Show I I I I DECLARES ORIENT ORIENTIS IS DOING DUG BEST TO KEEP ITS PLEDGES American Diplomat Discusses Dis Dis- I DisI I cusses Prospects in Celestial Celestial CeI Celestial Ce Ce- Empire I I VANCOUVER B. B C. C Jan 27 H. H. H P. P Fletcher r first secretary of the tho American Amen Ameri can legation at Pekin is is here on ou hi hiway his way from the thc orient He lie expressed the I view fie that the new administration in i China will adopt a 3 pro progressive res o i polk policy I Liming Liang Tun Tumi Yen who recently succeeded suc sue ceede Yuan Shiah Kai in the foreign n is thoroughly bl in sympathy with western ideas of pro progress rss jug having ll gnat grat- at Yale a n few fow years rears a ago o. o He Me Meis is is also so regarded in hi high h favor by Lj the princes of tho the Manchu dynasty Mr r. Fet Fletcher her is hopeful of the atti atti- tude of the regent Prince Chun brother of the thc late emperor antI and father ther of the reigning emperor Ho Ito point pointed out that the Prince is not unfamiliar with occidental c civilization havill having vis vis- itell itel German Germany on an n imperial mission j omo some years a ago o. o to apologize for tho the mur murder rr of Baron Daron von on the German Ger mann man minister Mr r. Fletcher added that the tho Chinese Chines government recently n agreed reed to the draft of mining laws JaWs and r regulations now tow non existent nt tto to give r r. r anti and protection tp fOTt foreigners lUe investing investing invest invest- tin t- t in ing in mining enterprises es In hi hi his opinion China hina is faithfully observing the tho tho open door p policy The Japanese have hac also observed their ohl obligations b bv by withdrawing military mil forces front from Manchuria the t collection emil col lection on of customs at Dalny and ancl other seaports in ill the north being again aJah under the control o of tho the Chinese customs cus otis toms board The Tho on only in iu tho the country county outside of Dalny and Port lort Authur are arc railroad guards a i force of which is also maintained by br Russia in northern Manchuria On his way home hornet ho lie traveled by the the- trans Siberian r railway He Ho observed cl that Russia n i is makin making good pro progress I in iu double tracking the line liue |