Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
WHAT THEY WILL DO,
ATTITUDE OF ALL THE POWERS
IS KNOWN.
State Department, However, Waits
for Official Advice Before Max
I ing It Known.

Washington, Sept. T. It is known that
the government has inferential knowl-
edge OF the attitude of all the powers re-
garding the Russian proposal but it is
still awaiting official advice as to some
of them. The information concerning
those regarding which no Official an
nouncement has been received, it is
stated, is practically that which is in
the possession of the general public and
is based on neWspape. reports and the
opinions of official organs of the various
countries. 1t seems to be regarded as
highly probable In official circles that
when the time arrives for the actual ne
gotiations looking to a settlement with
China, this government will appoint a
commission for that purpose, rather than
place the negotiations in the hands of a
single individual. There have been var
1ous suggestions as to who might be ap-
pointed upon such a commission, but it is
positively stated that as yet no definite
selections have been made. AS to the nu-
merical strength of such commission
the general impression seems to be that
1t would not consist of more than five
members, more likely three and possibly
of only two. 1t can be stated upon the
highest authority that there will be upon
the commission some American of promi-
nent ability, whose would be an imme-
diate guarantee to the American people
that American interests would be safe in
his hands and whose standing before the
world would be such as to give him and
those associated with him prestige
abroad. 1t is believed that the admins
tration is casting about for such a man
to head the commission when it shall be
ready to appoint it.
Th names OF ex-Presdent Harrison
ex-Secretary Of State Day and John
Bassett Moore, who was secretary of the
peace commission at Paris, have been
mentioned in this connection.
No informatio is obtainable to-day
! regarding the new note which it was ru-
! mored the government was preparing
/, for transmission to the powers. The only
thing definite concerning it was the posi-
ftive statement to-day that it had not
lbeen sent either last night or up to noon
( to-day. No representations have been
made by this government looking to a
| return of the Chinese imperial author
!. titles to Pekin. Such course on the part
| of the Chinese however, would be
| deemed highly desirable by this govern
ment as it is believed here that a re-
sumption of the reins of power at the
capital of the empire would inevitably
| hasten and facilitate the peace negotia-
| tions. If the Chinese authorities are de-
| TERED from returning by the military
! occupation of Pekin, 1t is pointed out
| that this fear would not be removed ex-
/ cept by the withdrawal of all the pow.
ers. In this connection, the suggestion
| which is being made of a limited Occu-
patton of Pekin by the powers as a COM
promise, does not seem to meet with fa-
yor here The total force of the allied
powers in Pekin Is now about 3O,0 900 men
and 1t is pointed out that the situation
at the Chinese capital might make it
unsafe for a force much smaller than
that to attempt to preserve order. The
| immense population of Pekin and the
disturbed conditions produced by the up
rising and fighting, in the opinion of the
! officials here. who are giving the SUBJ
iect consideration, would make it haz-
i, ardous for the powers to leave small
forces there and Withdraw the bulk Of
their troops to the coast.