The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-12
CHINA MAY APPOINT
y PEACE COMMISSION.

lest Is hours the United States gov.
ernment hss received from i,s repre-
ssstasives st foreign capitals much
material Information 10 regard to the
latitude Of the powers on the Russisn
propossl to evscaaie Pekin These
give the general nature of the re.
spouses made 10 Russia by certain of
the powers. Il is stated authoriss
lively shst !; there was at sny time
prospects Of . serious international
clssh THE hes been very largely il
not entirely removed by the harmon
ions character of the communications
the several governments are making
The exact nature Of the responses is
NOT made public by the state depart.
ment, for there are yet some replies
10 DO transmitted. and until all of
them sfs in the negotiations are cou.
sidessd Ia such an incomplete form
that they will not be made public. IL
10 ssid. however, that the answers 20
much beyond the tentative character
Of those heretofore referred to, and
ere Of . conclusive nature, 90 far %
showing the purposes of the govern
uents. although trey msy not be
regarded % conclusive in accepting
OR rejecting the particular PROPOSE.
ticn advanced BY Russia. The re.
sponses ere understood to be rather
long and somewhst srgumentasive,
similar 10 this respect to the Ameri.
can responses This very fact is q
cause for copgrs,ula,ion among off
cisls, % they point ont that there is
no disposition to treat the proposal
with terseness or in any manner to
give offense. bot rather to bring the
powess together On Q conn non basis.
On the wbole. the general tendency
OF the responses is to give entire
satisfaction hero 90 to the course Of
the uegotistions
The satisfactory progress of the
negotistions along these lines has
directed ssteutiou to the personality
OF the eovoys. Who will likely repre-.
sent the powers and China in the
nosl settlement. Mr Conger is re-
garded - eminently fitted for such @
teak ob the part Of the United States,
supposing that each of the powers
interested 10 the Chinese problem is
TO have . separate and individual
representative Mr. Rockhill's name
10 mentioned 90 On alternate ia case
Mr. Cooges DOES not care to remain
In Pekin, or to participate 10 the set
clement.
IL the present state of affairs in
Chins 10 protrscted until the arrival
there OF Field Marshal Count Wal
eersee, which should occur 10 sbou,
ten days or . fortnight, il 10 no, to be
doubted ihst The government of Ger.
many will endesvor to have ell the
negotiations with the Chinese gov
ernment conducted through that
ofhcial 20 Q representative, not of
Germany alone. but Of all the pow
ere urging the sdvissbiiity of com.
bined action through one agency as
r the best means Of securing Q speedy
and generally satisfactory termina
tion of the Chinese trouble
lfihere Is any change in the militia.
~ situation since Gen Chsffee's dis
patch. supposed to be Of the 18th
ultiOo, no word of il has reached
Washington Ii is understood that
disturbance and outrsges upon mis
sionaries continue in some of tho die
tricts outside Of Pekin 1t is
believed here-possibly because of
these rsports-tbat the foreign min
listers in Pekin probably will enter on
earnest objection To any Withdrawal al
Of troops u their respective govern
meuts delay action upon the Russian
proposal until they have had q
chance to express their views.
The German foreign Office appears
to be actively fur,heriug the uego,ia.
tions for settlement Persons like
ly to have q correct understanding OF
Germsoy's attitude look for the sug
gestiou OF compromise Of middle
course which will be neither an sc
ceptsnco Dor q rejection CT the Rus
sian proposal. bu, will be such sat
isfac,ory middle ground that all the
powers. including Russia, can agree
to IL For instance, it 10 suggested
that Germany with proprie,y might
suggest that q certain limit be fixed
, no the extent Of the military detach
nsent to be left st Pskin, with sn un
deTs,snding that each small deistch.
nent coDfiue itself TO quarters so long
- pescs and quiet prevailed in