Show I Mliii ENTAIL DELAY Why Diplomats Object to Referring the In > demnity Complication to The Hague Arbitration ttrt + Representatives ° of European Powers Interested in China Visit the State Bureau and General Status of Negotiations at Peking Are Gone Over Very Freely With i Secretary Hill American Proposal Was Jiscussed I I Washington June 1gThe represent atives of the European powers interested interest-ed in China were at the State department depart-ment today this being diplomatic day and the general status of the negotiations negotia-tions at Peking were gone over very fully with Acting Secretary 31111 The chief interest centered In the pending American proposition that the Indemnity complication be referred to The Hague tribunal None of the Governments Gov-ernments has yet announced Its position posi-tion as to this plan but the prevailing sentiment amontr the callers seemed to be that a reference to The Hague e would I entail more delay One of them remarked I marked that It would mean at least another six months of negotiation If the Russian Government concurs In the suggestion as has boon reported unofficially it will materially add tp the chances that the reference to The Hague will be made On the other hand at least one of the continental I powers Is thought to be quite strongly opposed to removing the negotiations I from Poking |