Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-14
Diplomacy Now Expected to Settle
Matters Peacefully,
NO RUSH FROM PEKIN YET,
Allies VIII Withdraw with Care
Britain Feels Very Uncertain
over Proceedings,

Washington, Sept. i3.-The crisis
that was near at hand yesterday over
the evacuation proposal OF the Russian
government has been ayerted for a
time at least and the diplomatic side Of
the matter has become again the
object Of attention. The order TO Gen.
Chanee 10 leave at once, which was ex-
pected IN some quarters, did not issue
today Instead, earnest Efforts are
making TO arrange the prellminaries
for the negotiations which are expected
finally to settle the Chinese trouble,
London. Sept. "a. A a. m.--Referrlng to
the Daily Mails St. Petersburg corre-
sp0ndent. who claims 10 be able TO indl-
cate the exact diplomatic situation, the
attitude OF the United states Is 80 IN
definite that there Is no absolute GER
tainty whether Washington VIII accept
or reject the Russian proposal"
Germany. according 70 the same au-
thority, was the first power TO reply.
She based her refusal principally on the
ground that the present withdrawal
MWNlN ltNN 10 Nhiitl AlNAhlN ANU q" AAAt
massacre OF thousands Of other con-
verts.
Russia and France" say the COR
respondent. ARE dndlng their position
awkward and are not likely TO hurry TO
qu,- Pekin en- masse. The Japanese
general. Yamaguchi. telegraphed TO
his government from Pekln September
6.h that the emperors chamberlain
had just arrived. This probably means
that some negotiations are on foot for
the return OF the emperor
"Othtr japanese adylCes report that
Pekin is returning 20 its normal condi-
ton. Order Is being restored. Native
refugees are coming back and foreign
residents are leaving 10 recuperate.
No further light Is thrown this morn
Ing upon Ii Hung Chang's movements.
The Times has an interesting dlspatN
from Pekin dated September ith, which
says In part: Russia has decided to
withdraw her legation from PeNn, leay-
ing q purely military command. An
official announcement Of this Is expected
today The other powers Will also pre-
sumably withdraw their legations
leaving Pekn under the military con-
troll of the allies, during the winter at
least
AT a meeting Of the generals the
Russian commander announced that
Russia would maintain 1900 troops
during ths winter.
"The German commander said that
Germany was keeping the same num-
Der and the japanese commander an
nouncos that japan would have 22OOO.
The British general was not In POSI-
ton 10 make an announcement.
There Is every indication, however
that Lord Salisbury has decided that
our present subordinate position In Pc
kin must become still humber. In
the best informed quarters the opinion
vs. expressed that Russia and Germany
are acting H. accord. Russia seeking
the definite alienation OF all territory
north OF tho great wall, ana Germany
the annexation OF Shan Turg, Kiang
Su and the Yang-tse provinces. Russia
also seeks TO restore the power Of the
empress dowager and the emperor in
order to be enabled 10 WELD her infu-
ence through them over the remaining
provinces. The dsmemberment Of
China seems almost inevitable.
The empress dowager has retained
Prince Cblngs son as a hostage for his
fatnst."
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Times, wiring Wednesday, confirms the
reports OF the uneasy feeling there con-
ceming Grimany's intentions towards
the Yang-tse provinces and especially
the KinnR Mn forts.
The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
tie Times says he Is In a position TO
assert positively that the Russian
troops IN Manchura are preparing for
a winter campaign.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Associated Press, wiring Wednesday,
and combining the report as 10 three
OF the four conditions proposed by a
certain power as the basis Of negotla-
tlons. says he has It from Pekin
source usually reliable. that Prince
Ching has already begun 10 negotiate,
but that the second condition Is the
treatment OF the Manchurian provinces,
Including he LAO Tung peninsula. as
a lutrr state.
LonCcn's reply TO the Russian propo-
sition for the evacuation OF Pekin was
sent two days age and as the Asso-
ciated Press forecasteG. Great Britain
declines 20 evacuate previous 90 q sat
isfactlry Ruarontee from the Chinese
government for the fulhllment Of GER
tain conditions.