The age-herald., 1900-08-06
Chinese Will Quibble a While
 But Dare Not Refuse.
AN END TO FURBEARANCE
United States Government is Tired of Duplicity and Dilatory Tactics, and the Chinese Have
 Found This Out
BY ALBERT HALSTEAD


 impression is that the Chinese government will quibble for a while over the emphatic demand made by the United States through Secretary Hay, to have the diplomatic rep resentatives of the several powers In China put in full and free communication with their respective governments and all danger to their lives and liberty removed, but will finally yield to the demand.
 The two noes of Secretary Hay to Consul Goodnow, making it plain that this gov ernment is tired of having Its representa- tive in Pekin cut off from communication, demanding as a right the restoration of that communication, and stating, at the same time, most emphaticaly that China has shown, by the suggestion to deliver the ministers at Tien Tsin, that she also has power to place them in communication with their governments. The dispatches are sharp and to the point. and show how near our government Is to a serious break with China The simple fact Is that the Presi dent, his Secretary of State and other ad- visers feel that there has been enough pa tience exercised, and that direct, frank and vigorous language was required.
 Hays II essage impressive
 There can be no question that the dis patches of Secretary Hay will impress themselves upon China and show the of ficials of that government that its best friend among the powers, the nation that has interposed for it several times In the past, and, notwithstanding the Chinese ex- cuson act, has always been sincere friend, is tired of duplicity and dilatory tac- ties. It will show China, also, that the United States government regards with great disfavor the mstreatment of the en- voys and the violation of their diplomatic rights, and is prepared to act with energy, but not exactly as a friend. The notes are far from indicating that declaration Of war Is at hand, but they are warming or the grave responsibility China must bear for her conduct.
 If China has had any illusions to the advance of relief force to Pekin, in which the United States would take part; If she has blindly supposed that the implied threat to have the Ministers massacred unless the advance halted and negotiations took its place, would be effective in keeping the foreign devils at Tien Tsin, her mind has now been disabused of them. She knows now that she must place the Ministers in communication with their governments and protect them or suffer the gravest conse- quences. The idea that after little hesi- tation China will yield to the necessities of the situation and there will be no difficulty about between tIe several governments and their people ip Pekin. despite the information recently developed that no cipher messages are to go through.
 Believe Advance Has Begun
 Meantime, government officials here are now inclined to believe that the advance has already begun upon Pekin and that it will be pushed rapidly, endorsements as they are available being hastened forward to join the advancing column and strength fnr ha hntt fn ha a short distance from Tien Tsin. That this will be a hard contest, with severe losses to the allies, is to be expected, but the probability is that victory then secured the remainder of. ,-.e advance to Pekin will be comparatively easy, at least far the walls of the city.
 Before the relief column reaches Pekn it is expected that the demand for communi- cation will be granted, and then each gov ernment will be able to learn clearly as possible just how great how small the responsibility of the Chinese Government is for the deplorable condition of affairs there Upon that report much will depend as to the Powers attitude toward the Chinese Imperial Government. If, as is suspected, the attack upon the legations was encour- aged or assented to by the Chinese Govern ment, the assaults ceasing only after the battle of Tien Tsin showed the superiority of the allied soldiers to hordes of China s foreign drilled troops, so much the greater VIII pS tffe coSi Cnina must pay. II IL de- Velops that China's Imperial authorities were unable, by means of the insurrecton to prevent the isolation of the Ministers and the attack upon them, there will be, perhaps, some clemency, but steps will un- doubtedly be taken to procure such a re- form in the Chinese Government that there can be no repetition of similar situa ton. Just at this point there may be a tendency for the Powers to disagree one holding the Imperial authorities to have greater or less degree of responsibility than another.
 Inc Ministers safe
 The news of the safety of the ministers come days ago showed to Europe that the United States was absolutely right in rely ing upon the Conger dispatch of the 18th and justified the diplomatic procedure of this government But the dispatch to Consul Goodnow were more important in showing the chancelleries of Europe that the United States stands firm for it's diplo- matic rights and has not altered In the least It's original policy of holding China strictly accountable for whatever occurred In Pekin for the safety of the ministers their liberty and diplomatic rights to com municate freely with their governments and insists that the Chinese imperial au- thorities shall cooperate with the powers In relieving the ministers from their dan ger. China cannot delay long, She will quib- ble little. but after such dispatches she knows that the limit of the American tore- bearance has come.
 The Hay dispatches to GoodDow also give the powers another view of the direct di- plomacy of the United States. which has at times been sneeringly referred to as shirt sleeve diplomacy" They are fur ther Indications of our frank unuuestioned attitude of protection to our people, insist ence, upon our rights and of unselfishness. No other government has taken a 6rmer attitude, and, In truth, no government has led in the settlement of this crisis as the United States has. The result must be to create greater respect for our diplomacy and in that all Americans can rejoice, re- gardless of the partisanship that divides them on local matters. Before the world they stand a united family.
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