Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-20
BRITISH MUST
WITHDRAW TROOPS
Gen. Wogack Says There Can be No
Other SettIemnt.
THE DEADLOCK C0NI'INU Els.
Count Won WaIdersee,s Mission TO
Tien Tsiu II Failure -warsbips
Arriving at Tien Tsin.

| New York, March 2O.--A dispatch t,
the Herald from Tien Tsln says.
Count Won Waldersee while here yes.
terday had long conversations with tn,
Russian and English commanding gen.
erals He orally renewed the PROPOSE.
tions which had been made by telegraph
and which the Russians had declined tc
entertain.
Gen Wogack declined TO discuss the
question Of ownership until the British
had withdrawn from the ground
claimed by Russia and occupied by his
| Forces Gen. Campbell stated that under
| MS instructions he could not withdraw
from the position.
The deadlock therefore continues.
Count Won Waldersee is vlsibly de.
pressed at the failure to arrange the
question, the seriousness of which he
seemed fully to realize. After an hour
he returned to Pekin.
There has been much fighting during
the day between French and British
soldiers but up to the present there
nave been no serious results. Gen.
Voyron has ordered out gend armes,
who, together with the Australians, are
now guarding the settlement and pre-.
venting French soldiers from entering.
Gen. Campbell has received the ap
proyal Of the government in HIS view
Of the dispute with the Russian com
mander here, and is holding his ground
under orders from London
Count Won Waldersee's proposal
which Gen, Wogack declined to enter
tain, was that the disputed territory be
turned over TO a neutral guard, the
Russians and British simultaneously
withdrawing, pending legal inyestlga-
ton Of the questions involved.
British officers maintain that IT, as Is
rumored. Russian troops are being hun
ried to Tien Tsin from Port Arthur the
British groyenment VIII regard their ar
lyal as hostile movement on the part
Of Russia.
Gen. Wogack has made the following
s,qtement Of the Russian position for
the Herald:
"The question over which we unhap
PLY are at odds Is not whether the dis
ppted ground belongs to us or TO the
Chinese government or to the railway
company. but whether the English Will
make good their trespass
"At the time the British attempted to
take possession the ground was pro-
tected by Russian flags and clearly
delimtated boundary of stone. Their
flags were overturned and thrown away
by working party Of Bengal pioneers
and coolies who went on with their
work until driven Off by our guards.
a k.
Of ownership the British, who are still
to some extent on our ground, must
withdraw. Once the British have with
drawn | am sure the Russian imperial
government will ignore all previous re-
grettable violence and listen In most
friendly spirit 10 whatever the British
government may have 10 say regard
ing the definite possession of the dis
puted territory. No sane person can
for an instant doubt that had the Eng
lish requested permission to build
switch or side track on our ground, 1t
would have been Immediately granted
Unfortunately, however, they sought
their ends by forcible means. The
British troops must be withdrawn from
Russian territory. There can be no
other settlement
WARsHIPs AT TEN TSIN.
Tien Tsln. March 20,--A special train
bearing reinforcements of Australian
troops, left Pekin for Tien Tsn at 10
o'clock this morning.
One French, an Italian and a German
are outside the bar.
Gen. Lorne- Campbell, the English
and Gen, Wogack, COM
the Russians, met Count Won
Waldersee upon his arrival here. Learn
ng that both had received instructions
from their governments, Count Won
Waldersee said that II was useless for
lim to give even an opinion regard |
ng the matters at issue.
1t Is the general feeling in Tien Tsin |
hat the trouble is not likely to reach |
l point where blood win be shed, Both |
attachments on guard have orders 20 |
10 nothing aggressive unless forced |
% do so by the other. Except the |
lrmy and camp followers, the only Rus
'ians now residing here are the mem |
)ers OF the consular STAFF, two clerks
md two Jews, who are running |
stores, and who left Russia In order 10 |
save their lives. These are nowA be-
ng offered inducements to move 10 the
Russian concession.
The French concession is quiet.
french gendarmes are on duty at the
British concession to prevent the sol
Iiers from trespassing. and Australian
laval brigade men are preventing the
'ikhs from invading the French con-
ession.
Count Won Waldersee has gone to
'ekin.
Gen, Lorne-Campbell upon hearing
4 the death OF ex-President Harrison,
rdered all the British flags to be flown
4 half.maSt