The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-19
WALDERsEE TAKES A HAND
INTERFERES AS COMMANDER-IN-
CHIEF BETWEEN THE HOSTILE
FORCES AT TIEN TSIN
BEARS GRIP ON MANCHURIA
Not Likely TO he I'm Any Way Re
Iaxed i'm the Immediate Fu-
ture, or at Any Other
Time.

LONDON, March 19.-The Times this
morning makes the following announce
ment:
I'VE learn that Count Won Waldersee
has interfered as commander-in-chief of
the allied forces in China, to put an end
to the mutually hostile attitude of the
British and Russian troops at Tien Tsin. !"
There is no confirmation of this state
ment in other quarters, but it has an air
of extreme probability, and will be re-
ceived by England with feelings of con-
siderable relief.
The Daily Mail, in an editorial which
frankly faces a disagreeable situation,
says:
BRITISH POSITION WEAK.
1--WE must admit that this is no juncture
to risk fresh quarrels. Our armamentS
are inefficient, and our fleet in the far
East is so weak that its position would
be perilous. 1t is a painful process for
the nation to have its face slapped, but
until the country compels the govern
ment to put our house in order it is a hu-
initiation to which we must accustom
ourselves
The British foreign Office is not relax
ing its efforts to secure more satisfac-
tory statement of the intentions of Rus
sia, but the officials deprecate the British
press agitation on the subject. On all
sides 1t is officially and otherwise said
that Great Britain has not the slightest
contemplation of resorting to hostilittes
against Russia, whatever may be the out
come of the present negotiations.
While hostilities are out of the ques-
tiOn, however. it is not unlikely that
diplomatic relations between Great Brit
ain and Russia will become strained al
most
TO THE BREAKING POINT.
patched to bring pressure to bear upon
Russia, but war will not result unless
some fracas, quite unauthorized by Lon
don, has already occurred between the
Opposing forces at Tien Tsin.
This is based upon exhaustive inquiries
made by the Associated Press in Lon
don. a prominent British official, a
mouthpiece of the government whose po-
sition makes it undesirable that he should
be named in this connection, says:
at is useless that our newspapers
forget that we have a great army in
South Africa, and have no other army, or
the making Of another one, elsewhere.
1t is impossible to go to war with Rus
sia.',
"A semi-official statement was issued
this evening to the effect that the much
talk of assurances of the Russian foreign
1alQlSJ6r, Count LdnlSQOTI, TO otr SCSWdTl
Scott British ambassador at st. Peters,
burg, were made Feb. 6, and evidently
referred to the Russo-Chinese agreement,
concluded at Port Arthur last Novem-
her, and not to the Manchurian conven-
ton.
1t is understood that one Official view is
that the dispute may eventually be refer
red to arbitration.
ENJOYS DO LITTLE
PERKIN, March 1S.-Little was accom-
plished at todays meeting of the foreign
ministers, on account of the delay of the
various governments in agreeing to the
conclusions reached in the matter of in
demnity.
No minister is allowed full liberty to
act for his government, all the instruc-
tions being ad refendum (subject to fur
tker consideration) The court ceremon-
ial on the reception of ministers was the
subject of conversation, but nothing def
frite was decided upon.
Gen Chaffee and H G. Squires, the
United States charge d'affairs, have ex-
amined property adjoining the legation
suitable for barracks and capable o.
housing $50 men.
The railroad between Pekin and Chan
Sing-Ou was opened Saturday in the pres
eEce of the French and Belgian ministers
feature of the celebration.
RUSSIA IN MANCHURIA.
VICTORIA, B. c., March 1S.-The
steamer Kinshu Maru arrived with news
from Yokohama and the Orient.
Jill. a Japanese newspaper, prints ar
counts of Russian control of Manchuria
gathered from reliable sources. It says
from it's Pekin correspondent:
Hba Chinese secret agreement
provides for the nominal restoration of
AanchuIia to the Chinese when peace is
restored, but Russia intends to station
troops there to protect her railways.
Should a disturbance arise in China these
troops are tn be dispatched to assist the
Chinese government. In the event OF
China wishing to station her own troops
in Manchurid she must refer the matter
to Russia. The importation of arms and
ammunition irtO Manchuria by China is
prohibited.
Local officers are to be appointed by
Russia. and no other foreigners than
Russians are to be appointed to the posi-
tions. The Chinese forces, army and
navy, in Northern China, are to be
drilled by no other foreigners than Rus
slams. A system of self-gover shall
he proclaimed sat Kinchow. No conces-
SionS for mines and railways shall be
granted to other nations than Russia
north of Hal Chow. The expenses in
the recent campaign incurred on the rail-
way and elsewhere shall be borne by the
Chinese China shall also concede
other privileges to Russia as compensa-
tion for these damages. and shall permit
Russia to construct n branch road to the
great wall.
In Korea the Russians seem to be IN
stalling themselves WELL according to
news from kinshu. according to late is
sues of the Korean News. 1t says MANY
Korean soldiers have adopted Russian
military uniforms.
Many are agitated over the report that
the righteous general Chi Yu Yin. was
bringing Chinese army across Yalu,
intent on causing the death of the Ko-
rcan emperor.