Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-08-02
STANDS FIRM.
This Government Will Not
Compromise With China.
HAY ANSWERS Ii HUNG

! CHS iHdI ScNttcfUdH we WuSI I1dVS
Full and Free Communication With
conger Before Truce Can Be Con-
sidered.
Washington, Aug. 2.-The State de-
partment has made public the follow
ing correspondence between Lii Hung
Char and the department regarding
the abandonment of the campaign In
Peking.
"The following telegram has been
sent to the United States embassies
in berlin, London, Paris, Rome, st.
Petersburg and Toxic:
Department of State, Washington,
Aug. I'm reply to the suggestion OF
Ii Hung Chang that the ministers
might be sent under safe escort to
Tien Tsin provided the powers would
engage not to march on Peking, the
Secretary of State replied on the 3Otn
Of July: This government will not
enter into any arrangement regarding
the disposition or treatment of the
legations without first having free
communication with Conger The re-
sponsibinty for their protection rests
upon the Chinese government. Pow
er to deliver at Tien Tsin pre-supposes
power to protect and open communl-
cation. This is insisted upon.' This
message was delivered by Goodnow,
July 81, to Viceroy Ii, who then in
quired whether, If free communication
was established between the minis
ters and their governments, it could
be arranged that the powers should
no. advance on Peking pend
i . negotiations. To this inquiry the
following reply was sent Aug. 1:
Goodnow, Shanghai: Do not think it
expedient to submit the proposition
of Earl Ii to the other powers. Free
communication with our representa-
tives in Peking is demanded as mat
ter of absolute right, and not as
favor. Since the Chinese government
I admits it possesses the power to give
communication, it puts itself in an
unfriendly attitude by denying it. No
negotiations seem advisable until the
Chinese government shall have pu,
the diplomatic representatives of the
powers in full and free communication
with their respective governments
and removed all danger to their lives
and liberty. We would urge Earl LII
earnestly to advise the imperial au-
thorities in China to place themselves
in friendly communication and CO.
operation with the relief expedition.
They are assuming a heavy responsI-
bility in acting otherwise. Hay
"You will communicate this infor-
nation to the ministers of foreign at-
fairs"
Attack on Legations Renewed.
London, Aug. 2.-Another letter has
been received at Tien Tsin. from the
British minister. Sir Claude MacDon-
aid, dated July "a.
"We are surrounded by imperial
troops, who are firing on us con-
tinuously.
THE enemy is enterprising but
cowardly.
I'VE have provisions for about
fortnight and are eating our ponies.
"The Chinese government, if there
be one, has done nothing whatever to
Z Il
help us.
IF the Chinese don't press the at
tack we can hold out. for, say, ten
days.
so no time is to be lost if a terri
Bile massacre is to be avoided"
Gen. Gaselee in Command.
Tien Tsin, Aug. 2.-Gen. Sir Al
fred Gaselee arrived here today and
assumed command of the British
forces.
Moving on Peking.
Shanghai, Aug. 1.-The allies ad-
vanced towards Peking today. It is
estimated the expedition numbers
twenty thousand men in all armed
with one hundred and seventy guns.
1t is hoped to reach Peking August 12.
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