Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1895-08-14
DIPLOMACY USELESS.
A Letter Praying for Immediate
Action by the United States
is Received

lien Tsin China, Aug. IA meeting
of the foreign residents of this city was
held here today. 1t was decided to COM
municate by cable the necessity of i'm
mediate intervention in China by the
United States and British governments,
and the following telegram was, according
to resolution by the meeting, addressed
to the Associated press as an expression
| Of the sentiments Of the foreign residents
OF lien Tsln and as an appeal to the
people OF the United States for assist
ance:
The foreign community of Tien Tsin ex-
press sympathy with the friends of the ku
Cheng victims. They consider the Chinese
officials guilty, and the British and Ameri-
cans Diane the continued apathy OF their
governments for the situation. They regard
England's demands for an inquiry into the
ku Cheng massacre to be useless, for as be-
fore the officials will buy innocent heads as
substitutes for the actual criminals. They
report that the SZechuen commission impli-
Gated the officials of that province. England
and America must send an utimatum threat
enlng repriSalS.
Diplomacy is useless We implore atten-
ton.
Signed DICkENsoN. Chairman,
New York, Aug. 12.-Enquiries made
by a representative of the Associated
press at the office OF the Hong Kong &
Shanghai Banking corporal ion in this
city as to the identity of the chairman
of the meeting who cabled an appeal to
the United States through the Associated
press regarding the recent massacre in
China, show that the signer of the ap-
peal is probably w. w. Dickinson, chair
man Of the municipal council of Tien Tsin
and partner in the firm Of Collins & Co.,
| well-known merchants of Tien Tsin.
Washington, D. c., Aug. 12.-Acting
Secretary Adee of the state department
was very busy today. He hastily
C(.an A tad IL
lien Tsin and, after saying nothing of
the kind had been received at the state
department, announced that he had moth
ing to say further than was contained in
the following statement which was fur
nlshed the press:
The state department has received a reply
from Minister DENLY to the instructions ca
bled him on the 18th inst relative to the re-
ported footing Of American missionary prop
erty at 1ung Flu near Foo Chow. Mr..
DENLY urgently represented the facts to the
1amen on the 10th and obtained instant
promise or protection and redress. Yung
Flu is believed by the officers of the state
department to be the same Sung Fuh
and lnghok mentioned in the press tee-
grams. the variations in the name being
doubtless due to erroneous transmission over
the tranS-Siberian cable in the course of
which many subscriptions and repetitions
are necessary.
Acting Secretary McAdoo read the dis
patch with a great deal of interest and
" SAAON INV Inc was
doing all it possibly could to cooperate
with the state department and to place
the American warships in Chinese waters
where they would be available for the pro-
lection of American interests. he die
tated the following: THE navy depart
ment received this morning from Admiral
carpenter 4 cablegram announcing that
he had dispatched the Detroit to Foo
Chow, which is the nearest point for
that vessel to reach the scene of the re-
cent disturbances.
"A cable was received this morning
from Capt. Newell, commanding the
Detroit. announcing his arrival today
at Pagoda, which is an anchorage about
ninety miles below the city of Foo Chow.
Another cable was received from Ad-
mlraI Carpenter announcing his depart
ure from Nagasaki for Che Foo. China.
Che Foo is the nearest port for COM
munication with the American minister
at Pekin.
The department has again today cabled
Admiral Carpenter regarding matters in
China and advising him to keep in close
and constant communication with Min
lister DENLY
A high official of the navy said today
that it would not be right for the United
States war vessels to begin bombardine
Chinese towns and killing Chinese PEG,
pie who are entirely innocent because
these riots have taken place in the inte>
rior, especially when the Chinese govern
ment has already assured our minister
that everything possible is being done to
prevent further trouble and to bring the
of. andprS t. lSticn