The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-06

| quite agree. Had war not broken out
l could, no doubt. have obtained an extern
sion of the leave of absence, but. under the
conditions now existing. feel that | should
be al my post. although my son. who has
charge in my abs eIce, is perfectly COM
Potent to attend TO tue duties of the Office
and has the confidence of the administra-
ton.
"0f course, there were many official
matters which necessarily came up while
| was here that kept me a good deal of the
time in Washington. My home is in the
West. My daughter lives in Detroit. l
have relatives and friends in various West
ern cities, and, after an absence of nine
years in China, should greatly have liked
a longer period in which to have visited
them. So far as my retiring that my son
may succaed-I can settle that rumor by
stating that, while l am on my way back
to Peking, my son will shortly leave that
city to return to America. He comes home
TO be married." added Minister DENLY.
The fact that China had placed its citi-
Zens in japan under American protection.
| and that the japanese had also placed
their citizens in China under the pr0tec-
ton of the American Government, was
cOubouLeu upOu.
st shows that both these oriental ma
tions have confidence In the United
States" said Minister DENLY, land is q
high compliment TO this country"
To the suggestion that China and Japan
might not regard the European nations as
wholly disinterested powers and therefore
selected the United States. Colonel DENLY
said: "They know that the United States
does not want any of their lands. and that
this Government is not likely to become
involved IN oriental affairs"
Minister DENLY has been in China as
the highest representative of this Govern.
ment for the past nine years He is
persona grata at Picking aud as the oldest
representative Of foreign nation at the
Chinese capital Is the dean of the diplO-
matte body. He has the confidence of the
Chinese Government aud it is reported
| that Ii Hung Chang. the Chinese Premier,
as a special favor asked OF this Govern
ment that he be retained in his position.
81 know nothing of that" said Minister
DenOy. lit would probably have made
no difference. You would have to ask
General Harrison why he retained me. l
never asked him and he never told me.
After serving on the appointment made
| by President Cleveland. when President
Harrison took Office there was no cor
respondence on my retention. | simply
staid. never asked why change was
not made. L: may have been because both
/ General Harrison and | are Indianians,
that we praeticed law together and served
In the Union army that Republican sue
cessor was not named ia my stead"
There is some question agto how Minister
DENLY will reach Picking. as the war may
have interrupted travel. "Wnen / left
China war was not dreamed Of said he.
There was fioe line of steamers oper-
ated BY Japanese company between
| okohama and japan, and an English
line and Chinese line piled between the
latter rort and Tien tsin. There was also
a direct line Of steamers between Japan
and Tientsin. What changes in inter
communication may have resulted from
the breaking out of hostlities are I'M
known to me. From Tientsin a railroad
runs north about 200 miles. but there is no
railroad to the city of Peking and por-
ton of the journey Is made overland"
When il was suggested that an American
cruiser might be placed at his service
Minister DENLY said: "If there is one
which is not otherwise engaged il can be
done without request from Washington.
I.have from my position the right to ask
such service. and my relations with the
admirals of the Asiatic fleet have been
such that no doubt a request of this sort
would be cheerfully granted"
Minister DENLY has made several cruises
in Chinese waters aboard American war
vessels and has visited many cities of the
empire. In speaking of these visits, ne