| Show TENSION ISRELAXINII Signs Discernible that Jealousies Between the Powers Will Soon be Allayed and iT Chinese Problem Settled 1 f Many Snags of Course Are Likely to Disturb the Diplomatic Current S rent but Opinion is that Late Developments Have Materially Cleared theCourseMain Trouble H asBeent that tthe Whole i of f t Europe Has Been Mutually Suspicious c I J i London Sept Copyrighted 1900 I i by the Associated PressAs goon as British public opinion Is able to shake off the Russian nightmare which Invariably In-variably obtrtidea upon the nation whenever any farEastern question occupies International attention It will In all probability according to the views of the best Informed heartily acknowledge the wisdom of Americas Initiative toward a solution of a situation situ-ation which threatens to reach an Impasse At present the country finds a touch of humor In the Idea of an entente between the Great Republic of the New World and the powerful autocracy of the old and the Saturday Review sneeringly wonders which will ultimately ulti-mately give way to tho other But despite the attempts of the jingoes to becloud the real meaning of the new understanding It 1 Is believed In authoritative quartets that the reasons rea-sons actuating the United States will ultimately recommend themselves to governmental circles Great Britain Would doubtless have preferred to assist as-sist In carrying out the original American Ameri-can proposals but as the Washington Government is prepared to modify these In deference to Russian views there is every Indication that the British Brit-ish Cabinet will accept whatever promIses prom-ises the quickest end to the controversy contro-versy I WHAT MAIN TROUBLE IS The main trouble Is that the whole of Europe Is In a mood mutual suspicion sus-picion only too well calculated to promote pro-mote international complications deprecated depre-cated by the whole world But diplomatic I diplo-matic circles In London are of the oplnlpn tint signs aver lIscern able that the tension will soon be relaxed and that the jealousies xviiI be so allayed thpt the power6 > wlHbe enabled In conjunction with the reformers and Viceroys of tho southern provinces to I devise a scheme for reconstituting the Government China In conformity J with the will of the people and authorities authori-ties of China They emphasize the necessity I ne-cessity of taking the advice the great j Yangtse Viceroys whose attitude luring lur-ing the present crisis hns tlhown therp are men In China who can govern when free from the Influence of the Manchu clique and who ItiM thought would gladly aid the powers in the reestablishment of the Government perhaps by deposing the Dowager Empress and reinstating the Emperor MAY STRIKE sNAds Of course it Is realized that many snags are liable disturb the smoothness smooth-ness of the current but the opinion In the best informed circles appears to be that latest developments have materially ma-terially helped clear the course This opinion is shared by John W Book waller of Ohio who Is the author of recent books on Siberian and Asiatic problems The Washington Government said Mr Bookwallcr is taking exactly the right stand hough certain circles In England will exert every effort to discountenance dis-countenance the RussoAmerlcan rapprochement rap-prochement Fifty dollars of Chinese trade Is worth more to the United States than fifty square miles of territory ter-ritory and If the United States con inuca friendly with Russia she can obtain a share of commerce which might easily be thrown to Germany I believe that when England comes to understand that the Czar means top to-p elect the autonomy of central China she will also sec her way to heartily join with Russia for England must remember that the transCaspian railroad rail-road puts a Cossack army at the doors of India us well as at Vladlvostock SALISBURY IS CALM In the midst of all the turmoil not hcodhlg the hysterical affiliations of the aimchalr guides of Groat Britain the responsible head of affairs Lord j Salisbury rests calm confident and I wary in the village of Schlucht a I health resort In the Vosgcs ten miles from the nearest railroad station but I at the end of a wire to Downing street It is explained that one of Lord SaIls I burvs reasons for going Into perfect solitude was to be able to work luring I lur-ing this trying period without interruptions Inter-ruptions from Cabinet Ministers and others Lord Salisburys long Interview with the French Minister of Colonies and the announcement that the French Minister of Foreign Affairs will hortly visit the British Premier la J taken here to mean that the latter Is Improving Im-proving the relations with France which Judging from the newspapers I certainly nee < Improvement for dark rumors of possible war between France I and Great Britain arc persistent |
