New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-16
GRESHAM AND THE "SPIES.'
He JUSTiFIES THEIR SURRENDER BY
CONsCL-GENERAI. JERNIGAN


CoNsUL-GENERAL JERNIGAN.
THE SECRETARY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT THEY
WERE TORTURED. AND SAYS THERE WAS
NOTHING TO DO BrT HAND THEM
OYER TO THE CHINESE
Washington. Jan 1.-THE President to-day
sent to the Senate Secretary Greshams report on
the OF the japanese spies surrendered at
Shanghai. accompanied by the following letter:
To tho Senate of the United States
transmit report from the secretary OF Stale'
with accompanying papers in response to me resp
luton OF the Senate OF the Sd inst requesting an
correspondence or other papers relating to me de
livery by the United States Consul at Shangnai OF
two Japanese citzeps TO the Chinese authorizes.
and Information whether the said Japanese were
there was any Understanding Win, ne Chinese
Government that officers OF the United states
Citizen desiring TO 'i leave china and whether the
United States Consul at HanKow was reprimanded
by Chinese officials for aiding japanese citilehs 10
ease ts n ~ 1ned States Consul at Ming
20 when he made inquiries as to the charges against
certain Japanese citizens arrested there
The report OF Secretary Gresham is in part as
follows:
on August IS the Chinese Minister at this capital
States Consul-General at shanghai was protecting
two japanese spies who had been arrested ~ ma ma,
Chine authorities in order that they might be
dealt with In due course After proper INJURY ,xao
the circumstances OF the case the demand Was
recognized lawful and the men were ordetr , TO
be given up This was not done nrec,piiate
summary action by the Chinese authoriues ime
no authority to demand ~ that the accused men
might not be tried until the return OF MilS u,i
DENLY to Picking 1t being supposed this , would
afford opportunity for investigation and deiibera-
ton. The Chinese Minister at once promised c3lr
pliance. and subsequently informed the uhu ,ha
signed that his Government had acceIeu 10 ~
request Without questioning the lawtuiness %, ,ne
sentence under the laws or war 'he u,ue a6out
regrets to say that the men were execulen hoou'
six weeks after their surrender but before
turn OF Colonel DENLY TO china spe',a shieci
is invited the correspondence on, this supJert;
That the prisoners " OF n nps o0 there is small i
any room for doubt. Mr.. Jernisan our oons 'an
General at ShanEhn says o ana. omen Sn Them and
that the accusing papers are safe And spe Ak
Ing aEni on 'n savs Some papers found in their
session would naturally in a state OF war; create
The chinese Minister claims that. besides the eVl-
dence OF guilt found in their POSSESSION wre" hat n
they had been employed by their Government !"
obtain and forward by telesraph am nsstons
against China. and that they had been ensaset III
that business 1t vii, o S cnr T that Mr.
Jernigan is placed In the slightest degree III a,t
%ovrmber ? he says: "'The two alleged spies were
not executed soon IA handed over. but thslr
and am now assured that there was no unfairness.
praciised against them during the examnai,c ION
And IN a st later report he states that S, -
from an Intelligent foreigner residing Al Nahkinh.
reports of their torture. Other letters from tne
same gentlemen have proved 80 accurate that an.
dsposea to accept n s T Snr Govern a. denies
that the men were put To death at .t Ling
tortured" ana ihe. department Is not advised that
OF the decision tina, the prisoners were not subject
tinted states AZ shanghai and that he could not
give them asylum. The Japane.e .overnm"n, ma w
lister al this capital Informed The undersigned tha'
In the opinion % his Government neither our con-
agent " this Government IN CHINA vas authorized
10 hold the W. men against ne I.ha AM, ~ we
cumsiances his Government would expect thr sur
The department Is not Informed that the United
States Consul. at Han-kow WAS reprimanl"l for
aiding japanese citizens to leave the country From
a letter addressed to Mr. D,nhy jr., August g. by
Mr. Fowler. our Consul al Ninspo. II alp'ais mat
prirsr at chniiai twenty niles rom the Ningpo
foreign settlement In his report to Mr Denly jr Mr
giving circumstance and trial Evidence weak ami
81 Iarc Keaues,c1 delay OF pn-n 80, h's,a ss~
viii no, answer further d.paiches on me SUBJECT
shall demand delay" Nj Fowler seems not 10 haye
understood the nature ~ the piptrcu'n ne was
authorized 70 arori Japanese within reach 81 MS
language or from any other correspondence that he
was denied information which he Was entitled to
receive.
When the messag, from the President. with
the correspondence, was lall bel"ir 'h' ''n"'''
Mr. Lodge Hep. MassD. who had offered the
res olution calling for the correspondence. asked
that 4, lie upon the table. az he wished az some
future tire 10 address the Senate on the SUB |
icct II was 50 ordered. The correspondence |
which accompanied the message was volum'nous
In a letter from Mr. DENLY TO Mr.. Gresham |
dated September !. Mr. DENLY wrote in part.
Mr. Jerngan has no, acted IN this matter under
misapprchensOn OF his authority. Neither he nor
Imagine that lending good oi'cs invest 'at"
in China with eStraerritoriaiity, nor thht thr ~
Japanese who commit crimes me case 81 w W. wv,
Japanese arrested at shanghai - an rAc"p'loilh
one The foreigners at shansh1i ARE s" Shtsnss |
averse 20 establishing the precedent thht NINA
shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such persons
This aversion Is based on desire TO pirS.fr~ ufe
neutrality Of the settlements ana on an hphoi M
Of the cruel Darbarti"s OF chinese cTlHllhhl Pi'
They Justly argue that " Japanrs %re a ar
lowed to be taken from IN" concession s', ~ ~,
with the VIII q China then In case OF WAY ne
tween the United states and nina, i,"tl,an
exiss II IL adverse to such right OF china To give
up these boys Internationally Is generahy p'nrteu
10 be- giving them up death The Niccroy Of Nankins
has / am informed already demanded OF the Tno- |
TAI Of Shanghai why the heads OF the TWO aprs
have not been sent to him IheS are Ju'kk'r s,
condemned IN advance. The Governor or f"HioSa
has posted proclamation Offering prizcs iW , Jap
anes. heads In n country where such "a thing ~ |
n"ssthn n is needless TO inquire what chancc II |
japanese accused "a spy would nave tor my ,,
reation that these men were innocent. should |
any harm befall them retaliation IL ineVithbIr,;
These Young have the fullest sympathy 81 ~
foreigners in China and the advice 81 the hGh |
officials OF all nationalities has been not 10 XIV
them up without conditions
Under the same date. Mr.. Dun. Minister To |
Japan. writes to Secretary Gresham that the |
Young men accused Of being spies are students |
in commercial school established at Toxic with |
a branch at Shanghai.
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