Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-03-21
WALDERSEE Is
A DIPLOMAT.
He Prevents an Outbreak Of Hostili-
ties Between the Russians and
the British.
DANGER CONFLICT PASSING.
A Common Place Incident Ha5 Been
Exaggerated Into Cause for War
Both Russia and Great Britain
Claim to be Right,

of the Associated Press learned ina
Count Won Waldersee, during his sta
at Tien Tsin, yesterday succeeded in nj
mission, which consisted merely III pre-
venting bloodshed among the allle
troops. Beyond that it is claimed der
many will remain perfectly neutra
According to Russian accounts, Wnlc
reached Berlin, the Russian claims I
the territory, where the trouble oc
Cured, are indisputable. Besides IN
Russian flag, it is said the Russla1
boundary marks were exhibited, Whlci
the British soldiers did not respect.
John BULL MUST APOLOGIZE.
Tien Tsin, March 21.-General Wo
gack, acting upon instructions from tn
Russian imperial government, MADE
formal demand upon General Camper
for the withdrawal of the British
troops from the disputed territory ane
an apology for alleged trespass. Wo
gack received no reply except a simple
acknowledgment that was couched II
language which resembles an ultima
tum.
TERRIBLE EEXAGGERATION.
ST. Petersburg, March N.-A SEMI
official statement has been issued to the
effect that the commonplace incident al
Tien Tsin has been terribly exaggerated
by the British press until it has almost
assumed the gravity of a casus belli
The statement recites that the matter
is manifestly question for diplomatic
treatment, and the Russian government
has no doubt but that it will be ami
eably settled to the satisfaction of the
governments at London and st. Peters
burg.
TROOPS TO BE WITHDRAWN.
London, March 21.-In the house OF
lords to-day the foreign secretary, LORD
Lansdowne, announced that Russia and
Great Britain had agreed to Withdraw
their troops from the disputed territory
at Tien Tsin and reserve the question
of title and proprietary receipts for
subsequent examination.
Lord Lansdowne supplemented the
announcement by explaining that the
dispute concerned an extensive area on
the left bank of the Pei Ho river, which
the Russians occupied in autumn ana
clai the right of conquest. Supse
quently, the government was informed,
China and Russia reached an agree
mert placing the area under Russian
occupation. The area, however, COM
prised plots belonging to the northern
Chinese railroad, and was, therefore,
part of the security of British bond
holders.
Necessities of the allies required the
construction of the siding on one of the
plots referred to, and the presence OF
British workers on the plot was treated
as a trespass on Russian territory. 1t
was subsequently alleged that the Rus
sian boundary marks had been removed
by the British. In those circumstances
the government of March 16 telegraph
ed it's representative in China that II
Thought the rights of the British or
Russian troops to occupy disputed
points could be best settled by Field
Marshal Won Waldersee. as command
er-in-chief, and General Gaselee (Brit-
itsh commander) was instructed to re-
quest the field marshal to settle the i'm
mediate differences, reserving for flu
ture examination the question of valid
ity of the alleged private rights Case
lee was also instructed to refrain from
using force except to repeal aggression.
London, March 21.-In the house OF
lords to-day Lord Salisbury's s. motion to
appoint joint committee to revise the
kings anti-Roman Catholic accession
oath was adopted
ALL rs QUIET.
Tien Tsin, March 21.-The situation
here remains unchanged. Both the
British and Russian troops abstain
from any overt acts of hostility There
are about 1000 white British troops in
the vicinity. The Russians are not so
numerous.
TIEN-TSIN DIFFICULTY BY DIPLO-
MACY.
London, March 21.-There are more
staid afternoon papers, with recollec-
tons Of earlier Chinese exaggerations,
which believe the Tien Tsin difficulty
will be readily solved by diplomacy. In
regard to- the suggestion of the Shang-
hal dispatch that the Russian squad
ron has designs on Corea, the papers
think it highly improbable that Russia
has any present intention of risking a
naval war with Japan.
MINISTER'S WORKING IN HAIR
MONY.
Pekin, March 21.-The situation at
'i'ien Tsin is the same. A detachment of
British marines have replaced the Sc
poy troops who were on guard at the
danger point. The authorities do not
anticipate any trouble. The ministers
are working in perfect harmony, and
everything is progressing satisfactorily.
The questions remaining to be decided
are the nature of the guards along the
line of communication with the sea,
and razing of forts, which, being purely
military matters, the generals will de-
eide and will report their decisions to
the ministers.
MAY BE ORDERED TO TIEN TsIN
Tien Tsin, March 21.-It is rumored
that the French detachments at Yang
Tsung and Lang Fang have been
warned that they may be wanted at
Tien Tsin