The herald., 1895-08-13
Message From Tien Tsin Comes
to the States
BUT NOT TO GOVERNMENT
Minister Denby Is Not In Favor Of
Retaliation
A hysteric Communication From . Foreign
Community In China Concerning
the Massacres
Associated Press Special Wire.

foreign residents in this city was held
here today. 1t was decided to com m uni
cate by cable the necessity ef immediate
Intervention in China upon behalf of the
United States and British governments.
and the following telegram was addressed
to the Associated Press
'Ths foreign community of Tien Tsin
express sympathy with the friends OF the
ku Cheng victims. They consider the
Chinese officials guilty, and British and
Americans blame the continued apathy
of their governments for the situation.
They regard Engiand's demands for IN
curry into the Ku Cheng massacre to be
useless. for, as before, the officials will
buy innocent heads as substitute for the
actual criminals. They protest that the
Czechuen commission implicated Off Gals
OF that province. England and America
must send an ultimatum threatening re-
prsafs. Diplomacy is useless. We i'm
plore attention.
DICKINSON, Chairman"
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-At the office of
Hong Kong, a Shanghai banking corpora
ton. today, it was stated the chairman
OF the meeting which cabled the appeal to
the United States through the Associated
Press, regarding the recent massacres in
China. is probably ". W. Dickinson.
chairman Of the municipal council of
Tien Tsin, and partner in the firm of
Collins e. Co., well known merchants.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Acting Sec
rotary McAdoo of the state department
today scanned the Associated Press cable
from Tien Tsin and said nothing of the
kind had been received at the state de-
partment. He furnished the following
statement: The state department has
received a reply from Minister DENLY to
Instruction cabled him on the 7th inst.
relative to reported looting Of American
missionary property at Yong Fuh. near
Foo Chow. DENLY urgently represented
the facts to the yauen on the 10th and
obtained instant promise of protection
and redress" Yong Fun is believed by
the officers OF the state departments TO be
the same as Chung Fnh and Chung Soc
variations In name beina douabtiess due
to erroneous transmission over the trans
Siberian cable, in the course CT which
many transcriptions and repetitions ARE
necessary.
Acting Secretary McAdoo of the navy
department dictated the following; The
from Admiral Carpenter a cablegram an
nouncing he had dispatched the Detroit to
Foo Crow. which is the nearest point for
that vessel to reach the scenes OF the re-
cent disturbances. A cable was received
this morning from Captain Newell, COM
mandins the Detriot, announcing today
his arrival about nine miles below tho
city Of Foo Chow.
Another cable was received from Ad-
miral Carpenter announcing his departure
from Nagaski for Chez Foo, China.
Chez Foo is the nearest and best port
fer communication. with the American
minister at Pekin.
Admiral Carpenter regarding matters in
China, and advising him to keep in close
and constant communication with Min.
lister DENLY. A dispatch from Minister
DENLY indicates that the American min
lister does not share the view of other cit
izens in China, who think reprisals
should be made. 1t is claimed all that
could be done by the department has
been done, unless the policy uf the de.
partment and the government should be
to begin bostiIities every time there was
trouble with American citizens in any
foreign land. 1t is said the only way
possible for this government to.proceed is
through its diplomatic officers, the man.
ner in which we should require foreign
to proceed in case of prop.
erty or the lives of foreigners in this
were destroyed. A high official
in tine navy said today it would not be
right for United States war vessel to
begin BON mbarding Chimes towns and kilt
ing Chinese people entirely innocent be-
cause these riots had taken place In the
INTERIOR, especially when the Chinese
has already asserted to our
minister that everything psosbile is being
ione to prevent further trouble and bring
The offenders to justice.
The state department has received from
me secretary OF tho Presbyterian missions
, reply to request that the department
oe furnished list of its foreign missions.
its stations and the names of the persons
who are at each mission. Since the late
lots the department has endeavored to
,htain such Information concerning every
organization which has mission in for
,ign lands. 1t will enable the depart
ment to ascertain Just whers all such
American citizens are located and to afford
hem better protection.
LONDON, Aug. IAN editorial in the
Times this morning expressed great SYM
)athy with the Europeans in China. The
article said:
1T is needless to discuss the mission
Try controversy. The attacks are anti
oreign and not anti-missionary, and ii
hey are allowed to succeed in their man.
fest purpose, the whole policy of opening
Up China, which has been pursued by the
American and European governments for
years past, will be defeated. If the Pekin
government is incompetent to control the
loters we must deal with the latter di-
ect.'
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