Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
Chinese Crisis Only a Prelude to
War Between Japan and Russia
DIPLOMATS ARE ALL AT SEA
Discussion In Europe London l.
Crowded Athletic Events-Amer-
lean va British Eioquence'

[Early Dispatches
London. June 23.- Especial London
cable letter. copyrighted 1900, by the
Associated Press)-From every capital
In Europe and from every news center
the world over there is pouring into
London and amazingly interesting
stream Of stories purporting to foretell
the action the powers intend 20 take In
regard to China. According TO usually
well informed correspondents az Rome
Vienna. Yokohama, Paris and Berlin,
the powers are now celebrating as TO
the advIsability OF imprisoning the
dowager empress Of China, and are
busy arranging the details OF the long
looked for partition Of the celestial em-
pire These forecasts bear many evil
dences Of authoritative inspiration.
Yet the Associated press is In po-
sition 10 say they have not a fragment
OF basis Upon the authority OF the
British government 1t can be declared
that no communications have passed
between the powers regarding any ac-
release Of the diplomats shut up In
Pekin. When that Is accomplished, to
use the words OF a foreign official 1T
will be time enough Tor the nations 10
deliberate on their further course Of ac-
ton"
NO PLAN ADOPTED YET.
This official added. mo plan for the
eventual settlement OF Chinese prob
lens has so far been presented TO
Great Britain nor even suggested to
her"
While Lord Salisbury is too cautious
20 commit himself TO prophecy regard
ing the outcome OF one Of the most re-
markable crises IN the worlds history.
the Associated Press learns that he is
not inclined 20 believe this Boxer out
break win Immediately bring up that
most vital OF an points. that Is. the
paramount necessity for European SUE
zerainty over the entire Chinese em-
glre. To further quote the foreign Of
fee official. In discussing the utter
ances OF statesmen and the writing OF
correspondents, one must remember
they are 10 be gauged by standards OF
comparative ignorance rather than by
comparative knowledge. No European
really knows anything about China.
Some know less than others, but that
Is about all il amounts 10.
IGNORANCE OF THE SITUATION.
I'VE are not parleying with the 9TH
or powers and the other powers are not
parleying with as, for the simple rea-
son that we are an ignorant Of the
conditions we are facing Unanimously
we are trusting 10 the naval officers on
the SPOT When they are In a position
20 report 20 us the extent OF the upris-
ing they may be able % tell us whether
we are facing a rebellion chiefly cone
fined TO the north or whether we are
opposed % the whole Chinese people and
government Then % viii be- feasible
but not until then. for the powers 10
get together IN an attempt 90 agree on
some method Of settling forever the
Chinese problem
FIRST THING TO DO.
THE first thing Il 20 release our re-
Hpectve diplomats. That. 10 seems. haa
not yet been accomplished. ana while
that remains, Great Britain Is not
anxious nor do the other powers seem
anxious 10 bring up the debatable Ques-
tons Of an eventual settlement and
you may be assured that an the reports
Of an International agreement on a
line OF action subsequent TO the restor-
alton 20 safety of the diplomats az Pc
kin are premature and unfounded"
GREATER DANGER BEHIND.
The general trend OF the best In
formed opinion Ia London seems 20 be
that the opposlnCe Of japan
and Russia NAV fn themselves Dracfui-
tate a crisis even before the Boxer out
break Is stamped out though neither
OF them are believed % be willihg 30 80