The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-21
THE BRITISH AND RUSSIANS ARB
WATCHING EACH OTHER AT
TIEN TSIN
MAY BE TROUBLE IN KOREA
JAPAN AND RUSSIA MAY CLASH I'M
LAND OF THE MORNING
CALM
ENJOYS FAR APART AS EVER
SnAaAI Prospect at Present of the
FOWers Reaching an Agreement
I'm the Matter of In
IDENTITIES.

LONDON, March 21-Gen. Wogack bas
refused to accept Count Won WaIdersoa,e,
arpltratlon at Tien Tsin, says the Pekin
correspondent of the Daily Mail. wiring
Yesterday and demands that the British
not only withdraw but apologize for re
| moving the Russian flag.
Gen. Barrow refuses to do either and
IN SO refusing has the support of tho
brush government. British reinforce
ments are being sent
Hussla proceedings in Korea saws
INC Kobe correspondent of the Daily
~ tI'n are now openly aggressive. and it
- DeHeVed that she is about to halna
further demands in connection With M
San Pho" WIN 1n'@
ne shanghai correspondent of the
standard mentions report that II 10
the intention of the allies in the event
VI emperor KWang Su's failure to return
70 70 Pekm to proclaim his brother Prince
Chup, as regent Of China.
CLEARING FOR ACTION.
SHANGHAI, March 2O-A dispatch to
the China Gazette from Toxic. March 20
says that all the Russian warshins in
oaPanese waters have sailed for Korea
and that the Japanese squadron is mon
Hl"lIg Ig Ior an immediate departure to the
Korean coast
TROOPS UNDER ARMS.
PEldN, March 2O.-The British rein
1orcements consisting of ninety marines
winch arrived at Tien Tsin last
night from the Taku forts to reDlaca tba
Inolan guards on the disputed Land
are explained as due to a fear lest anv
incident arising out of the Russo RYitisb
lano question should cause the French
troops whose conduct has given much
fn
BRUSH commanders desire to have
enough troops in Tien Tsin to nreeerI,o
order in the streets
zen Balloud left here this mornins
Tsin. ups at lien
AT today's conference of foreign min
lslels general matters only were dis
cussed and no conclusion was arrived ar
III aooltlon to the Russian outposts al
lien Tsln, lines Of communication are
IN readiness in case of necessitv The
pfitlsh are under arms to prevent the
settlement being rushed, but thew do
not anticipate such extremes.
RUSSIAN PRESS CONSERVATIVES.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 2O-Tbe
nusslan n. press is not alarmed about the
= leh Ism afalr. There is no mention of
IL IN the official agencies dispatches b1,t
the London correspondent of the Novoe
Vremya characterizes the dispute as un-
important.
Another London correspondent quotes a
french diplomat as saying that an Anglo
Russian war is impossible and Russia
need only threaten to support the Beers
to bring Great Britain to her knees.
The Novosti advocates a Russo-Jap-
anese alliance which will assure Japan
her present possessions and a large mar
ket for her industrial products in Russian
territory, where they will be protected
against Anglo-German competition In
conclusion the article declares this al
lance is as important in the Orient as
the Franco-Russian alliance is in the
Occident.
The Novostf apparently does not men,
tfon American competition In Russian
territory, which is stronger than the An
glc-German competition.
THINK ENGLAND MUST YIELD.
BERLIN. March 2O.-in German official
circles it is asserted that British ana Rus
sian guards still occupy the land in con-
troversy at Tien Tsin, and that a salts
factory adjustment of the matter may
be expected.
The press does not consider the Tien
Tsin incident vital. All the papers ex-
press a belief that Great Britain will
yield. The Vossische Zeitung says that
England cannot now afforS to engage in
a serious conflict with Russia.
The Kreuz Zeitung, which takes SINH
lar view, adds: 1T would in)1eed be de-
plorable, if from a mere local controversy
there should grow up serious difficulties,
because that would induce the Chinese %
show greater powers of resistance"
In an able weekly review the Kreuz
Zeitung mentions a series Of Russian ad-
Yances in the far East, includ ng the ac-
QUESTION of territory at Hankow, by
means of which Russia invaded the Yang
Use district, adding: All this England
has had to endure because the soutn
African war paralyzes her aggressive
powers
CAN'T AGREE ON INDEMNITIES.
WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Another
communication was received today from
Special Commissioner Rockhlll, touching
the complications that have resulted at
Pel<in from the efforts of various powers
to reach a uniform basis for their in
demnity claims, but there is nothing to
Indicate that an agreement Is any near
er than it was when this subject was
first taken up by the ministers.
1t is stated that the sum total of the
indemnities claimed by all nations cam
not be calculated at this moment, be-
cause of the lack of agreement among
the powers on the basis of settlement.
But assuming that the other powers are
willing to accept the scheme of judS-
nent proposed by the United States al
lowing a certain amount for each mis-
sionary killed or injured, and another
allowance for property destroyed, the
sum total of the claim would be con-
siderably less than $3.50 000,OG0 1t is not
doubted that under economical admins
tration with order completely restored
and with free access to the interior Of
China. the Chinese revenues would be
able to meet this charge against them
within a reasonable time.
But. it appears almost hopeless now to
expect the other powers to accept the
same basis of compensation that would
satisfy the United States government.
Not only is there a bast difference in the
scale of these demands based onemiii-
tary experiences, .but there also is
radical difference of opinion as to the
treatment of the native Christians, who
have suffered in person and property by
the Boxers and it is Believed that if
this element is to be treated with the
liberality1 proposed by some of the
European nations; the indemnities claim
cd would be nearly $s00,O00OOO in the ag-
gregate, an amount, It is declared, quite
bavond tha ability of China 10 meet