The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-08-09
UNJUSTLY CRITICISED.
Ministers DENLY and Dun Defended
at Washington.

Washington. Aug. :. The sentiments
sxpresspl by the memoirs of the Ameri-
ean colong at Shanghll Yesterday in op-
nosition to Ministers Denby, coupled
with therecent statement made in Wash
inrton fhat both Min ers DENLY and
i Dnu at Pekin and T. 40 are ''orenti al
i izedn do not receive indorSment Of
+he state leuartment officials, diplomats
d and others Who are familiar with the
work Of these gentlemen. So slowly
Il does the Chinese government act in all
matter a.lo'ting foreigners, that it may
be. It'll ,8l. months before an investi-
CATION IF the late outrage upon the mis-
si0naries al Kucheng is held and The per-
petrators punished.
Too Quick To Censure.
The foreigners residing in China and
Japan are always quick to censure their
diplomatic representatives when troubles
between themselves and the natives oc-
our. Notwithstanding repeated evidences
that their structures are unjust. A case
IN points that of the murder some years
ago Of NJ Margary, who was attached
to the British embassy at Pekin and who
was killed by the Chinese populace in
Yunan while returning to Pekin from
o visit to the Burmah border. The
British residents at Shanghai held Sc
ries Of Indignation meetings and de-
nounced Sir Thomas Wade. the British
minister, for his apparent Indifference
In securing redress. 1t was two years
before the Chinese government could be
mluced to take action.
Was Threatening War.
1t subsequently appeared twhen the
tficial correspondence was published)
that at the very time Sir Thomas was
roundly abused for his alleged ''iudiffer-
ence" he was threatening the Chinese
government with war for its failure to
punish MIR. Margary's murderers. 1t
will be found it is claime:, that Mr..
Denby has been equally vigilant in pro-
tecting American interests in China,
Notwithstanding the little regard which
some of the Americans at Shanghai
seem to entertain for him.
No Proof of Apathy
Mr.. DENLY has represented the United
States at Pekin for ten consecutive
years. He was appointed by Mr.. Cleve-
land during his first administration and
was continued in office by President
Harrison, although the minister is "a
1 ienocrat. He is well regarded at the
4 Ainese foreign Office, but this ciTcum-
ance cannot be adduced as a proof
Tat he has become 'orientali7sd 1t
one of the interesting facts .: diplo-
macy that the more highly minister is
esteemed in the country to which he is
accredited, the more satisfactorily can
ne represent his own government.
An Intense American.
State department officials insist that
they have no knowledge of President
Cleveland's reported intention of re-
lieving Mr.. Dun at Toxic. While Mr..
Dun is for many reasons extremely popu-
lar with the ruling element in Japan,
ne has shown himself in all cases, where
the interests of the two countries were
Concerned. TO be IN intense American.
Numerous evidences of this may be
found among tho archives OF the state
department He has been connected
with the American legation at Toxic for
sixteen years. During that time he has
risen by sheer force of merit, from
second secretary to minister plenipo-
tertiary, a most unusual experience in
American diplomacy.