The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-26
MINISTERS CANNOT AGREE.
Hitch in the Matter of Protecting Le-
cation Quarter.


Pekin, March 24.-The foreign minis
tiers seem utterly unable to agree as to
the best method of policing the legation
quarter. The proposition most favored
by the majority and most complained
of by the minority is one providing that
men of the regular armies shall be de-
tailed for the service under one officer.
connected with the allies. United States
Special Commissioner Rockhill is one
who objects to this plan, as is also the
British minister, Sir Ernest Satow, who
says that, though an international
force is desirable, it would be better
that the police detail should be COM
posed of soldiers who are not liable to
be called away when they are most
useful 1t is also undesirable, he
thinks, that the commandant should
be an officer actively connected with
an army, while the intention to make
each legation practically an armed
camp is a great mistake, and is liable
to cause friction, and il would be far
better to make a general international
district.
The home ministers are seriously
considering the advisability of asking
the government to reconsider the de-
cisiOn in favor of big legation guards
as being liable, not only to keep the
court from returning to Pekin. but al
SO as continual source of danger in
the dealings with the Chinese, as it
would be impossible to keep the guards
entirely within the legation quarter
which condition Prince Ching and Ii
Hung Chang insist upon saying that
otherwise 1t would be impossible to
guarantee order, especially when the
Chinese troops shall have returned to
Pekin. One drunken soldier outside
the foreign settlement they say, might
cause another war.
given the Chinese to sign the Manchu-
rian agreement expires on Tuesday,
and should the agreement not be
signed, then Russia win break off the
negotiations The agreement spracti-
cally annexes Manchuria.
Prince Ching and Lii Hung. Chang
consulted this morning, but did not de
eide either 70 sign the convention or
appeal to the powers. On behalf of
China Ii Hung Chang desires to. ex-
press gratitude TO America for her po-
sition in the matter
The attitude of NJ de Giers. the ms
sian minister, at the meeting of the
foreign represen ia tives is embarra S.
ing and causes considerable annoyance.
he refuses either to agree with the
ministers or holds apart entirely
A committee will consider the oues-
ton of China's ability as regards in
demnity, and the most practical meth
OBS Tor guaranteeing payment of in
demnity to the powers
II is not thought likely, on account
of Sir Robert Harris increasing age and
the gradual approach of feebleness.
mat he viii continue long in charge
or the imperial customs on behalf OF
the powers.
Inc body of Captain Riley and seven
ENLISTED men, which were buried at the
american legation, were removed Ia
the temple of agriculture this morning
Win military honors, General Chaffee
and his entire staff accOmnanvine tbe
remains. The body of an American ma ma
rlne. which was buried at the Russian
legation, VIII be removed on TUESDAY
with the same honors. The bodies viii
leaVe on board the transport Egbert
of April.
Ihe signal corps has completed all
arrangements and is awaiting trans
portation to Manila.