The Saint Paul globe., 1901-03-29
TO REST On TRE|R ARMS 5.
BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA WILL
UNDERTAKE. NO MORE RAIDS
AT PRESENT
QUESTION AS TO MANCHURIA
Lord Lanslowne States His Belief
That Russian Action Will Not
He Such as to Cause
Armed Conflict.

LONDON, March 2s-In the house OF
lords today Lord 1.ansdowne, the foreign
secretary, announced that no further
mil itary operations by the British troops
in China We're contemplated for the pres
ent When Field Marshal Count Won
Waldersee ordered preparations for the
recent expedition, the foreign secretary
said the British government instructed
Gen. Gasalee to communicate with the
home government before participating
therein. The compliance of China with
the demands of the powers is hardly of
such a character as to justify the with
drawal Of the allied forces, but the
British government hoped to be able
before long to withdraw or reduce it's
forces in China Negotiations were
necessarily slew with d refugee govern
ment. On the broad questions however,
there was a practical unanimity among
the powers. The allies had agreed they
were not at war with China and desired
to derive no territorial advantage from
the present events. They also recognized
the binding nature of the existing treat
les and desired to maintain
THE OPEN DOOR,
in commercial and economical questions
while within the spheres where existed
preferential rights there should be equal
ity of opportunity for all powers con-
cerned. The British minister at Pekin
had been instructed to be moderate in
his demands and the government only
desired to strengthen the guards suf
ficiently to insure the safety Of the le
cations. In regard to the question of
indemnity now under discussion 1t had
been decided that the claims should be
forwarded by the powers IN one lot. AS
to the source whence the indemnity
should be paid. 1t was not desired to i'm
pose on China any crushing burden. To
do so would be contrary to the policy
of the British government. which policy
was to continue recognition of China as
q power He did not despair of seeing
China reformed The people possessed
many good qualities. Both the British
and German governments had informed
China thai it was not desirable while
negotiating with the powers as a whole
that she should enter into private ar
rangement involving territorial or finan-
cial conditions with any other power.
RUSSIA PACIFIC.
Russia had again assured Great Brit
ain that the occupat ion of the British
railway was only temporary and with
out prejudice to the interests involved
Great Britain had not waived her rights
in connection with these railways, nor
had she ignored the interests of the
SDdCenOlQefS- AS TO sources OF revenues.
he thought the maritime customs might
be readjusted so as to impose a real in
stead of nominal ad valorem duty
Certain free articles ought to be subject
to duty, but caution was necessary lest
the interests of British commerce be
damaged
Lord Lansdowne referring to the,
Anglo-German agreement said that when
this was being negotiated, the German
government gave Great Britain to under.
stand that in the German view Man.
churia was not a place where they con-
sidered they had any influence. He
thought, however, that this principle.
did not deserve too much attention,
pointing out that the only two treaty
ports iii Manchuria were New Chwang
and Ia Lien Wan with regard to which
explicit assurances had been given by
Russia.
AS TO NIANCHURIA.
Count Lamsdorf fhe Russian minister
of foreign affairs) had informed the
British minister at ST. Petersburg that
it was the purpose of Russia to arrange
modus vivendi with China with the
object of preventing disturbances in the
region of the Russian frontier and she
had no intention of seeeing IN that guar,
antee any acquisition of territory or any
actual or nominal protectorate over
Manchuria. If the document really fell
within the language used by Count
Lamsdorf his pajesty's governments
would certainly not object to it.