The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-22
REPLIES To POWERS
GERMAN PROPOSAL REJECTED ny
THE UNITED STATES.
ANSWERS NOT MADE PUBLIC.
MINISTER WI APPEARED TO he
MUCH DISAPPOINTED.

Powers Have Been Given Co Under |
stand just what United states |
VIII DISCRIMINATION Talked of 60
Negotiate with China-AlI But one
American Regiment May he with
drRwn-h HUNG Chang Has Reach- /
ed Ticn Tsin.
Washington Sept. 2i-The United states
government has made full ana complete
answers 20 the various important inqui-
ries that have been addressed by Il 70 the
Powers relative to'the Chinese trouble
II has gone further and has made a
disclosure Of all Of its purposes and. AZ a
member OF the administration puts II. Il
has thrown les hand open on the table
This action was taken after the cabinet
meeting to-day. and a luncheon az the
White House that followed served 70 re-
cuce the decision to tie ultimate form
AT half-past o'clock Minister Wa call
ed by appointment upon Acting Secretary
Hill and was handed a memorandum EN-
bodying the response Of the United States
government TO the request Of Prince Ching
that Mr.. Couger or some other person
nf NilNueAAitAF tANfsNhFAFA ~ U.s. ~ 80
tistions with the Chinese authorities for
a hnal settlement. The minister came
away with 4 dissatisfied expression upon
his face.
Next came NJ Thiebaut. the Franch
charge A few minutes Conversation suf-
nced To imparteo him orally. just as he
had made his own inquiry, the answer TO
e..
Then Baron Sternberg. che German
charge. who had been notified Of the read
iness Of the state department TO make
answer to the German note, called and
was given that answer. He FASTENED away
to cable IL TO his government.
The department then sent the answer 20
the Russian inquiry forward by messen-
ger and directed cabiegrams containing
the substance Of the answers TO It's dplo-
matte Representatives abroad. Thus closed
one OF the most interesting and important
phases Of the Chinese enlargement.
Answers kept secret.
The state department absolutely refused
to make any statement as TO the nature
OF the answers taking the ground that
10 do 30 would he a violation of the
diplomatic proprieties. However. a. o.
was calculated that all OF these answers
viii have reached sheir destinations abroad
by tomorrow. 1, was promised tina, the
text OF the communications should be
given 70 the press Tomorrow afternoon.
The ministers and charges who received
the messages here adopted the same So
cretive attitude The President himself n
seems. had given instructions that every
effort should be made 20 maintain secrecy
Ia this matter until the oficial disclosure.
with all this il is known that the Ger
man proposal that negotiations with CHI
ma be deferred until the Chinese responsl-
BILE for the Pekin ousrages have been sur
rendered 90 the allies. has failed Of ep-
proval by our government The deci!nation
has been conveyed ina manner that cannot
give oftense. but Sc is believed that the
United States government cannos recog-
nize the principle that a country may he
called upon TO surrender SIS own citizens
20 a foreign power or powers for punish
ment The government does not relnauish
the idea OF the ultimate punishment OF
the Offenders when they are properly iden-
tined but it does not believe that the
pursuit Of this object should put stop to
all negotiations.
Commission Talked Of.
The idea OF a commission TO adjust the
difhcultcs with China Is again brought
forward. aud II Is suggested that such "a
commission on tho part of the joint in
tcrnational commission. which e is hopesi
will b. appointed for this purpose. or in
the event Of the failure OF the effort 60
secure Joint action. then the members can
go on and deal directly with China for
q settlement The names OF Minister Con-
ger. Gen. James n. Wilson and MIR. Rock
hmf are mentioned IN this connection.
Il is believed that the outcome from q
military point. OF to-dly's action will be
the withdrawal OF all but one regiment
Of the American troops from China to
Manila, where they can be held ready 10
return in an emergency Gen. Chaffee
probably viii remain In China and In com
mand of the force there, which will be
regarded simply as a legation guard.
one fact concerning the United States
answers that was learned officially Is that
they contain no new proposition. they
simply clear away the debris OF unan-
swersd inquiries.