Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-05
His Views Would Be UnpaIatable
to Several Foreign Governments.
THE SITUATION in CHINA.
Associated Press Criticism of tho Sanitary
Condition at Tien TsIn Borne Out by tho
Generai-war Department Refuses to
Discuss His Dispatch on Account of In
ternational Questions Involved China
Forblds cablcgrams In Cipher Minister
Conscr's First Telegram.
CBy telegraph to virglnian-pilot.,

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(By Telegraph to virglnian- PlIot.)
Washington. Aug. 4.-Some features
or the dispatch received from General
Chaffee yesterday, and which the War
department. refused to make public.
became known to-day, The first dis
patch received by the War Department
from General Chaffee contained very
little information, but closed with the
statement that he was going forward
to Tien Tsin and would give his views
That is what he has DONE His views
as cabled in the dispatch of yesterday.
would De FAR from palatable to several
loreisn governments. and that Is one
reason Why the dispatch was not made
public. This much is asserted: Cen
eral Chaffee and the United states
FORCES available under his command
nave gone forward toward Pekin with
the British and Japanese forces. The
troops or the other nations assembled
at Tien Tsin did not join in the moye-
ment. but the reasons given bv Cen
erai Chanee could not be learned
DISPATCHES BORNE OUT.
1t Is understood that the criticism
contained in the Associated Press dis
patch received yesterday of the SAM
iiary condition existing at Tien Tsin Is
patch, but in discussing the matter
with the War Department he has been
more specific. and the name OF the
commands are given which failed to
"a oSh 81 proper precaution for the health
Oh the International forces.
CENSORSHIP.
/ War Department officials generallv
| refuse to discuss the contents of the
dispatch. and Secretary Rott an
nounced emphatically that 1t would NOT
oe given to the public. and further that
no additional dispatches had been 7re5
| ceived from General Chaffee. The In
| ternatlonai questions involved make it
| impossible on account of DIPLOMATS, re-
iatlons TO give the dispatch TO the pub
TIC, and 1t is further desired that the
| proposed movement of troops should
| not De heralded to the world for the
advantage of the Chinese forces which
are opposing the advance OF the res
cue OF the besieged Ministers.
ANTICIPATED.
Having formally refused to put them
In communication with their Govern
inents and this having proved ineffect-
ual to stop the advance, 1t would not
be surprising If the Chinese Govern
ment should next do one of two things.
either come forward with a threat to
| renew the attack on the legation lie
the advance is not stopped, or resort
| to the plan of delivering the Minister'S
safely at Tien Tsin, or at least to the
commanders of the International coli
| umn. trusting in that way to abate the
force of the invasion and induce the
| Powers to consent to negotiations Tor
a settlement OF the trouble.
EARL LIS EFFORT.
1t is learned here that Viceroy LII
| Hung Chang actually undertook to do
this. but sought to make the condl-
| ton for the safe delivery of the Min
| listers that the Imperial Government
should be held blameless for what had
| occurred at Pekin.
| This condition having been rejected
| absolutely by the terms of President
| Mciinley's reply to the Chinese Gov
eminent. it may be that Ii is trying
to arrange for the delivery OF the Min
| listers without conditions trusting to
| the gratitude of the Powers to secure
| the desired absolution.
| CIPHER TELEGRAMS FORBIDDEN
| Washington. Aug. 4.-The State De-
partment this morning issued the fol-
| lowing:
| Minister WI this morning handed TO
the Acting Secretary OF State a copy
| of a telegram from the Taotai of
Shanghai. dated August I'd. received
| by Mr.. WI on the evening OF the 3D.
| 1t confirms the message of Yuan
| Shih Kai. Governor of Shan Tung. to
| Mr.. Fowler, consul at Che Foo, pur-
| porting to communicate the same tel
| egrams OF July 80 from the Tsung Ii
| Hamen OUT IL Is 10 De noted that 1t
contained passage omitted from Cow
ernor Yuan's message. namely the an
nouncement that as fighting Is going
on in Tien Tsin 1t is inexpedient to send
cipher kilograms to the foreign min
listers in Pekin. In this particular the
present telegram agrees with Consul
General Goodnow's report. received
yesterday, that Earl LII Hung Chang
had told the French consul at Shang-s
hal on the Sd that no message would
be delivered to the ministers because
the foreigners Were advancing on PEI
kin.
THE CABLEGRAM.
The Tsung Ii Yamen's cablegrarn Of
July S0th is as follows:
Foreign ministers in Pekin are safe
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