The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1901-02-22
DEMANDS ACCEDED
Waldersee's Threat Of an Expedi.
tion Proves Effective.
ABSOLUTE COMPLIANCE HOPED

WIN All DtmunOs al tne n
Envoys-Preparation for Expedi-
ton Greatly Worried Chinese
Observation-Disclosures Desire In
formation.
London, Feb. 2O.-Dr. Morrison. wiz
ing to the Times from Pekin, says;
"The Chinese declared that the threat
OF the Waldersee expedition has been
successful. and that the court has
yielded and issued a decree fully com
plying with the demands Of the for.
eign ENJOYS on the question OF punish
ments. These statements require cor
roboration, but they are generally be
lieved here"
Commenting editorially upon this
and other dispatches from China the
Times says:
THE blank ignorance of the govern
ment regarding the Waldersee expe.
dition seems more surprising than
ever in view OF the kilograms we pub
lish to-day. If our Pekin news is cor
rect, the foreign ENJOYS will have
curious experience in discovering that
the most important feature of the ne
gotiations has Deen settled by an ex-
petition of which they were unawares.
The minute details cabled concerning
the expedition may be received with
judicious skepricism; but it is no long
er possible TO suggest, as Lord Gran
borne did Monday, that no such
scheme is contemplated by any power
Proceeding to comment upon the
note Of the United States to the pow
ers censoring the expedition, the edi-
torial says:
1T is carefully explained that the
note is not Il protest but 'remon-
STRANGE This distinction is doubtless
designed to save its authors from the
responsibility of. hurting the feelings
of others too severely. 1t is to be
hoped that il the reported Chinese sur
render be true, that the remonstarnce
has not yet been dispatched. To stern
ly rebuke' an attempt to put pressure
upon China Immediately after that at
tempt has been successful might be
even more embarrassing than not to
plated.
Most people will be glad for many
reasons if Count Won Waldersee was
only 'blufiing. Even the strictest OF
American politicians must admit that
the menace of operations is more
merciful method than the operations
themselves. We are not disposed to
drive a hard bargain or to exact an
exorbitant indemnity from China. Our
real objects cannot be better stated
than in Mr.. Choat's dispatch of last
July giving President McKinley's pol
icy in China"
The article concludes by warning the
government to see that British rights
in China are not attacked by Russia
with impunity and that they are guar
anteed by something more substan-
tial than verbal assurances Of Russia's
good intentions"
This last paragraph was called out
by a dispatch to the Times from Pekin
giving certain supplementary clauses
which NJ De White, the Russian min
lister of finance desires to add to the
Russo-C Chinese agreement clauses. the
effect of which would be. according to
the correspondent Of the Times, to
make the Russian protectorate of
southern Manchuria absolute ana com
plete.
The clauses provide that no CONNER
cial concession in the whole of Man
churia is to be granted to any power
but Russia, that all the customs are TO
be controlled by Russia, and that Rus
sian land borne goods shall enjoy spe-
cial privileges owed those of other ma
tons.
Pekin, Feb 20.-Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang have received telegram
which virtually means that the Chi
nese will comply with all the demands
Of the powers, although they still de-
sire information on a few minor de-
tails. The foreign ENJOYS look for
ward confidently to absolute compii-
ance by Thursday at the latest.
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang
have been greatly worried by the prep
arations for the expedition into the in
terror and they have strongly urged the
court to yield, pointing out that other
wise the dismemberment of the en-
pire was probable.
Gen. Chaffee signallzed the Chinese
new year by calling upon Ii Hung
Chang. who seemed to be in much bet
ter health.
1t is now asserted that the Germans
will turn the railroad over to the Brit
ish at the end of the month.