Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-10-12
1UI Wise COURSE
Altitude of the United States
In Chinese Crisis Is
j Commended.
OPINION OF GERMANY.
White Narrates The
Views of Long Headed diplomats
Regarding the Question.
Answer TO the French Note Made
Public American Forces Get
ting out of China.

washington. oct 12-Colonel Hum |
phrey. auartermaster in China, has |
sent a eablegram under yesterday |
date TO the general an
nouncing the first departure OF the
United States troops from China The
dispatch says: Kintuck sailed yester-
day for Manila with forage, quarter
master animals, company ID. sixth
regiment United States cavalry, PACK
mules belonging TO Sixth regiment
United States cavalry Transport In
diana will leave this port on the llth
with about 300 marines. Entire COM
mand thoroughly provided for: health
good
DR. Andrew D. White, American
ambassador TO Germany, had con
ference with the President and with
| Secretary Hay. preparatory TO return
| ing 10 his post in Berlin next Week
/ Mr. White in an interview, salu lhi'
| having been so long absent from Ber-
| lin he could not give the latest phass
| of opinion there regarding the thin-
1 ese matter. but that when he left IL
| was felt by some of the brightest pc0-
| pie he met that the course pursued by
, the United States was wiser than that
| adopted by the European powers one
| of the longest headed men in the mp
| lonatic corps had congratulated nm
| on the fact. While the other powers
almost universally had lost hope ana
were ready to proceed at once TO the
| most extreme measures. on the sup
| position that the diplomatic corps VI
| Pekin and indeed the whole foreign
| population there had been murdered
the American government had been
patient and wise and il was due -
; | this attitude that the United States
| had been the first to communicate
with Pekin. and was really the power
which saved the foreigners thera
Events since then. Mr.. White pointed
out. have justified completely thi'
view. To the quotations from hos
tile element in the German press Mr.
White attributed no special import
ance, saying the ppapers quoted IN;
been the most virulent enemies of tn
United States throughout the Spanisl
war and at all times since.
The ambassador expressed the opiI
/ ion that in spite of some friction bt
If safspsla N slstmef
5 settiement Of the di'ficnities finally. j,
IS | believed that the International arbitrs
5, ton tribunal created by The Hagu
, conference afforded exactly the mean
e which will be needed to adjust all tn
Is secondary questions between Chin
of and the other nations directly cor
D, | cerned.
,, The contents of the American an.
L wer to the French note We're given OF
last night. The reply is in the forI
of memorandum and agrees with tn
= French note as TO the object in view
= reparation aud guarantees for the fl
ID turc. and reaffirms the Importance c
IS punishment for the guilty parties |
:, China: intertliction against import:
,k ton of arms. indemnities both to th
c. governments and 10 individuals: re
ognition of a permanent legatto
S. guard; dismantling of the forts {
r Taku and the military occupation {
at Tien Tsin to Pekin.
Probably with a view to having h
United States representation on Tt
Hague board of arbitration comple'
e, In case there should be occasion to L
s. fer to that body for settlement, SON
of the Chinese indemnity questions d
at suggested by Russia, the President
making an effort to secure n suitah
. I colleague for ex-President Harrison
place of exPresident Cleveland. wi
has been unable to accept the post
arbitrator. Yesterday the tender We
made to another person. but pendir
his acceptance it was not deemed pr
per to make known his name.