Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-09-03
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Washington. Sept. 3.-The entire
course Of negotiations on the Chineee
question Is now dependent upon the re-
seponses OF the powers to the Russo
American proposa1s 1t was stated au>s
thoritatively at the close of official
hours Saturday that no answers had
been received from any source other
than those OF preliminary and incon-
elusive character heretofore announced.
Moreover, 1t is stated by responsible adj
Immigration officials that not until the
last answer is received will the negoti-8
ations assume any definite form, as the
Last answer may prove to be the dissent
from an international accord toward
which all efforts are now bending.
Much interest was aroused by the.
dispatch from st. Petersburg giving the
full text Of the Russian proposal, as Il
cleared up some discrepancies which
had existed, owing to the oral nature of.
the communication made to this, gov.
eminent by the Russian charge. BY far
the most important declaration 1t
makes is in disclosing that Russia has
not ordered her minister and troops to
4 Withdraw from China. as was stated in
the American paraphrase of the propos-
I'LL Out lIldL Sle tl.lleIuS tD TSNdl w. AIe
SGiers and hIs stafI TO Tien Tsin. whith-
& Russian troops. In short, Russia has
not announced a purpose to Withdraw.
from China, but only to Withdraw from
Pekin.
Az the negotiations progress the view
IS strengthened among the officials that
the Russo American plan OF withdraw-
Ing from Pekin ultimately will be con-
Cured in by all of the powers. In diplo-
matte quarters this outcome is looked
upon a1 practically assured 1t is point
n ed out that II the Russian. American
and japanese troops are withdrawn
4 from Pekln the other powers would not
have 5000 men remaining there. which
would be force utterly inadequate to
garrison and defend the capital. The
British force now at Pekin is said tc
number $500 men and the German Is
only few hundred. On the other hand
the Russian and japanese contlngents
are very large and with their with.
drawal the main strength of the allies
At Pekin would be taken away. Az a
matter OF necessity. therefore. 1t is held
+ that the withdrawal OF the larger force.
will compel the smaller forces of Grea
Britain and Germany to leave at tht
same time.
The brief answer which Germany ha!
already made to this government state:
that any general consideration of th'
proposition will be dependent upon in
qutrles az to the condition of affairs a
Pekin. These inquiries are now In prog
ress thru the German officials at tn
Chinese capital, and their responses ar,
expected to form the basis of Germany
n II. ~.
take an intelligent view of Germany.
M course say there is little doubt OF Ger
many's acceptance. One OF the chic
reasons set forth for this course is that
after all, the question of staying in Pc
kin Is OF secondary Importance. and
quite inslgnifcant compared with ii,
1ar reaching question of maintaining a
accord among those continental nation
Il which thus far have acted together. no
only as to China, but as to many othe
queBtions of general policy. In short, /
/ Is felt that Germany's 8 accord with Rus
sia and other continental nations is {
primary Importance, whereas the hold
Ing Of Pekin is Of secondary characte
and In such circumstances the primar
consideration will fail.
The course of the British governmer
ID being awaited with keen interest. nj
only for itn effect upon the present que.
tion. but because OF the partsit will ha,
In maintaining the accord between th
ppwerA There Is noticeable feelin
among some of the foreign represents
tivey here that Great Britain will d,
cline 10 accept the plan and will thetet
;3gs hecome isolated from the ssst Of Il
NerA III thiu coptentic AZ polite,
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