The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-11
A PARIS VIEW or THE MATTER.
Why the Powers Did Not Care to Ne
Sotinte in Washington.

Why the Powers Did Not Care to Ne
Eotinte in Washington.
Paris, Jan. 10--The correspondent here
Of the Associated Press learns on good
authority that the suggestion of the gov
eminent Of the United States to change
the seat of the Chinese peace negotia-
tons from Pekin to Washington will Ee
declined by the Powers. 1t was added
'hat this important step was insignificant
compared with the difficulties to be met
Win between the Powers themselves.
whose elashing interests will have fun
pay in the coming discussions. The
United States proposal to shift the seat
o. The negotiations finds no favor in the
EUROPEAN chancellories. Three reasons
are given for this opposition:
tHSt-lt is considered a great mistake
10 transfer the negotiations from China,
"here all the informa ton is a hand res
pecuns the situation and the feeling
among the Chinese themselves, and more
especially regarding the conditions of
tfaae and commerce with which the ne
eouauons will be chiefly concerned.
second. The United States. commerce
WIN Chlna is comparatively small when
compared with that of several other coun-
e"Iled to expect the negotiations to be
carried on at Washington.
Inc third and most delicate reason ad-
s'N1ed is that the European Powers have
1C.l sullcient confidence that the Uni
" S.'tes government might not find
II. iHNuenced in the negotiations at
'3"'"Stoh by the pressure of interests
l'"- an eye to the exploitation of Chi
Inc attitude of some of the Powers
Uncover, IS swayed by other motives in
CrlOaA!E the United States proposal
a1 brtain, for example. which seems
~ We ,He most strongly antagonistic. has
i-'oa'F taken into consideration the
IN, B states attitude toward the Clay
",-bulwor treaty.
char 's"ns here favors Shanghai, If any
e,,r7l IS made. Il IS pointed out that
S,a"saai r., is the most important trade
l.gf in China. and moreover that tbo
foroi,' Nlceroys, who are favorable TO
copii '7 and anxious to further trade
S5o. "ake their Influence felt Failing
/ Ia Na'' Berlin or Paris are more likely,
tere.. ''seh' The enormous British IN
don are IN favor of the choice of Lon
Foy..9 9N' II is improbable that tho other
NJ VIII agree to this.
81, z.i, Is no reason to SUPPOSE that 2us-
to,. MI withdraw from the ioint nogo,ia-
Chi, i"e treaty she has concluded with
iagio,. 1oueerhs her special interests In
sbo contiguous to her territories b,t
ferd great political interests to da.
wb.o. iurther in the joint conference
i Spec. VIII bristle with obstacles 70 n
a. setuement. Russia aims chiefly
4 fgor,' ''e expansion of her political in.
4 opsr =, 1reat Britain wants to. roughly
4 ner., 'Ne Chinese Empire to her com
3 her ,,,...la ana at the same time strengthen
4 efor,g s''u'al foothold. The United States
4 sselr,. apparently VIII be devoted 20
Frapao commercial advantages. while
creaso 9nd Germany will desire 70 in
poltloo, "elr trade generally and their
A The et,.,.i influence IN certain provinces.
designs 5,e v,5, between these conflicting
viii WIN be bitter and. in anv case
' s'eaty protract the negotiation a'e