Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-10
Will Wait For Great Britain.

WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-The massacres which have occurred within recent days in China convince state department or ficials that the time has come for concerted action by the great powers, including the United States, toward compelling China to assure absolute protection to Christian missionary work in that country. It has become evident that if the Christianizing of the Mohammedan world is to be con tinued there must be much greater safe guards to life and property than China now gives It is not, the officials say, that foreign governments have any purpose Of enlisting in missionary work, but that the march of Christianity is so linked with the march of civilization that it is as es- sential for the powers to insist upon Christian as upon civilized methods. It is believed at the state department | that Great Britain will take the initiative | in compelling a final reform, and in that case the United States will willingly join | in the demand. If, however, Great Brit l ain does not move, the United States is | sure to act. It is felt, however, that the best results could be secured by united action on the part of the United States, Great Britain, France Germany and all other Christian countries from which mis- | sionary work emanates. It would be sub stantially the same as the joint action of
 
 | though the United States refrained from taking part in that contest, as we have little direct interest in it. But our mis sionary interests in China are second only to those of Great Britain, and it is thought by some that the United States stands first In its missionary labors in China
 State Department Will Not Act.
 Consul General Jcrnigan has taken { | great deal of interest in the recent trouble: and has sent several dispatches to th' state department giving information an1 making suggestions for protection. l
 is the impression among some officials
 that the consuls, without being full,
 aware of the situation, have asked fo troops from the warships where it woul'
 be impracticablc for vessels to go. The state department has not called up on the navy for any ship or force to lan' and proceed into the interior. Ministe ! Denby has authority to call upon Admira Carpenter for United States forces an under his instructions the admiral
 bound to furnish them. Both state an 2 navy departments believe that the Unite States representatives on the ground
 clothed with ample powers, are bette
 able to act for the best than those here
 Washington.
 Acting Secretary McAdoo said that Q could give Admiral Carpenter no instru'
 tions, especially as Minister Dcnby ha F not asked that anything be done. | As to the suggestion that the admir-; 0 should send force in boats, he said thu g the minister and admiral wero better ab c to know whether such course was wis
 It might be 0 sacrifice of men to send the1 l. several hundred miles into the interio 1T The British government had more eau 3, for making q demonstration than u I TTrNSf Sfofn rIlI 1t English force had been sent to the scel F. of the trouble. Mir. McAdoo said that { F. order from him to Admiral Carpent l. might wholly intcrfere with plans or ope n ations the commander had in view or Il d der WAY.