The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-29
DEVELOPMENTS
I'm the Chimes Matter Are
Watched by the Government

! WASHINGTON AUGUST 2S-After the
cabinet meeting today it was announced
that the government was in a waiting
attitude regarding the Chinese situation.
The lack Of late advices from Pekin
and the failure Of the powers to show
their hands as to future policy makes it
necessary for this government 10 await
developments.
/ The administration consideres it Of the
greatest importance that in the negotia-
( tions for settlement Of the Chinese diff
iculty, all powers should act in unison,
and it's efforts are being directed to
that end
: The powers, however, are slow to de-
cleare thmeslves. Several replies have
( been received to the instructions sent
to our ambassadors and ministers last
week, asking them to sound the govern
ments to which they are accredited on
TWO propositions, first the willingness
of these governments to accept the suf-
fciency of Ii Hung Changes credentials
to treat with the powers for settlement
and second. to ascertain, if possible, what
the future policy Of each power is to
be.
II BdAu4N5 lllt ldLltI pOlttg TIE 1tDlAto
so far have developed nothing. The pow
ers appear to be watching each other,
without definite or fixed purpose us yet
Of their own. With regard to the first
inquiry, Great Britain and Russia are
agreed that Earl LIS credentials are suf-'
ficient Germany, however, takes a firm
stand against the sufficiency of his cre-
dentials, and is the only power which has
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United States is that his credentials
appear authentic. They were promulgated
by what appeared TO be a general i'm
Ierial edict. duly transmitted through
the accredited Chinese minister, and the
United States f. willing to accept them
at their face value-at least for the pres
ent
/ The administration from the advices it
has received, does not credit the rumors
that Russia, Japan and Germany intend
[ to declare war against China, and it is
tTilling to accept all disclaimers of utter
/ ior purposes On the part of the powers.
Just what would be done in case some
of the powers began war for the purpose
/ of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT not known
and the administration is not disposed
to cross that bridge until it reaches it.
! A 1nemDer Oh lne CABINET stated To-Day
that If any of the European powers en-
tered upon such a program it probably
would bo reminded by the United States
that it had agreed to the open door
policy, by which all of the powers are
TO be placed upon an equal footing, and
that if territory were acquired under the
agreement we would be entitled to the
same privileges in the matter OF trade,
etc, as the conqueror.
The president and cabinet are as much
in the dark regarding the date when the
dispatches Of Minister Conger and Gen
eral Chaffee left Pekin as is the general
public. They can find no explanation for
the fact that they have come through
without Pekin dates, except that they
evidently were sent by courier to Taku
and that cablegrams are relayed eight en-
times after leaving the latter point They
may have been sent from Taku without a
Pekin date or they may have lost the
date en- route.
International evidence was found in late
dispatches received from them that tend
ed to demonstrate that some persons
had been purposely de'aying the mes
sages coming from Pekin and Tien Tsin
to Washington. 1t is also suspected that
our messages may, have been injuriously
interference.