The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-29
LATEST 1yEHTUREs Of
CHINA WILL Be REJECTED.
THAT COUNTRY MUST FIRST
COMPLY WITH THE UNITED
STATES DEMANDS
Minister WI Presents the Latest
Appeal to the State Depart
men.-wha. TO Do With
the empress

reply TO China's latest appeal Tor q
cessation Of hostilities, received today |
from Ii Hung Chang. has not yet bssp
made known, and II is likely that the
matter will be one Of the main subjects
of consideration at the Cabinet meet |
ing tomorrow. But there IS reason To
believe that the overtures viii in effect
be rejected on the ground that the con-
ditions laid down in the American note
of August u have not been complied
with. and unless complied with the
Government course must proceed
without reference TO China's appeal Tor
a halt in the proceedings The dis
match of August L said specifically
that the United States was ready TO
enter into an agreement between the
powers and the Chinese Government
for a cessation of hostilities on condl-
ton that the relief forces should be
permitted ito enter Picking unmolest-
ed and escort the legationers there
from under such circumstances as the
general commanding might lay down
| But up to the present time there Is no
| evidence that the allied forces are I'M
molested at Picking or have received
sanction of the Imperial Government
to convey the .legationers to Tientsin
without further troubles under the con-
ditions laid down by the commanding
general. On the contrary, all of the
dispatches indicate that the allies are
meeting with stubborn resistance and
there is an entire lack OF compliance
with the conditions laid down by the
United States in its dispatch OF August
l12. As stated, however, the Govern
ment has given no authoritative state
ment of its purpose in reply to China's
application of today and there is still
a slight chance that complete compli-
ance with the demands OF August u
may be announced in the Peking dis
| DalcuSS
on the reply is made. But the dispo-
sition is clearly in the lines indicated.
China's last application for peace
negotiations was received early today
at the Chinese Legation and was trans
mitted by Mr.. WI to the State De-
partment. Secretaries Hay and Root
were out of the city, but Acting Sec
rotary of-State Adee went over the
subject with the President. Earl Lis
request is that the United States shall
name Minister Conger or some other
official to act as peace envoy for the
cessation of hostilities. Ii expressed
his willingness to go to such point a.
the powers may desire and under tn
intimations made il is thought thai
Picking or Tientsin would be selected
for the negotiations. The Chinese en-
voy proposed no terms as TO the with
dfawal of troops and made no Other
suggestions as to what was to come
before the commission, his sole anxiet!
being to secure the cessation of hostili-
ties.
The application is understood also t.
have been made to the Powers in tbs
hope that if all would name com
missioner there would be genera
council of peace between Ii Hung
Chang on the one hand and the severa
representatives of the nations on tht
other. Aside from the fact that th'
conditions on August Il have not beef
complied with by China, it is probable
that this Government would desire tt
take sufficient time to learn what th'
other Powers intend doing on the sam,
line. as all are acting in unison More
over there are some unexplained fea
lures of Ii Hung Chang's application
one Of them being that while he ask!
the allies to cease hostilities he give:
no assurance that he mas the powe
to make the Chinese army and the re
bellious Boxers cease their hostilities
The situation at Peking was mad
clearer today from many sources. TIL
latest advice appears from Consu
Fowler at Chefoo. repeating dispatel
received from Consul Ragsdale at Tien
tsin. The latter reports: Chimes
troops surrounded in palace grounds.
The japanese legation received dis
patch Of the same general tenor, bu
more in detail, stating that the Chi
nese troops retreated on the 18th with
in the imperial palace and that the
were surrounded there by the Japanes
Troops.
Admiral Remey also transmitted a
authentic report from Peking on th
18th saying: Troops moving on tn
- imperial city"
ii These several dispatches from disfe.
= emit sources establish clearly that til
Imperial palace and grounds we're undo
siege But not one of the dispatches
clear as to how late this condition {
affairs existed The Fowler dispatc
j is the latest TO be received and is dat
ed the 10th, but probably that is u
sdate on which 1t left Tieutsin- III
japanese dispatch also refers to ii
Chinese taking refuge in the imperis
palace on the 18th. buS does not brin
the situation beyond that day. So II
latest Information. while showing u
imperial city surrounded. DIES no
disclose the Issue OF this situation nj
how ionx II has continued