Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1900-08-04
HE CONVICTS CHINA.
London Times Correspondent Gives
the Story Of Pekin.
Proves the Imperial Government Guilty OF
Deeper Dupiieity and Biscksr Infamy
Than Its worst Enemies Had
Heretofore Charged.

London, Aug. AIT last the story
OF Pekin has been told. DIR. Morrison,
In yesterdays Times holds up the
Chinese government before the world
as guilty and to n degree OF infamy
and duplicity that exceeds the sur
mise of its worst detractors. In the
same dispatch he gives q more hope
full view of the prospects OF the be-
sieged than has been expressed by
any OF the others who have been
heard from.
A letter has been received Mt Tien
Isin from the British minister, Sir
Claude Macdonald, dated July "a.
ave are surrounded by imperial
troops" he writes, "who are firing
OH us continually. The enemy is en-
terprising but cowardly. We have
provisions for about fortnight and
are eating our ponies. The Chinese
government, n there be one, has done
nothing whatever to help us. II the
Chinese do not press the attack we
can hold out for, say, ten days. So
no time should be lost II q terrible
massacre Is to be avoided"
Yet n Shanghai special says Ii
Hung Chang has received decree,
dated July 2s, commanding him TO in
form the consuls that the ministers
were safe on that date. Evidently
Sir Claude Macdonald was over pessi-
mistic, rs DIR. Morrison, under date OF
July 81, announces the arrival of sup
plies. In view of this II Is quite
within reason that the edict an
nouncing the safety of the ministers
on the 2sth Is correct.
Sir Claude MacDonald's latest let
ter, while n strong indictment OF the
Chinese government, Is not nearly SO
much so as DIR. Morrison's dispatch.
That correspondent, with the imperial
edicts as authority, declares that ms
late us July the imperial govern
ment urged the boxers to continue
their ''loyal and patriotic services in
discriminating the Christians" He
explains those marvellous changes In
the Chinese attitude which have so
puzzled the world. 1t appears that
all the appeals for Intervention and
all the protestations of friendship
have been due entirely to the VIC
tories of the allies at Tien Tsin. The
ministers at Pekin owed their safety
up TO July 81 not to government
protection, but to the scarcity of Chi
nese ammunition and to the fear
which the Tien Tsin victories inspired.
When II Is remembered how great
reliance is placed upon DIR. Morrison
IN England, the Importance of his
exposure of the Chinese government
can scarcely be over-estimated. 1t
seems to Danish all hopes entertained
by Lord Salisbury that the Chinese
government might yet be proved not
directly responsible for the outrage
and IL may result In an entire cessa-
ton of the negotiations with Chi
nese diplomatists. II not in an open
declaration of war on the part OF the
powers.
Commenting upon DR.. Morrison's
dispatch the Times says: at is now
beyond doubt that the frequent as
sertions of the different Chinese rep
resentatives that for month past
the legations have been enjoying the
protection of the throne are, one and
all, unqualified falsehoods. The GU
mulative evidence Is overwhelming
that the whole affair has been
throughout under the control and
direction of the Chinese government.
II now rests with the powers to make
the Chinese government understand
that it will be held fully responsible
for whatever happens in Pekin."