Show IS ITANARoGHY R WAR I Question Which the Powers I Would Like Answered I I ALL ACTING IN THE DARK V I Opinion in Diplomatic Sphere is I that no Present Break Will Occur in the Accord of thc Powcrs As Long as tho Storm Toasts They Will Act Together After that it is Difficult to See tho Outcome Russia Has Her Hands Full Westerns Face Gigantic Problem Paris July 21 Copyrighted 1900 by the Associated Pres8Ist anarchy or wnr r this question were answered V an-swered to the entire satisfaction of the powers there might be some light on the situation in China but with the absolute lack of trustworthy Information Informa-tion all are acting in the dark No one is willing to hazard a guess as to what the outcome is to be The powers perceive per-ceive in the present tension of anti foreign movement the birth of a spirit of patriotism which they never met with before in their dealings with the Chinese people In the ChinaJapanese aloof war central and southern V China held Western civilization said an official offi-cial of the Foreign office to a ForelSn olco n representative represent-ative of the Associated Press Is Assocaed apparently ap-parently face to face with a gigantic problem This time the1 powers have to deal not merely with the defenders of theManchu dynasty but to all ap pearances with an uprising of the mass of the Chinese people who im agine that the European powers for the post two years have been aiming not to overthrow the dynasty but to seize China This seems to have given rise to a spirit of patriotism We fear that a north China will not alone be involved in the antiforeign outburst but that the YangtfieKiang valley will soon vbe caught in the vortex There havo been indications recently which inspire us with this apprehension wih The move meat of drilled forces Is one of them The departure of LI HunS Chang from Canton northward Is in our minds a very grave feature of the situation Much will depend upon the direction dlreoton In which his influence is exerted lIla reticence and the absence of a precise indication of his position cannot be regarded as reassuring During the During ChinaJapanese war when the Japanese were Inflicting se Infctng rious defeat on the Chinese the Vice roys of the central and southern prov inces In which were a great number of drilled troops were Instructed by LI Hung Chang not to send their nol fol dlers north but at the present mo I ment these troops arc under orders to march toward Poking The French Government still enter tains hopes of tho safety of the lega tions In Peking In view of todays ad vices to the Associated Press It also declines to believe that any discord will break out among the powers esp daily between Russia and Japan Russia has her hands full with af ful wih fairs in Manchuria where it Is pointed out she has been taken ns much by surprse as have been the other pow ers The invasion of Russian territory by the Chinese astounded time Russian Government which little supposed that the Chinese were in such strength or so well armed In the territory contiguous to Russia terriory contguous That no present break will occur in the accord of the powers Is the gen eral opinion In diplomatic spheres One Embassador explained that during a time of storm one could find wild ani mal which ordinarily are the bitterest blter of enemies and willing to fight to the death lying peacefully together in n single place of safety This he thought fitted the pre2cnt case In China and so long as the storm lasted the con cord among the powers was assured After outcome that it was difficult to see the |