Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-20
M KINLEY GOES HOME
Our Chinese Policy Settled For
the Present.
APPOINTMENT OF MR.. RooKHILL
Well Versed In Oriental Affairs, He
Is Expected to Do Good Service n,
Taku-Long Meeting of the Cabine,
to Discuss Situation.

Taku-Long Meeting of the Cabine,
to Discuss Situation.
Washington, July 20.-After a stay OF
two days i'll the city, during which he
has had several consultations with his
cabinet on the Chinese situation, the
president started back for Canton last
night. taking the 7;45 express on the
Pennsylvania railroad. With him alsc
went Secretary Cortelyou, Colonel Webt
9. Hayes and Mr.. William Barber. the
presidents nephew. They occupied the
private car Grassmere. The president
came to the station unattended during n
thunderstorm. He was met by several
members of his cabinet, including Sec
retary Root and Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith, both of whom had
a brief private consultation with him be
fore the train left. General Corbin also
was at the station.
Coincident with the selection of Mr.
William Woodvile Itockhill as special
commissioner to China it developed that
negotiations are under way between the
powers for the assembling of an interna
tional congress to determine the future
of China.
These two events are correatve and
are of the utmost importance. viewed from
both II national and International stand
point. Mr.. Rockhill will be given in
structions to make Il thorough investiga
ton and a full report upon the Chinese
trouble, and his views will play an impor
odministrotion Tbo ;nto,.,ntior,I oan
gress to be held to decide upon the course
the powers shall pursue with respect tC
China will he l,rgeIv ineuenced hy tbe
attitude of tbe Jrnited Stotos
China occunied tbe serious cons;doro
tion of the cohinet The suyyestion of nm
international congress- to discnss tbe on.
fire Chinese ouestion has been fovorobly
received in official quarters bero
Administration officials said that tbe
renort that NJ DeIcosse tbe Erencb min
ister of foreign affairs. had scnt n circu.
lar note IN tbe nowers nronosiny nm in+or
national agreement for Joint action in
Chiun and the future attitude of tbo
mowers was an error tbouyb thav would
not deny that reprcsentotions had benn
made bv Fuonce and further ouestioninp
ELECTED tho fact thot rho nronosit;on 70,
conyening an international congress was
under consideration
If was suggested that Mr. Rocl,biIl's
disnotcb ia Asio ot This fine NAV be fo,
tbp purnOSp of unrticiDntinp in intpr.
national conference TO bo hold in the f,,
east Sucb n conference will he entirely
distinct from onv congress- that NAV he
called The congress- will nroboblv NEE,
in Rerlin.
Mr.. Roclsbilrs Cit,es.
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