The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-08-10
YANG TSUNG
CAPTURED
M III
Continued from First Page.

Of the document, this work required
scrupulous exactness, but it is prob
able that it is by this time on its way
to the Chinese Government. The va
rious foreign representatives in the
city showed keen interest in this, the
latest move by the United States. and
called at the State Department to in
quire concerning it. They were fur
nished copies of the demand and in
! an informal manner expressed their
approval of what had been done.
This action by the United States was
taken solely on it's own responsibility,
without consulting other powers as Io
the advisability of the demand.
The use of the word ''demand' in
the American note thoroughly inGi-
Gates the urgency of the message. In
the technical parlance of diplomacy
it differs from an uItimatum, which
usually fixes a date, or sets a time
within which there must be COM
pliance, the lack of compliance during
the stated time being a ground for
war. While demand is less specific
as to time of compliance, it none the
less asserts a positive right which the
Government will enforce. if the right
be not conceded. Owing to the diff
culties of communication with Pekin,
elapse before an answer can be re-
ceiyed, and there is a disposition to
grant all reasonable time for this
transmission.
Late in the day the State Depart
ment received an important dispatch
from Consul General Goodnow, at
Shanghai, announcing the landing of
British troops at that point. The
Consul General did not state that he
had protested against this action
and the State Department judged froul
this that no protest would have been
made by him in the absence of in
structions. He stated, however, that
the merchants of the city strongly dis
approved the landing of the british
troops, fearing that it would incite the
anti-fOreign Chinese to hostilities.
The Government at Washington has
taken no action in the nature of a pro-
test, and it is stated officially that no
such action will be taken. On the
contrary the United States Govern
ment recognizes the right of any pow
er to protect it's citizens or their in
terests when they are supposed to be
in Jeopardy As indicative of this pol
icy, it is stated in the highest official
quarter that if the United States cit;-
zens at Annoy, China, were reported to
be in danger, this Government would
maintain it's right promptly to send
an armed force for their protection.
This right of protection claimed b,
the United States is conceded to be
open to all powers alike. At the same
time the State Department recognizes
that there is a question of wisdom in
volved in this particular landing of
troops. As to whether our govern
nI11a If
the wisdom of the movement, the Of
ticials decline positively to say.
Secretary Root regards the situati n
both from a military and diplomatic
point of view as much improved. The
promise of cipher communication with
the Ministers in Pekin, together with
the advance of the international forces
toward that city is believed to have
so-relative significance. 1t is also be-
lieved that the resistance made by the
Chinese has not been and will not be
as great as anticipated by some au-
thorities who said that the Chinese
force consisted of the best of their
army. The movement on Yang Tsun
is in accordance with information con-
tanned in the dispatch from General
Chaffee which was not made public
and also in a dispatch which was
made public after Peit Sang had been
taken. 1t is the expectation of the
officials of the War Department that
the present reconnaissance in force
will continue, although nothing is
said as coming from General Chaffee
to that affect.
THE WALDERSEE APPOINTMENT.
The subject of the appointment of
Count Waldersee, to command the in
in haPn
presented to the United States Gov
eminent, but no answer has yet been
returned. Count Waldersee is regard
ed by the authorities here as an emf
nent soldier. and it is believed that he
will be satisfactory. 1t is stated his
selection would be for a campaign of
much broader scope than that. in
which our forces are engaged as the
present movement is for the relief
of the Ministers in Pekin, and Count
Waldersee, who is now in Germany.
cannot possibly reach China until that
object has been accomplished or de-
feated 1t is thought by this Govern
ment that it is not necessary to inn
mediately decide upon a commander
for future campaign. The matter
will be taken up with President Me-
Kinley when he arrives in Washington
next week.
REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS.
Acting Secretary Adee, of the State
Department. tonight made public the
following cablegram from Consul
Fowler at Che Foo which reached the
department at II o'clock p. m:
From Che Foo. August 9th.
Secretary of State. Washington.
Morning eighth Photographed Gov
ernor yesterday protesting against
limiting correspondence with Conger
and requesting Governor to forward
Pekin. Governor telegraphs the fol-
lowing:
Received note from Tsung Ii VA
men dated fifth. Yamen just received
edict permitting Ministers to have
peaceful secret telegraphic commune
cations with their countries. All Min
listers at Pekin have kilograms for
transmission to their Governments. 1t
is proposed after dispatching same to
send originals to consuls for vertical