The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-09

good friend of China, and only wishes
it prosperity, but is now more than
ever determined to sustain the treaty
rights of all American citizens and of
the Christian converts, and it will hold
the Chinese government to the strictest
responsibility for every treaty infrac-
ton in this regard. 1t will Go this. not
only for the benefit of it's own citizens.
but in the interest of China herself,
whose government is now sadly
threatened by these lawless organiza-
tiOns.
AT present. it is true, they seem to
have no capable leader. but should one
arise and the populace become really
inf1amed, the overthrow of the present
dynasty is most likely to follow. and
possibly the destruction of the empire,
etc, ETC.
'They replied that / did not under
stand the many difficulties under which
they labored, but they had succeeded
in suppressing the Boxers in the prov
ince of Shang-Tung. and would do so
here.
II told them I saw no effective meas
ures whatever being put forth. They
replied that the movement had not
heretofore been looked upon as serious.
but thought now the throne was fully
aware of the gravity of the situation
and that recent confidential decree had
been sent to the vieeroy of Pekin and
neighbOring officials which would sure
ly prove effective to suppress the Box
ers and restore order.
Accuses the Government.
IL told them that the most a.arming
kilograms were being sent to the news
papers of Europe and America of the
existing state of anarchy here and that
the people of the world would be forced
to believe that the government of
China was either abetting these muir
derous brigands o. that it was too weak
to suppress or control them. and its
good name and credit must suffer ire
trievably in consequence. After read
ing the decree. which was much like
the one heretofore published. they
asked if | would not wire my govern
ment that they could and were SUD-
pressing the Boxers
Il replied that at present | would not
say that / had been for six months tel
egraphing the issuance of ineffective
DEGREES, but if they would show me the
fact by actual and immediate repres-
sion, which they could If they would in
three days, | would gladly and quickly
wire it TO my government.
They assured me that sufficient
troops had been sent to the disturbed
districts to restore order and to afford
protection.
Threatens to Ask For Marines.
81 again told them that restored. or
der would be the only possible proof.
also said that unless the situation was
relieved and threatened danger from
mobs averted 1 should be compelled TO
ask for a sufficient guard of American
marines to insure the safety of the le-
cation.
They said: oh. don't do that-it is
unnecessary And again promising en-
ergetic action, the interview closed.
Unless some energetic action is
taken the situation viii become fTaught
with great danger to all foreigners. not
from any intelligent or organized at
tacks. but from ignorant and inhamed
mob violence. 1, however, believe, as
said in my telegram, that the govern
ment is aroused, itself alarmed at the
situation, and will take more energetic
action, but no one can be certain of
this until it is done.
''Since the United States ship. Wheel
ing had left already for Taku. deemed
il prudent to ask the admiral for the
presence of another war vessel. and.
responding to the request, Admiral
Kempff with the Newark hailed hither
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