Show I BACKS 4 DOWN I Withdraws Proposition Oil on Chinese Negotiations N 4 SETS as COLD RESPONSE ON ALL AJL SIDES 4 Powers Object to Negotiating in Washington 4 I Washington Jan Tali The proposition Uon submitted by the president to 10 transfer the negotiations as s to indemnity and commercial treaties treatise to V Washington or 01 orsome orsome some other place than Pekin it is of officially announced was designed to fa mUtate the conclusion lon of the Chinese negotiations as a whole by b separating those Requiring considerable delibera deliberation deliberation deliberation tion from those already determined As some Mme of the powers do not look with favor upon this separation and others he to decide the question thO th president has deemed it advisable to direct t the diplomatic representatives abroad to cease to press pres th the s proposition At the same me time desiring de above all aU else to avoid delay delu in the progress of or the negotiations he has directed Mr Conger to urge forward fo ard their th lr comple compie completion tion at Pekin The other governments also have haye been urgently requested to avoid all II unnecessary delay In Completing lug log the tite settlement of or the Chinese ques question question question tion |