The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-31
JAPAN
Clar,flrs the Situation in Re
gard TO Divisions

wAsHINGToN. AUGUST 30 This Unit
ed States government, having acted upon
the Russian proposition as to the with
drawal Of troops from Pekin, Is nov qui-
etly waiting ror responses 10 the notes
which have been sent to our various rep
resentatlyes for presentation . The pow
ers Judging by the rate Of progress made
In the preceding negotiations, several
days and perhaps a week may ?ass before
all these replies are received. According
TO their formal expressions, AL OF the
powers are agreed upon this one point;
they do not desire to enter upon Tmal
war upon China The United states gov
eminent is trying to bring apo tt this re-
suit. For the moment It finds ;self s'de
by side with Russia, whose cainestness
cannot be questioned at this time. The
object now in view is TO bring about a
situation in China that will init OF lhe
beginning OF negotiations look!"g 60 the
Establishment Of order AMI the cesaa-
tion of hostilties, with the ins"rarce OF
protection to foreign life AMI property.
After that the negotiations may touoE
upon other questions tina. remain 10 lie
settled.
1t is with this object that Russia has
suggested the withdrawal from PelSin, IN
order that the Chinese government may
resume the rens f power tJc The Chi
nese people, being guided by eNts:nali,
are not apt to yield fealty to a govern
ment not in possession of It's ow capita
The United States government has been
earnestly championing the cause OF IL
Hung Chang from a precisely similar INC
tive, namely, desire to specify rchabil-
itate the Chinese government, in order
that It may carry out its eXcre:s desire
to -ettle the difficulties which h'Nc arisen.
This has been the object Of the negotia-
tions of the last few days and ths Russian
note and the United States response were
but PARTS of the genera! plan
In responding to the Russia note as 1t
did, the United states government aVeiled
itself OF the opportunity of i:Wting the
remaining powers to express 'hetc desires
in the matter of a settlement. or la,her
to indicate how, in their judgment peace
negotiations could be thus ,nstl Il ei. This
note is calculated to secure a fun cisclo-
sure of the intentions of the powers, Y
the inquiry is met by them IN the frank
spirit in which it was conceived by The
United States government The jI!Tculy
apprehended now in reaching a settlement
lies in intentional delay and ?.)crastlna-
ton on the part of any power which is
Coneealng its true purpose and does not
desire to avoid a formal war.
The state department is alrety embar-
rassed by delays experienced IN securing
responses to its note challenging the pro
duction of objections to Ii Hung ChaI e.
1t appears that much confusion exists a.
Taku as to what actually has lcrn lecld-
ed upon respecting the trea atment Of Ii
Hung Chang should he arrive az ,kat
place en- route to Pekin. The reports Of
The naval commanders to their home gov
ernments rather increased tn. cont'isioE
in an international sense. AiT.ral Re-
mey founud it difficult to sift Oh the facts
at Taku. Now the state depactmen; finds
the replies SO far received from Europe
vague and unsatisfactory, 70 the reason
that the various governments appea: 10
have different understandings as % the
exact conditions at Taku. 1t ccul Mt lie
learned from whom the repli-s were re-
ceived and which were missing hut 1t
can be stated that at present he Ques-
tiontion as to the acceptibiu;y Of Ear!
Ii as an envoy and his freedom from in
reference remain unsettled.