The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-29
GERMAN PLAN REJECTED
AMERICA WILL NOT CONCUT
IN 1T.
Denies the Principles That a Country
Shall Surrender It's Citizens to An
other for Punishment.

WASHINGTON September 21.-The
United Gtates Government has made
full and complete answers to the vari-
GUS important inquiries that have been
addressed to it by the powers relative
to the Chinese trouble. Moreover it
has gone farther and has made a dis
closure of all it's purposes. AS a mem
Der of the Administration puts it, it
has thrown it's hand open on the table
This action was taken after the Cabi-
net meeting today and luncheon at
| the White House that followed, served
to reduce the replies to the ultimate
form.
At $3.50 o'clock Minister WI called
by appointment upon Acting Secretary
Hill and was handed a memorandum
embodying the response of the United
states Government to the request of
Prince Ching that Conger or soma 9TH
er person be Immediately empowered
to begin negotiations with the Chinese
authorities for a final settlement. he
Minister came away with a dissatisfied
expression upon his face. Next came
M. Thiebaut, the French Charge A few
minutes conversation sufficed to i'm
part to him orally an answer to his
own verbal inquiry. Then Baron Stern
berg, the German Charge, who had
been notified of the readiness of the
State Department to make answer to
the German note, called and was given
that answer. He fastened away to ca
BILE it to his Government.
The Department sent the answer to
the Russian inquiry forwarded by mes
senger and sent cablegramS containing
the substance of the answers to it's di-
plomatic representatives abroad. Thus
closed one of the most interesting and
important phases of the Chinese en-
tanglement.
fused to make any statement as TO the
nature of the answers, taking the
ground that to do so would be viola
ton of the diplomatic proprieties. How
ever, as it was calculated that all of
these answers will have reached their
destination abroad by tomorrow. il
was promised that the text oC the COM
munications should be given to the
press tomorrow afternoon. The Min
listers and Charges who received the
messages here adopted the same secre-
tive attitude. The President himself it
seems, had given instructions that
every effort should be made to maintain
secrecy in this matter until the ofIi-
cial disclosure.
With all this it is known that the
German proposal that negotiations with
China be deferred until the Chinese
responsible for the Picking outrages
have been surrendered to the allies mas
failed of approval by our Government.
The declination has been conveyed in
manner that cannot give offense, but
it is believed that the United States
Government cannot recognize the priI,-
ciple that country may be called up
on to surrender it's own citizens to
foreign power or powers for punish
ment. The Government will not relin-
quish the idea of the ultimate punish
ment of the offenders when they are
properly identified, but it does not be-
lieve that the pursuit of this object
should put a stop to all negotiations.
The idea of a commission to adjust
the differences with China is again
brought forward, and it is suggested
that commission on the part of the
United States may either form part of
the joint international commission
which it is hoped will be appointed for
this purpose, or in the event of the
failure of the effort to secure joint ac-
ton, then the members can go on and
deal directly with China for a settle |
ment. The names of Conger, General
James II. Wilson and Rockhill are men
toned in this connection.
1t is believed that the outcome from
a military point, of today's action will |
be the withdrawal of all but one regi-
ment of the American troops from Chi
ma to Manila, where they can be held |
ready to return in an emergency. Gen
eral Chaffee probably will remain in
China in command of the force there, |
which will be regarded simply as a le- |
cation guard. One fact concerning the |
United States, answers that was learn |
ed officially is that they contain no |
new proposition; they simply clear |
away the debris of unanswered in
quiries.