Show I ENTERS DANGEROUS PHASE Diplomats So Regard the Situation in China New York Aug 16A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says Russias occupation of New Chwang without adequate reason caused the decision to land troops Shanghai in which Great Britain Is I supported by Japan Germany apparently Is paying no heed to Russias action In the north but objects to Great Britains policy at Shanghai and proposes to offset it by stationing a squadron there and landing J troops to protect her Interests This Important Information jJSL received I re-ceived In an official quarter here presents pre-sents a comprehensive view of the nt tttudo of Ifaiir ojTthe principal powers interested fin OT6 Clflnose ijltuntlcm with empire respect to the treaty porls of the In view of the determination of the American Government not to Interfere with the action of Great Britain and Rus lair landing troop at the ports named the powers are thus divided with respect to this portentous complication com-plication In the International situation Great Britain and Japan oppose the occupation of New Chang Russia and the former has landed troops at Shanghai to counterbalance the Czars move In the north Russia Germany andvFrance object to Great Britains action at Shanghai while the St Petersburg Government willnot withdraw and thus remove all reason for the policy of the British GovernmentIn the south The United States remains neutral 1 The occupation or New Chwang by Russia has arduscd great excitement In Japan I took place according to information in-formation received here on August 4th and through a dispatch received from Admiral Courrcjolles received In Paris referred to the subsequent evacuation of the treaty port nothing confirming this has been received here There were a few Boxers on the outskirts of the town but their operations Were unimportant and it was nlmporLart wasunneecssary for the Russians to occupy the port for the protection of foreign interests inter-ests as their Government alleges Instead o leaving the administration I of the port in the hands of the Chinese officials it is declared that the Russian 1 I Rus-sian commander who acted In accordance accord-ance with Instructions from his superior supe-rior General took over the municipal administering Justice In the courts and installed Russian officials offi-cials to collect the customs duties II Russia In fact extended her sovereignty sover-eignty over the port This procedure In the face of repeated re-peated Russian declarations that the Czar had no designs upon New Chwang has deeply Incensed the Japanese Government The international situation has according ac-cording to diplomats here entered upon up-on a most dangerous complicated phase and the greatest skill will have to be exerted to prevent trouble between I be-tween the powers I |