The Savannah morning news., 1901-03-22
BOTH TO WITHDRAW
DarTIsH-RUssIAN EMEUTE is AD-
JUSTED.
THE ILL FEELING REMAINS.
,oRD LANsDOWNE's LONG EXPLA-
NATION TO THE LORDS.

rbe question of Ownership of the
disputed Territory Will De Left to
4be DipIOmats-LOoksa as if British
Mav Have Been a Little Too Previ-
ous-The American Proposition for
n Lump sum Indemnity From Chi
Is All the Talk With the DipIO-
mats.
1ondon. March 2t.-In the House of
rords to-day the foreign secretary, Lord
1ansdowne, 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 rights for subsequent ex-
animation.
Lord Lansdowne supplemented the an
nouncement by explaining that this dis
mite concerned an extensive area on the
left bank of the Pei Ho river, which the
Russians occupied in the autumn and
claimed by right of conquest. Subsequent
" the government was informed that
China and Russia had reached an agree
nent placing the area under Russian oc
cupaton. The area, however,
comprised plots belonging to
the Northern Chinese Railroad
and was therefore part of the security
of the British bondholders. The line was
part Of the railroad recently transferred
bv the Russians to Marshal Won Walder-
see who retransferred it to the British.
The necessities of the allies required the
construction of a 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 thot the Rus
sian boundary marks had been removed
by the British In those circumstances
the government on March 16 telegraphed
10 its representative in China that it
thought the rights of the British or Rus
sian troops to occupy the disputed points
can best be settled by Field Marshal Won
WaTiersee, as the commander-in-chief,
and Cen Gaselee (the British commander)
was instructed to request the field mar
shall to settle the immediate differences,
reserving for future examination the ques-
ton Of the validity of the alleged private
rights.
Gen. Gaselee was also instructed to re-
frain from using force except to repel
aggression.
The Russian boundary Pillar.
On March 20 the alleged removal of
the Russian boundary pillar occurred and
the government instructed the British
minister at Pckin that Great Britain was
ready TO refer the facts to Fled Marshal
Won Waldarsee on the understanding that
If either side was found to have commit
ted an irregularity 1t should apologize TO
the other The government added that
the construction of the siding would con-
tinue under whatever conditions the held
marshal thought fit to impose. He Oord
Lansdowne), was glad to say ne hao
heard this morning from the British am
bassador at St. Petersburg, that the Rus
sian foreign minister had proposed that
they should agree to reserve ell questions
Of title and proprietary rights for the
examination of the two governments, ana
that in the meanwhile orders be forth
with sent for the withdrawal of the troops
Of both sides from the disputed plots.
Great Britain had entirely concurred and
thought the withdrawal should be carried
out to Field Marshal Won Waldersee'
satisfaction.
Lord I.ansdowne added that Count
Lamsdorff, the Russian foreign minister,
had expressed a very moderate ana
statesmanlike desire to avoid any cause
for friction between the two governments
and since the receipt of Count Lams-
dorffs proposal the government had or
dered the military authorities to carry out
the simultaneous withdrawal of the troops
to the satisfaction of Field Marshal Won
Waldersee, so that there might be no room
for a renewed misunderstanding in regard
to the matters Of detail.
Lord Lansdowne expressed the nope
that the result Of the negotiations over
what was really a very small matter OF
strictly local importance would not De
ellowed to disturb the relations between
the two countries.
The statement was received with cheers.
Lord Cranborne, the foreign under sec
retalY in the House of Commons to-day
assured Sir Ellis Ashmead-B Bartlett that
the government considered the statements
OF the Russ an foreign minister on Feb.
and Feb. II as applicable to any agree
nent In regard to Manchuria between
Russia and China.