New-York tribune., 1900-08-22
LONDON UNEASY AGAIN.
FEARS THAT no NEWS FROM PEKIyG
IS BAD NEWS.
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Lo1dcu. aug % 1 q. u.-There is again 2
revival ot something ike pessinisrn in official
s1d political circles here. or in the scanty rem
narts q them letr in London by the ravagss
e The holiday season After the exhiIaration
csCse5 by the first news Of the entry OF the
allies into P=Elng there has come q rebound.
The cessation Of direct Communication with the
allied commanders al the front is not al all
liked nor does admiral B-uce's telegram stat
tng that the Forbidden City was entered On .he
lI-h do much 70 console the doubters. In the
first place i is pointed out that the Admiral
does rct profess 10 have heard his news Of
fc-ally from General Caselee. but only gives Il
OF th= authority 0f reports current at Taku. and
We know By this time what reports IN Chinese
towns are worth; secondly. even if the authen-
nc news IS four days old-and much may have
happened since then-the silence Of the generals
lends color 70 q Shanghai statement that the
"-Ies % Iien-Tstn are cut, and may also help
70 explain the hurried march Of the German
4-l --a--an reInt0rceUents 70 Pektng.
assuming even that the Sacred City and the
pa-ace are captured. the difficulties Of the al
les are 6y 10 means at an end Their force Is,
y course more than sufficient 70 repeI any at
-seS which might Be made on them. whether
~ 5o1ers o. BY Imperial troops but when II IS
l0ered that they have 70 police the great
sIrasg--ng city q Peking with its million in
AaDitants. and 10 keep open the line q com
Hl11icarion 70 the coest, their strength Is by no
means excessive, even Il II IS sufficient for the
work IN hand
Besides. The allied generals. like Lord Roberts
N South Africa, may have advanced too fast
effectively 10 occupy the country behind them
The speed Of their march was rendered neces-
say by The position OF the legations, for If the
RELIEF column had taken three or four DAYS
longer On the journey II might have come TOO
late Stiu Z the Chinese troops defeated at
Fe--Tsang and Yang-Tsun should form up
again between the capital and Tien-Tsin the
allies VIII either have 10 march back 70 dis
perse them 70 wait TIL that task is per-
formed by reinforcements from the coast. and
meanwhile may find themselves virtually be-
sieged in Pekng
The pessinists, too. are additionally de-
pressed By Minister Conge-'s testimony as to
the conduct q the Chinese Government. and his
opinion that the whole movement was got up
oy the Imperial authorities and that the Boxers
were mere pretence. On the other hand il is
admitted that Il the Empress and the Manchu
Princes and particularly Tuzn. have been capt
ared the outlook ts much more hopeful. since
= VII be possible 20 find responsible Chinese
authorities on whom new arrangements can be
imposed. The action OF the southern Viceroys,
100 shows that the campaign in the north has
had an excellent effect in checking the further
spree5 q auti-foreign agitation
The Chinese Minister here has handed 10 the
Foreign Of-ce for transmission 70 Lord Sails
0nry Ii Hung Changs note suggesting that
p-enipotentiary should be appointed 10 negotiate
VIA him No reply has Of course been yet
returned, and II Is possible that before the note
Is answered Ii vii be required 70 explain pre-
easely what his credentials are for representing
ne Chinese Government. His communication is
eoacaed n a Tone q cool assumption. which ex-
cites certain amount o. Indignation. The
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