Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-30
COUNT CASSINI ON
CHINA'S AFFAIRS
Russia Animated by a Spirit Of
Cancellation,
HER RIGHTS IN MANCHURIA
Railroad to Port Arthur VIII De
Protected China Must Have
a Ruling Head

Washington oct 29-The Russian
ambassador. Count Casslni has re-
turned TO Washington after an absence
OF some months in Europe during
which time he conferred with Count
Lumslorl Russian minister OF foreign
affairs concerning Chinese and other
international questions lie also talked
with A. Delcasse. the French minister
OF foreign affairs.
Count Cass.ul says he observed ut
ST. Petersburg that the government
was animated by most reasonable
oonciiia,ugy ana moderate disposition
concerning China. There was "a desire
Co avoid making the crisis the occasion
for larger projects In particular he
noted both at ST. Petersburg and
throughout Europe that there was a
general feeling ass 90 the identity OF
the policy between the United states
ana Russia, their positions being alke
ON many points The death OF Count
MufdNleit late minister OF foreign az
fairs, had removed uu official who had
The United States. And yet, Count
Cassinl said, Count Lamsdorff, the
new minister cutcrtaius that same
sentiment ot friendship and admiration
for this country
Referring Go Russia's action In the
Chinese trouble, Count Cassini said
that It had been considered essential at
the outset that a ruling head be given
90 China The empire was In a de-
plOrable condition as a result OF the up
rising ana the AanChu dynasty seemed
weak and incapable, With the de-
pdrture OF the emperor and the en-
press d0Wagyr from Iekin the empire
practically was left drifting, and II WAS
not 20 Doe expected that the 400 600, 900
people OF China would carry on such
vast institution without a head,
Russia, therefore. considered Il essen
tial at the outset TO bring back the em-
perOr and 90 ro-establish government
capable of settling affairs
To this gua 10 had been proposed that
the trUyus Do. Withdrawn from Pekn,
as there was little doubt that such
Withdrawal would be followed by the
return OF The imperial household and
a more speedy conclusion Of binding
negotiations The ambassador pointed
out that the Chinese negotiations
WOjld have 10 receive the ratification
az The emperor OF China. During
the ambassadors service as Russian
minister at Petin he became well ac-
Quaintel with II Hung Chang and
Prince Ching. and he speaks In high
terms OF their ability and statesman
ship
Count Cassinrs attention was called
20 the fact that credentials Of the
Chinese pleniuotentiaries gave them
1 extraordinary power and ratified in
advance what they may do. But the
ambassador smilIngly shook his head,
it would be essential in the end 10 Sc.
cure imperial concurrence.
When asked as TO RusIa's purposes
In Manchuria. he remarked that Rus.
sIa's great railroad interests leading
down 90 Port Arthur would have to
be protected, There was not the
slightest doubt OF this, II was I'm pro.
tectinC these interests. he said. that
Russia had been attacked by the Chi.
csc, and Il was only natural and neces.
sary that Russia would resist these
attacks The ambassador also observed
that 70 was quite natural that Russia
should feel a deep interest In Manchu-
rita. 0s 10 bordered on Russia much as
Canada borders on the United states,
so that anything affecting Manchurla
came home 90 Russia FAR more than
70 did 90 countries far removed from
that part OF the world He recalled
that France Russia and the other pow
ers Interested In China had made ana
Joyous declarations against the dis
memberment OF China