New-York tribune., 1900-08-10

| wires In communicating with Pekng. But, In
any event It appears TO be accepted that 1t VIII
| take several days before the rounds can be
made and an answer expected.
APPROVED BY FOREIGN DIPLOMATS.
| A number of the foreign representatives in
Guiding Count Hacke, the German Charge d Az
! faires NJ Thiebaut the French Charge d AT
faires, and Mr.. Takahira the Japanese Min
ster called on Acting secretary Adee to-day,
mainly because it was the regular diplomatic
day, but also to learn the latest developments
in the Chinese situation. They brought no news
from their governments, and II can be stated
that at present there is no important phase or
the situation under negotiation between the
Powers Mr.. Adee showed to his callers the
demand of the United States on the Chinese
Government. and later in the day copies OF the
document were placed at the disposal of the
foreign officials The views which foreign Cab
inets will take of the document cannot, of
course. be indicated now. but. far as the for
eign representatives in Washington are con-
cerned, they agree in expressing cordial ap-
proval Of the latest movement the part OF the
United States.
The contents Of the dispatch sent to Minister
Conger yesterday through Consul-General
-Goodnow, at Shanghai, have not been made pub
lie To do so, in the opinion Of the State De-
partment officials. would be to defeat the pur-
pose Of the message, which is designed test
OF Chinese sincerity and good faith. If cate
gorical reply is received from Minister Conger
within a reasonable time. the test will be re-
gsrded as satisfactory and his ability again TO
communicate freely with his Government will
be considered an established fact. The
message did not communicate the substance
Of yesterdays memorandum to Mr.. Con-
ger, because, among other reasons it was not
believed that he enjoyed such liberty and free
Son Of int wit he
Foreign Office would enable him to submit
it under favorable conditions, or personally at
all. Neither did the message contain any state
ment of the military preparations for the rescue
and protection Of the besieged Ministers and
other foreigners IN Peking.
LANDING BRITISH TROOPS AT SHANGHAI.
In regard to the reported protest of Consul
General Goodnow against the occupation Of
Shangha! by British troops, it learned to-
day from trustworthy source that Mr. Good
now has not received any instructions from his
Government to offer such a protest, and OF
course, in the absence of such instructions he
could not do so. A dispatch has been received
at the State Department from the Consul Gen
eral however, in which he conveys the informa-
ton that the foreign merchants of Shanghai
opposed to the landing of British other for
eign troops. on the ground that it would be
likely to excite commotion and produce disorder
among the native population ana thereby dis
turb business The opinions of Consu-Ceneral
Gooduow on this subject have been communi-
Gated to the State Department, which has de-
clined to make them public. The attitude Of that
Department in regard to this subject appears
to be that this Government deprecates the rails
ing OF any side issue which would In any man
ner tend to destroy injure the hearty
operation of the Powers in the effort to rescue
and protect the Ministers and other foreigners
now virtually besieged in Pekng; that co-opera-
tion and the success Of the Pekng expedition
regarded as of paramount and supreme impor-
tance. 1t would not be regarded as wise or poll
tic for the United States either to oppose or to
cooperate with the military preparations or pre-
cautiohs 6f any other Power in China except for
the purpose referred to-
1t is pointed out that the cooperative move
ment against PelSing has for it's sole object the
rescue and safety of the Ministers and other for
eigners. 1t is not an alliance to make war on the
Chinese jEfnpre, but simply a cooperative
movement to protect and defend the treaty
rights Of the nations which are taking part in it,
and until its objects have been attained the
United States will not interfere by protest or
otherwise with any steps taken by other Powers
to safeguard their interests in other por-
tions of China.
Among some of the officials of other depart
ments here there is an impression that neither
Great Britain nor France will find the landing
of troops at Shanghai to be military necessity.
There is strong naval force at and near that
city. which can be quickly reinforced, If need be-
for the protection of foreigners and their prop
erty and commercial interests in that quarter
and it is evidently the opinion of these officials
that the force at hand will be fully adequate to
deal with any emergency likely to arise there.
In the mean time. there appears to be some
what urgent need Of artillery and infantry rein
in tba
expeditionary force advances from its bases at
Taku and Tien-Tsin the more difficult will 1t be
and the more troops will it take to maintain and
defend the line of communication and supply.
If that force should suffer defeat or even serI-
Gus reverse, It would be great disaster, the
consequence of which to the weary and half
starved foreigners within the walls of Pekins
could not be contemplated without emotions of
horror.