The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-24
MINISTER DENBY'S ATTITUDE
Inc State Department Is Not
Pleased With His Course.
H's Failure to Obey the instructions
OF the State Department Nav Re.
suit in His Recall. Took Um-
bragg Because the Govern
ment Differed With Him.
BY Southern Associated Press.

WASHINGTON. August 23.-Not n linz
mas been received Mt tho State Depart
ment Tor moro thnn week rom
Charles DENLY. United States Minister
at tekin, and there is good reason to
beiieve that ho has procrus,iuuted
with regard to tho Instructions seut
hlm CONCERNING the investigation into
the huchong massacre Tint the State
Dspartmout Ii disappointed with
benoy's dilntory course IL Il mild way
OF putting tho situation, and it IL said
tho Minister liz III serious dauger of
being recalled if he cannot furnish sat.
isiactory explanation OF his inllnre to
make arrangements with Tsnnp Iii
lRmen, OF the Board of Foreign Al
iuire, for the granting of full authority
To the American commissioners ON tho
kucheug board of inquiry to freely il
vestlgnte the circumstances rotating 10
The massacre,
In justice to DENLY il should be said
tho State Department does not blame
him Tor not hnving occurred nil that Ia
desired, because the matter OF declinu
ton oil compliance. with tho Depart
ments wishes rests with Tsnug LII
lhmen, but he has been found wanting
In not Keeping the Washington govern
uehl informed OF tho progress of
events, presumably neglcctiug to carry
out his Instructions to press the mat
tiers. 1T Is the belief ut the Depsrt.
ment that DENLY has tuken umbrnpe
because sugSestlous from this Goycru.
mcnt as to the policy to be pursued by
him do not ngrcc with his own ideas.
and for that reason Ia not dong all TINT
he hus been directed TO do. Duuhy's
attlindc III likely to cause HIM serious
trouble, aud ii he is not heard from
soon his Official position will he placed
III jeopardy,
The alleged failure of tho minieter
TO press the question OF tho ku Cheug
inquiry with tho Chinese Government
mas caused the situation to become
piicnted. As stated III these dis.
patches Yesterday, the huAty and TN
expected departure of Col. liixson and
Ensign Evans from Foo Chow to Ku
Cheng before they had been fully
authorized TO conduct the inquiry in
behalf Of the United States has resulted
IN bringing every thing to standstlll.
Cnpt, Newell, of the Detroit. has
started for Ku Cheug to ondeavor to
straighten out the taugle, but there Is
no Information at the State Depart
ment from Minister Danby thnt tho
captain has been invested with uuv
more authority to Investigate than il
possessed by Messrs. Iiixson and
Evans, although the presumption ut
the department yesterday was TINT MIR.
Denbv had secured for him the salts.
factory credentials which he hns been
directed TO obtain, but has failed to
report how he Jared In making the
request. if, indeed, he has made it ut
all.
Prior 70 the recent instructions to
MIR. DENLY, with reference to which
he has seemingly filed TO comply, his
course was entirely satisfactory to the
State Department and thore was eyery
reason to believe that this condemna-
ton by meetings of Americans Mt
Shanghai for alleged inactivity WAS OK
ceedingly unjust Ill view OF his past
record.
1t would be n serious matter for the
Government To recall MIR. Denby dur.
ing the present critical stuge of our re.
lutlons with China. The presence of IL
minister at Peking is absolutely neces
sary.