Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-26
ANXIETY ABOUT CHINA.
England as Well as United States
Anxious to Have Chinese Prob.
lem Solved.
Policy Of Punishment Now Being
Pursued in China is severely
Criticised.
The Kaiser's Wishes With Regard
to Chinese Affairs Wholly
Disapproved.

London, Nov. 26-The pesslmism re-
fected in the Washington specials deal
ing With China finds keen echo in
Great Britain's cabinet. Gloomy fore
8bodings that the United States will be
compelled to withdraw from the concert
of the powers is only one of the causes
of this feeling, for the British ministers
are now inclined to believe that the
suit satisfactorily The United States
said an official of the foreign Office to
the representative of the Associated
Press can not be any more anxious
than England to get out of the China
muddle. The cabinet ministers are re-
luctantly coming to believe that the en-
5deavors to compel China to punish in
3dividuel offenders are merely a waste of
time. Death by edict is farce and a
fairy tale. The powers forces now in
China are utterly inadequate to overrun
the country and enforce their demands.
England has no intention of augmenting
her troops to such an extent as will be
necessary if the Europeans themselves
undertake to inflict punishment. 1t looks
Very much as If we shall have to climb
down. The only question Is, how can it
be done With the best dignity and under
circumstances giving the most satisfac-
tory results? The policy of indefinite
defamation, which the American jour
nails seem to attribute to Germany, is
not in the slightest degree shared by
Great Britain This view Is not that
of he majority of the British press,
Who, without taking pains to find out
the inner opinion of the cabinet gener-
ally condemn what they are pleased to
call the .weak-kneed policy OF Ameri-
ca.
The seizure of the British steamer Ta-
bnga BY the Colombian government Off
Gals at Panama is not regarded serious
Is here. The British gunboat Pheasant
Will investigate the matter, and. in due
course of time, Colombia will probably
be asked for an explanation. But the
affair is not likely to produce any strik-
ing developments.
The request OF United States Ambas-
sador Choate for the suppression Of the
Filipino junta at Hong Kong has been
put in the hands of the colonial Office.
1t will probably take some weeks 10 as
certain the facts, with doubtful results.
An official said: Hong Kong, of course,
is part free country, and We can not take
TO arbitrary steps even toi pleaseH Amer
sica. Most of the International plots are
Matched right here in London. but we
are quite powerless to suppress them"
The persistent report that Sir Alfred
Miner, British high commissioners in
South Africa, vii be illvalided home
permanently, are groundlesss. He will be
afforded a holiday as soon 40 feasible.
He is the last man the government con-
templates Withdrawing from South At
RIGA, and the state of his health by no
means iuatifes the rumors
London's new mayor. Frank Given.
takes a Very radical and friendly View
of the American invasion of the city's
finance, trade and transportation. III
ia merely a matter of utilitarianis1n' he
said to the representative of the Associ-
ated Press. American capital is bound
to improve business here. and welcome
warmly anything tending to bring the
two nations the most good, even tho
1T may appear TO result only to the adj