Evening star., 1895-08-07
Full Reparation Demanded From
China for Recent 0utrages.
GREAT BRITAIN FOLLOWED SUIT
Official Statement of the Action
Of Our Minister.
A D D I T O N AL ACTS

The United States has anticipated Great
Britain in taking energetic steps for the
protection of the American missionaries in
China, and the injustice of the criticisms
that have been uttered in some quarters
upon the alleged indifference of United
States Minister DENLY is fully exposed by
mail dispatch that has just come to the
state Department from the minister. 1t is
dated toward the close Of June and shows
that Mr.. DENLY had made a sweeping and
peremptory demand upon the Chinese gov
ernment. similar to that made yesterday by
the British minister to Peking, for the
fullest protection for all Americans living
III China. for redress for the depredations
committed upon their property and per-
sons. and finally for the capital punish
ment OF the perpetrators. Just what an
swer was returned by the Chinese govern
ment Is not known. it has not yet reach
ed the State Department. but II is a fact
that SO far as the department is Informed,
IN all or the recent outrages committed
Upon tne missionaries in China. not one
american was killed or injured, and while
some American mission property was de-
for. P"'U
No Further Instructions Necessary.
In view Of the energetic course which
Mr.. DENLY has already adopted, the State
department has not deemed it necessary
10 send him further instructions for his
guidance. He has already been authorized
to confer freely with Admiral Carpenter
The commander of our naval forces in Chi
nese waters. and the admiral in turn has
been instructed by the Secretary of the
Navy to lead the minister all proper as.
sistance for the protection of Am .ricans.
At the suggestion Of the minister in June,
Admiral Carpenter sent the Petrei the
nghtest draft gunboat in the navy, up the
Yangste kiang as far as Wuhu almost as
high as it is safe 10 go, and ii it is deemed
necessary he will undoubtedly again send
ior missions are many hundred miles above
Ichong. the head of navigation on the
langste Kiang, comparing in location with
that point as does Minneapolis with St,
Louis on the Mississippi, and SO far re-
moved from any effective aid that could be
rendered by gunboats. Mr.. DENLY has used
all of his powers Of persuasion to induce
the American missionaries TO at least. aem.
porarily leave their exposed position and
come to the treaty ports. where they may
be under the guns Of the warships.
Many MisxiOnarics Decline.
He has succeeded in this in some degree.
although in cases it has been found difficult
or impossible to induce the missionaries to
abate their religious zeal so far as to seek
protection until order is restored in China.
In one instance, in answer to the minister's
appeal a body of the missionaries made
their way from the Interior to the coast
and sent word to Admiral Carpenter to
take them aboard the fleet. They had
chosen point on the coast separated from
navigable water by twenty miles of marsh,
and when the admiral. after great diff
Guilty, managed to reach them with small
launches they stated that they had changed
their minds; that duty called them back
to their missions. and all returned save
three persons. But, in spite of such ob-
stacles. 1t is believed that Minister DENLY
has been more fortunate than the other
foreign ministers in getting the mission
aries within the area of protection, end
has also induced the Chinese government
missions generally.