend to take in regard TO
Chdna. According 10 usually well In
formed correspondents at Rome. Vienna,
Yokohama, Paris and Berlin, the power
are now delfberating as to the advisable
ity of irnprisoning the dowager empress
of China and are busy arranging th6 de-
ta1ls of 1.-The long looked for partition of
the celestial empire. These forecasts
bear many evidences of authorita tive in
SEPARATION. Yet tine Associated Pressi4s in
a position to say they have not a eFFag-
ment of basis. Upon the authority of
the British government lit can be declared
that no communications have passed. be
tween the powers regarding any aston
III SuIlLNd excepting CHe FeWeI ana release
OF the diplomats shut up in Pelin. When
that is accomplished, to- use the words of
a foreign official, "it will be time. enough
for the nations to deliberate on their fur
Their course of action" This official
added:
mo plan 1or the eventful settlement
of Chinese problems has so far been pre-
sented ITO Great Britain nor even suggest
| ed Ito her."
While Lord Salisbury is too cautious
to commit himself to %proplhesy regarding
! the outcome of one of the most remark
able crises in the worlds history the
Associated Press learns THAT he is NOT
inclined to believe his boxer outbreak
will Immediately bring up thai most vital
of all points, that is. the par amount
necessity for European suzerainty over
the entire Chinese empire. To Further
quote the foreign official: n
I'm discussing THE utterances of s.. ates-
man and hit writing of correspondents
one must remember they are TO be
gauged by standards of comparat1ve
ignorance rather thai by knowledge. MO
European really knows anything about
China. Some know less than Others but
that is about all - amounts to. We are
not parleying with the other powers and
THE other powers are not parieyrng Wltn
us. for the simple reason that we are all
Ignorant of the conditions we are racing.
Unanimously we are trusting to the naVal
officers on the spot. When they are IN a
position to report to us the extent OF tine
uprising they ma be able 10 tel W
whether we are facing a rebellion cnlny
confined to THE north or whether we are
apposed to the whole Chinese peOplee ann
government. Then it win be feasible Du'
NOT until then for the power TO getsto-
e,ether in am attempt to agree upon sone
method of settling over the Chinese prop'
lem.
.oThe first thing is to release u re-
snective diplomats. That, it seems, has
not vet been accomplished, and while
that remains the chief objective an
naval commanders of all nations nam
tain the present harmony Great Brltal1
is not anxious nor do the other poWe,'
seem anxious to bring UP the debataDlt
questions of an eventual settlement, ant
Won NAV be assured hat all the reports
of an international agreement on a nn'
of action subsequent to the restoration
to safety of the diplomats at Pekln aN
premature and unfounded.' y :
The general trend of the best informef
opinion in London seems to be that Tn
opposing interests of Japan ana Russi
NAV in themselves p~recipitate a crisl
even before the boxer outbreak is stamp
ed out. though neither of them are ne
lieved to be willing to go to the extrem
ity of a resort to arms at the present mo
ment. Upon this latter phase OF the SIT
uation, the all absorbing topic OF the DAY
/ one can near nuIIuTeuS VI INV AAoA
men about equally we'll posted, We
scarcely any of them agree. ..,
;. A we'll known American diplomat
though frankly confessing he is beWil
dered by the countless possibilities IN
volved, tells the Associated Press he be
lieves it quite probable the crisis will re
solve itself into a struggle etWee Rus
STA and Japan.
London is teeming with American
who find difficulty in getting accommo
dations at the hotels. On every steame
night cab loads are turned away fror
the leading metropolitan hostelries.
Compared with the eagerness Of tn
hotel managers and storekeepers l
awaiting the coming of Americans, tn
khedive's arrival in England was merei
a trifiing incident.
Among the American visitors this wee
was former Consul General Collins. VIII
is making a flying trip to England an
Ireland ON personal business.
h few editorials n cablegram
printed here created only a mild sort G
interest in the republican national cor
vention at Philadelphia as he result wa
regarded as a foregone conclusion
Though most of the correspondents c
the English press declare President Mo
Kinley's reelection is certain, the peDpl
here are more likely to take keener intel
Test in the democratic convention at KaI
SaS City, FOR by the proceedings tnefe
is thought strength of the anti-Einglfs
element in America may be gagged
The arrival here of the American COZ
tingent who are to compete in the ama
teur athletic championship games July
has awakened English sportsmen to. tn
fact that they are likely to lose mar
~laurels. Princeton team looks fit an
well. The Syracuse. Pennsylvanii
Georgetown, Michigan. Chicago an
New York Athletic club competitors al
now awaited.
OF the london Athletic club tea