The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-24
BRITISH CRITICISM
oUR ANSWER To GERMANY Is NOT
sATIsFACTORN.
GERMAN PAPERS HEARD FROM.
SAID AMERICAS ACTION NAY HAM
PER the POWERS.

Henorted Ihnt trtuee lumn haA u~en
Promoted. aud That the Govern-
ment VIII Protect the BoNers.
Must he Fail Inquiry nefore There
Are Any Fexccutions-AlIics snid 90
Have Lost 500 In the Attack on PEI
TanE Forts.
London. Sept, a. 5.s q m.-The morn
Ing papers are too fully occupied with
the general election 20 beetow much at
tention upon tho Chinese problem. The
Standard which discusses ediioriaiiy. tho
replies OF che United states government,
says
The policy thus laid down implies the
existence at Washington OF very cxag-
gerated estimate OF the good viii OF the
Chinese rulers. Il les to bo feared tnAt
the action of the United States win tend 60
weaken the moral influence OF the aliies.
and for this reason it Is to be greatly
regretted 4"
According 90 the Pekin correspondent ~
the Daily News. wiring Sept i6 the Cni-
nese declare mos, positively that the En-
press Dowager aud the Emperor viii. m
no case return 10 the imperial paluce
in Pekin. a. they hold that % has been
desecrated hy the intrusion Of bsrbarians
1uan and the Boxers.
This irreconcilahie attitude receives con
frmation Ia many reports emanating from
Shanghai one Of these is that. as a re-
ply TO the deuunctation Of Prince Tuan
and others by the viceroys. an imperial
sdict. dated sept II. deals most lenient-
ly with the Boxer movement and reminds
the people that both the Boxers aud chi
nese Christians are Chinamen who shall
receive imperial protection if they quickly
dispcrse 90 their homes. The edlct points
out that Il is impossible for the imperial
government to distinguish between good
and bad Boxers. II says. however. that
v tho rebel Boxers stlll continue 20 as
semble they will be dealt with summar-
iiy.
Another report asserts that the edict
frankly declares that no executions can
b. sanctioned until an adequate inquiry
has been made
Further indications that Prince Tuan
mas resumed his former ascendancy are
found In the Shanghai reports OF his pro-
motion. and In the statement from the
same quarter that Gen. Tung Fuh Slang
has been appointed generaiissimo Of the
Northern Chinese armies and Prince
channg. deputy commander-in-chiefo OF tho
Boxers, has been made a grand council
Ter.
IL is also reported that Lob. former
governor OF Kiang su province. Man
ohu and bitterly anti-foroign. has been
appointed to succeed ii Hung Chang at
Canton.
Attack on Pei Tang Forts.
According 10 various accounts Of the
Pei Tang AFFAIR. the Chinese had anticl-
pated that the allies would attack IN
force. The Britishers and others who
left Ticn Tsin with the intention OF cut
ting on the retreat Of the Pei Tang gar
rison arrived too late Trey were only
half-wsy TO their destination when tho
forts we're captured.
The Tien Tsiu correspondent OF the
Standard explains that the Russians re-
fused 10 provide trains for this force. but
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notice and railway accommodations.
Advices to the Standard from Shanghai
place the loses OF the allies before Pei
Tang as 80 principally due 10 the ex-
plosion OF mines. one Of which 90 yards
long, exploded like an earthquake. killing
and wounding large numbers and literally
blowing two mounted officers TO pieces.
The Standard publishes belated tcle-
gram from Tlen Tsin giving an iiusira-
tion OF the International difficulties. IL
appears that the British az Feng Tai
guaranteed safety 20 the natives N che
railway property were restored. Accord
inly the men returned; but few days la
ter the Russians. arrived and killed them
all jus, outside the British lines.
Alleged Acts Of Vandalism.
Dr. Morrison. the Pekin correspondent,
o. the Times. wiring Sept 49, protests
against what he calls Ian unworthy act
Of vandalism on the part OF Gen. wiz
sons expedition" namely. THE attempt
90 destroy the superb white pagoda in the
temple grounds At Pei Tai Gnu" For
tunstely. says the correspondent. the ma
eoury was 100 solid.
DR.. Morrison adds:
1T Is expected that the orders sent 70
81 Pichon. tho French minister. 20 with
draw. viii b. countefpanded.
Communications are san deplorably
bad. Many kilograms sre never sent a.
OIL some being destroyed after they have
been accepted.
Gen. Young Lu r. returning here 10 as
siss IN the peace negotiations. although the
foreign ministers have protested against
his participation"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Times confirms the statemn, that the for
slgn ministers IN Pekin are protesting
against the appointment Of Boxer leaders
20 high positions.
MAY MAKE the TASK HARDER.