The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-14

POWERS WILL CONSENT,
ANOTHER DIPLOMATIC
TRIUMPH FOR COL. HAY
All Nations Will Agree to Preserve
the Integrity of the Chinese
Empire.
FRANCE HAS ACCEPTED
Russia VIII Do Likewise and
Great Britain Will Soon
Fall in Line.
FRANCE HAS ACCEPTED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-Secretary Hay
has added another to his long list of dip
lomatic triumphs and the United States is
once more enabled, by his diplomacy, to
head the nations in a concurrent effort 20
preserve the integrity of China.
Mr.. Hays notes of Feb. 10 to Russia and
Japan, urging them to confne hostilities
within as small an area as possible and to
respect the neutrality and administrative
entity of China will be accepted by Russia
as well as by Japan and all the nations will
join the Washington government in invit-
ing the combatants TO agree to the propo-
sition.
Mr. Jusserand, the French ambassador,
called upon Secretary Hay at his residence
to-day cfficially to inform him of Frances
acceptance and inferentially it is known
that Russias acquescence will be COM
muncated very soon. At the Russian en-
bassy tonight no intimation had been re-
ceived of the governments probable answer
to Secretary Hays note, but Count Cassini,
the Russian ambassador, will inform Sec
retary Hay as soon as st. Petersburg ad-
vises him.
Acceptance my the powers of the Wash
ington governments suggestion will be fol-
lowed by a further exchange of views as
to the practicability of the suggestion, to the
principle of which all have given their
adherence. AS the note is of the most gen.
eral character it will be necessary to dis
cuss at some length the possibilities IL con-
tains. 1t is generally understood that hos
tilities will be confined so far as China is
concerned, to Manchuria, Shan-Hai-Kwan
probably marking the western boundary of
the theater OF action.
TREATY MAY BE NECESSARY.
No official definition has yet been given
to the term administrative entity" 1t is
not expected that a treaty will be neces-
sary to execute Secretary Hays PROPOSE
ton, but that an exchange of notes will
suffice.
Russia's decision to acquiesce was only
reached after consultation with several Eu-
ropean powers. 1t is understood that M.
Delcasse brought strong pressure TO bear
at ST Petersburg in support of the note,
and that Ambassador Porter at Paris was
most active in obtaining Frances approval.
The London government, 1t is expected,
will not be inclined further to inquire as TO
the details of the proposition IL mas been
known for several days that England ad-
hered to the principle. The formal accept
ance of the other powers, 1t is expected,
will follow rapidly, but the success of the
proposition is assured by the decision or
Russia and Japan to agree to VI.
There is said to be grave danger OF
the flight from Peking of the Chinese court
if IL is not speedily convinced that there is
no danger of an invasion of China by one
or the other of the beligerents. The state
Department has been warned by emma IT
self that the result of this flight would
certainly be a general uprising against for
eigners that might result in massacres. And
the end would be perhaps the disruption OF
China. In this event it is believed here
that the neutral powers would make on
with the lions share, the belligerents being
too much occupied to prevent them.
CHINA To BE NEUTRAL.
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng. the Chinese
minister here, called at the State Depart
ment to-day and formally notified Secretary
Hay that the Emperor of China had issued
a proclamation of neutrality. The minis
ter's cablegram contained the further in
| formation that in issuing this proclamation
| the Emperor had in the strongest terms
| enjoined upon the viceroys and the gov
ernors of the provinces to adopt every pre-
| caution for the protection of foreign life
| and property in their respective territories.
| The minister feels that there is now no
danger to be apprehended of attacks upon
| foreigners in China in view of the strong
| language of the proclamation and its speedy
distribution.
The Japanese minister, Mr.. Takahira also
called at the State Department. He bore
with him a telegram received from the
Japanese minister of foreign affairs dated
/ to-day, and reading as follows: His Majes-
\ ty the Emperor, having been greatly af-
| fected to learn of the great contiagration
which recently occurred in Baltimore, COM
mands me to convey to the President his
| expression of deep coincidence and sym
| pathy with the people of that city"
1 The minister had no news touching the
| progress of the campaign in the East and
| rather looked for lull for the next few
| days. He has received a cablegram from
/ Toxic stating that upon request made
| through the British consul at Chemulpo,
| that thirty-four Of the Russians wounded
| in the recent naval engagement should be
| placed in charge of some Japanese char
1 liable institution. Consent was readily
| given and they were put in the japanese
| nurses hospital at Chemulpo and are being
| treated by Japanese doctors.
The entire text Of the Presidents neu-
| trality proclamation was cabled to-day to
| the Philippines for PRONUNCIATION there. This
was done at great expense for the reason
that the Philippines probably would be
| the most likely scene of breaches of neu-
tralty. owing to their contiguity to tie
| scene of war.