Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-03-29
NEWS
MEDLEY OF INSTRUMENTATION.
Powers All at Sea Over the Eastern
Question.

New York, March GA despatch to
the Tribune from London says:
There is the usual Chinese medley in
the dispatches from PeNin. st. Peters,
burg. Berlin and Washington. "A positive
assertion from Russian sources that the
Manchuria convention has been signed
is met with equally explicit statements
that England has protested against 1t
and that the Chinese government has de-
terred action. owing to appeals from
the viceroys of WI Chang and Marking
and protests from Japan and other
powers. Lord Cranborne admitted in
the house of commons that he did not
know whether the agreement had been
accepted or rejected. 1t is a tangled
skein of diplomacy and the first knot
that needs to be unraveled is the real
scope of the Anglo German agreement.
This document has not been repudiated
but the powers thereto have clearly been
playing at cross purposes and with de-
moralining effect. AS far as the Yang
Use viceroys are concerned. these vice
roys who had prevented a revolution in
central China Were protesting against
the surrender of Manchura to Russia by
the Manchu party of reaction. Count
Won BueloW paralyZed their action when
he declared that Manchuria was outside
the scope of the Anglo-German agree
ment. for he virtually licensed Russia
to enforce and proclaim the provisions
OF the Manchuria convention. Lord Gram
borne has been breaking the force of this
revelation by contracting it and evading
the issue which leaves the final i'm
preston that the two partners are not
in accord respecting the policy which
should be adopted toward Russia. The
action of Japan in Interpreting in a
natural way the scope of that convention
and the dangers to which the Yang Use
viceroyS may be exposed from resentment
of the Manchu dynasty may warn the
western powers that strenuous opposi-
tlon must be offered to the Russian plan
of campaign. Diplomats explain the
situation as a result of the German re-
version to Bismarck traditions. Bis
marck always contrived to have secret
understanding with Russia whatever
might be his relations or alliances with
other powers The German emperor has
made an agreement with England. whom
Bismarck never regarded as natural
ally. He has suddenly honored the
traditions of Bismarcks diplomacy by
disclaiming any interference with
I Russia's policy in Manchuria. The diplo-
matte view is that this result is due
either to the necessity of conciliating the
English prejudice on Germany or to the
hope of winning Russia support to the
indemnity proposals or other points con-
corning which the concert is now divided.
Members of parliament are encouraged
by the outspoken leaders in the Times
and are hoping that the government will
! pull itself together and condemn strong
| ~ Russian intrigues against the integrity
| of China This would involve emphatic
! disputa ton of Count Won Buelows an
nouncement that the Anglo Germa !
i agreement excludes Manchuria and the
| adoption of the literal Interpretation of
! that convention placed upon it by Japan.
| English complaints are heard that the
! American government is sluggish and
! feeble in the Chinese question.