The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-03-21
BOTH TO WITHDRAW.
British and Russians Not Overly
Anxious to Fight.
DIFFICULTY Will Be SOLVED
London Press Declares That Di-
plomacy Will Be Able TO
Smooth Out the Friction.


Associated Press representatives in
London is authorized to announce
that the difficulty at Tien Tsin between
the Russians and British over the con-.
struction of railroad siding in terri
tory claimed by both will probably be-
solved by the withdrawal of both the
British and Russian troops from the
ground in dispute. s;ssss s.,
There is disposition in London to-
think too much has been made OF the
Anglo Russian incident at Tien Tam
and more hopeful view Of the ahaifss
is now taken, This is aided By tho
statement contained in DR.. Morrisons
dispatch from Pekin Monday TO The
London Times, which is taken TO mean
that the combined efforts Of the inter.
ested powers are having the effect ofs
causing st. Petersburg to check any:
tendency to undue aggressiveness on
the part of the Russian representative
in China.
The comments of the afternoon
newspapers repeat the views Of tke
majority of the morning papers,
namely, that diplomacy viii be able tos
smooth the friction. IS
The officials of the British foreign
Office have not yet received offciA5
confirmation of -Russia's alleged baeks
down in regard to Mauehuria, Tut
kestan and Mongolia, and inquiries
on the subject are new being made at
st. Petersburg and Pekin. ss.ss rs
The British Foreign Office is not xess
laxing its efforts to secure more sGts
isfactory statement Of the Intentions
of Russia, but the officials deprecate
the British press agitation on the sub
jsct. On all sides it is officially and
otherwise said that Great Britain has
not the slightest contemplation Of xes.
sorting to hostilities against Ruseias
whatever may be the outcome OF the;
present negotiations.
A prominent British official, often
the mouthpiece of the government
whose position makes it undesirabio
that he should be named in this cone
nection, said Monday evening:
1T is useless for our newspapers to-
use provocative language. They fors;
get that We have great army In South
Africa and that we have no other army
nor the making Of one elsewhere. It,,
is impossible to 60 to war with Russia. -
4 semi-oficial statement was issued
Monday evening to the effect that the
much. talked Of assurances Of the Bus:
sian foreign minister, Count Iiamsss
dorff, to Sir Charles Stewart Scott
British ambassador at ST Petersburg
were made February 9th and evidently
referred to the Russo-C Chinese agree
ment concluded at Port Arthur lsst
November and not TO the Manchuriail
convention. vs..
It's understood that one oficia1s
view is that the dispute may eyentus
ally be referred to arbitration.
wAnDERsRR INTERPRETERS
The Times of Monday made the fol..
lowing announcement:
"We learn that Count von Walderss
see has intsrfered as commander m
cheif Of the allied forces in China to-
put an end to the mutually hostile atss5
titude of the British and the Russian
troops at Tien Tsin.
There is ri confirmation OF this
statement in osifer quarters, butt:
has an air of extreme probability and:
will be received by England with teel-s
ings of considerable relief.
The Daily Mail, in an editorial
which frankly faces Q disagreeable1
situation, says:
eve must admit that this is ma
juncture to risk fresh quarrels. 0ur
ornaments are inefficient, and our feet
in the far east is so weak that it's posi-
ton would be perilous. 1t is q pain
full process for the nation to have itai
face slapped, but until the country.
compels the government to put our.
house in order it is a humiliation to-
which we must accustom ourselves. Z