The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-08

WASHINGTON, Aug. T. The
United States anticipated Great
Britain in taking the most energetic
steps for the protection Of the Ameri-
can missionaries in China. The in
justice of criticisms that have been
uttered in some quarters upon the al
legged Indifference of United States
Minister DENLY is fully shown by
mail dispatch that has just come to
the state department from the minis
ter. 1t is dated towards the close of
June and shows that Minister DENLY
had made a sweeping and peremptory
demand upon the Chinese government,
similar to that made yesterday by the
British minister at Pekin for THE
fullest protection for all Americans
living in China; for redress for the
| depredations committed upon their
property and persons and family and
for the capital punishment of the per-
petrators.
Just what answer was returned by
the Chinese government is not known
as it has not yet reached the state
department, but it is a fact that so
far as the department is informed in
all of the recent outrageS committed
upon the missionaries in China, not
one American was killed or injured,
and while some American mission
! property was destroyed, it will doubt
less be promptly paid for. In view of
the energetic course which Mr.. DENLY
has already adopted, the state depart
ment has not deemed it necessary to
! send him further instructions for his
I Ivan dx-
authorized to confer freely with
Admiral Carpenter the commander
of our naval forces in Chinese waters
| and the admiral in turn has been in
structed by the secretary of the navy
to lend all proper assistance for the
protection of the Americans.
The Petrol Detailed.
At the suggestion Of the minister
in June, he sent the Petrol, the light
est draught gunboat in the navy up
the Yang Use Kiang as far as WI
HUI. almost as high as it is safe to go,
and il 1t is deemed necessary, he will
undoubtedly again send a warship
up the river. But as the interior mis-
SiOnS are many hundred miles above
Ichang, the head of the navigation on
the Yang Use Kiang, compared in To-
cation with that point as do Mime
apolis with st. Louis on the Missis-
effective aid that could We rendered
by gunboats, Mr.. DENLY has used all
of his powers of persuasion to induce
the American missionaries to at least
| temporarily leave their exposed posi-
tons and come to the treaty ports
where they may be under the guns of
the warships. He has succeeded in
this in some degree, although in cases
II has been found difficult or impossi-
] tn I rio TO- l1-,f,
| their religious labors to seek protec-
ton until order is restored in China.
In one instance, in answer to the min
listers appeal a body of the mission
aries made their way from the inter
Tor to the coast and sent word to
Admiral Carpenter to take them
aboard the fleet. They had chosen a
igable waters by twenty miles of
march. and when the admiral, after
great difficulty. managed to reach
them with small launches. tney stat
ed that they had changed b cir minds;
that duty called them back to the
missions, and all returned save three
I persons. But in spite of such OBJ
stacles, it is believed that Minister
! DENLY has been more fortunate than
/ the other foreign ministers in getting
| the missionaries within the area of
protection and has also induced the
! Chinese government to take measures
! to care for the American missions
! generally. There was much activity
at the Chinese legation today on
! the return Of the minister. It could
not be learned. however. that Mr.
Yang Yu expected to visit the state
/ department to make any representa-
! tons. Tt is said that If any demands
are made by the United States thew
would go through our minister ct
| PelSin. and there is no information of
such demands. It is stated positively.
! however that the Chinese government
/ has not made any official communica-
! separation and future protection to
American citizens and proDerty in
| China
Chinese Secret Societies.
It is believed among the Chinese
| officials here that the secret societies
of southern China are at the bottom
i Of the present trouble. The general
| government at Pekin is said to be
ready and anxious to keep these So
! cieties in check, but there is diff
Guilty in dealing with them, owing to
! their remoteness from the centers OF
| government. Should it be established.
as the reports indicate, that any of
fcials have connived at the uprisinge
! they would be dealt with very severely
The government holds the official
strictly accountable for orders, and OF
/ q previous uprising the officials were
degraded although they had no direc.
participation in the trouble. In the
present case the massacres may caii
| for much more severe treatment, and
it is said that the responsible persons
will be made to suffer amply. 1t is
pointed out, however, that mob upris-
| ings are liable to occur in any couIp
try, and that so far as China is con
cerned. the general government will
earnestly ezrrt all its resources to
suppress and punish such mob de-
struction.
Hus Yung vi Dismissed.
PEKIN, Aug. Illus Yung vi
minister Of the Chinese foreign office
has been dismissed, owing chiefly to
the part he took in the negotiations
Cor the Russian loan and in the con-
vention recently arrived at by China
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