Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
China's Reply to Secretary Hays
Recent Note.
NO CIPHER KILOGRAMS TO PEKIN
Fighting Near Tien Tsin Given as
the Reason.
PROGRESS OF THE ALLIES

Minister WI this morning handed to the
acting secretary Of state a copy of tele-
gram from the taota! of Shanghai, dated
August 2. and received by Mr.. WI on the
evening of the Sd.
1t confirms the message Of Yuan Shih-kai,
governor of Shantung. to Mr.. Fowler, con-
sui at Chefoo. purporting to communicate
the same telegram Of July 80 from the
tsLng II yamen, but 1t is to be noted that it
contains a passage omitted from Gov.
Yuan's message, namely, the announcement
that as fighting is going on in Tien Tsin II
Is inexpedient to send cipher kilograms to
the foreign ministers in Pekin. In this
particular the present telegram agrees with
Consul General Goodnow's report received
yesterday that Earl Ii Hung Chang had
told the French consul at Shanghai on the
Sd that no messages would be delivered to
the ministers because the foreigners were
advancing on Pekin.
Tsung II yamen's cablegram of July 80 is
as follows: Foreign ministers in Pekin
are all safe and well. Recently vegetables,
fruit and provisions have been repeatedly
supplied to them. Relations most friendly.
At present consultations are going on for
the protection Of various ministers going to
T1en Tsin for temporary shelter. which
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transmit the above to you.
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the progress of the international forces. The
emperor himseit, by edict, mas already In
dicated that, While reparation might be af-
1orded the powers Tor injuries sustained by
'leir citiZens pe1ore the attack on the Iaku
1orts. the Chlnese government Will not as
sumo responsibility Tor what mas happened
OF Will happen as result OF the military
operations Following that event.
Mr.. Hays Demand Denied.
OF course the notice from the tsune II
yamen can he construed as an .rsu.r tn
Secretary Hays demand unon r. Hung
Chang that free communication ba onened
with the ministers at Pekin and their own
governments and in CONSEQUENCE tho na.o-
tia,;ops which wera about to be t,s,itrtad
bad tb.+ raorast hoo, oorn,iaa ,,,,,h ,,,,
ba ree.rdad &c ind.fni,a,y nos+norod
Nea,vbtIa the C,bf,sse ministers IN Eurnna
and Mr. W. IN tho I-n,tad ct,tas ora stf1
making a 1ast combined effort 10 r,.La
nlain to the inonerial government tho fatu-
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isolation of the foreign ministers and 1t
may be that their representations will
meet with favorable response, If not now,
then certainly after the first decisive VIC
tory achieved by the international column.
me ADVANCE OF the Aihes.
Admirable censorship, strongly reinforced
by immense difficulties In the way of speedy
communication between Tien Tsin and the
outer world, still surrounds with mystery
the progress of the international column to-
ward Pekin. The State Department officials
have nothing from their own agencies
bearing on the movements of the column,
and while the War Department has heard
recently from Gen. Chaffee the officials will
not make public his dispatch. and refuse to
say whether or not they themselves know
whether the movement has begun. The con-
ditions strikingly resemble those at Tampa
when the military censor5 were exertfne
themselves to prevent the news from Leak
ing relative to the exact momen. of Gen.
Skaters denarture for Cuba II ,s known
'ha' the ohihese government Is IN the way
ton that may be published respecting the
International courpp ana Is daaroaI t,,J