Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-09-06
PEACE SEEMS NEAR.
Russia and the United States in a
Chinese Alliance.
Plan Is to Withdraw from Psl1En and Allow
Empress TO Return and Negotiate for
Peace-Great Britain Does
Not Approve.

London, Aug. 31.-Diplomatic cir
Giles in London appear to be salts
fed that Russia has either directly
sent circular notes to the powers pro-
posing the opening of peace negotia-
tions or has reached an agreement
with the United States in regard to
the basis on which the government
at Washington viii take initiative ac-
ton. Russia may prefer the latter
arrangement on the ground that the
United States has no entanglements,
like Manchuria, calculated to arouse
the suspicious of the powers. Moth
ing definite, however, seems to be
known at the legations in London ex-
cept Russia's great anxiety to end
the prevailing conditions as speedily
as possible, though the opinion is ex-
pressed that Russia believes, as pre-
iminary to the negotiations, that the
allied forces should evacuate Pekin
and retire with their resident minis
tiers, Europeans and native Chris
tians to Ten Tsin, whence they can
better treat with the most RESPONSE
bic Cinnamon available.
As Viewed in Washington.
Washington, Aug. 31.-The state
department has dispatched it's in
structions to the United States diplo-
matte Representatives abroad in con-
formity with the decision reached
Wednesday by the cabinet upon the
Russian proposal to withdraw the
troops in Pellin in order to allow the
empress dowager and emperor,
Kwang Tsu, to return to the capital,
to institute negotiations for a settle
ment with the powers. All of these
steps are matters of common agree
ment, as it was not possible for two
of the nations concerned, Russia and
the United States, to make agree
ments between themselves at this
stage, at least, as it is necessary to adj
wise each of the governments repre-
scented in China of the various propo-
sitions as they are preached.
If arrangements can be made for
their acceptance under proper guar
antee for their performance, our gov
eminent will withdraw it's troops
from Pekin in order to facilitate the
negotiations for peace, and this as
surance has been given to the Russian
government along with the others.
The Chinese government must guar
antee its ability to prevent the spread
of disorder to other provinces, and
recurrence of such disorders as have
occurred.
Does Not Suit England.
London, Aug. 31.-The Russo-Ameri-
can SURPRISE as it is called, is the
chief feature Of the morning papers.
While Russia's part in the proposal
is regarded with considerable suspi-
cion, it is generally recognized that
the fight of the empress dowager and
the emperor renders the situation ex-
tremely difficult, and, therefore, that
it might be wise to adopt the Russo
American programme as the best So
luton of the problem. At the same
time a very strong feeling is displayed
in favor of a more vigorous line of
policy.
The Daily Graphic says: ''The
United States are almost morbidly
anxious to wash their hands of the
Chinese embarrassment. This has
long been apparent. But it is rather
surprising to hear that their anxiety
is shared by Russia. With the posi-
BILE exception of Germany, there is
probably not another power tina
would seriously object to the evacua
ton of Pelin.''