New-York tribune., 1900-07-29
LI's WORD ACCEPTED.
TRUTH OF THE MESSAGE TO THE
TRIBUNE NOT DOUBTED BY GOV
ERNMENT OFFICIALS.
EBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

EBV TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Washington, July 28.-Li Hung Chang's as
surance to The Tribune Of the safety of the
Ministers is accepted by the officials of the Gov
ernment as undoubtedly veracious and extreme
ly significant in its ntimation that the crisis at
Peking has altogether passed. The three Cabinet
| officers who have had most of the responsibility
in meeting the grave situation, and who have
almost from the first believed that the Chinese
| themselves under strong pressure from the
Powers, would quell the nsurrection and restore
! order, look the message from the great Chi
nese leader the highest evidence that this re-
suit is coming about and that the efforts IN
which the United Gtates took the lead for a
diplomatic solution enforced by the moral effect
of landing troops have brought the anti-foreign
element near the throne to a thorough realza-
ton of their mistake.
Viceroy LIS assurance that the allies need not
enter Peking is taken to refer not only to the
safety of the legations present and future, but
to mean that all the demands of the Powers for
reparauon and all guarantees for the subsequent
good conduct of the Imperial Government will
be accomplished without their presence His dis
patch is viewed by the State Department off,
Gals in the light Of foreshadowing the Emperors
reply to the Presidents three demands as pre-
requisites to mediation, and as clearly intimat-
ing that the Imperial Government. after giving
solemn assurances Of the Ministers safety and
placing them in communication with their gov
erpments and having the Chinese forces CO.
operate with the allies to restore order. will
pray that the allied armies shall not advance to
Pel1ng and in return for that favor will leave
the future wholly to the decision of the Presi-
dent.
1t is thought that Lis confidence IN this mat
ter is attributable to his own knowledge that
the Imperial Government will follow his advice
implicitly. leaving him to gain by the diplomacy
in which he has frequently shown his skill such
favorable terms he can.
The fact that Earl Ii held The Trbune's re-
quest three days before answering it is taken as
additional proof OF the truthfulness of his state
ment- He might have sent a reply yesterday or
the day before based on his own hopes or
rumors, but he preferred to wait, apparently
until he received direct from the throne the edct
Of the oath and to give that good news the
stamp Of his approval
LOCAL CHINESE ON LIS MESSAGE.
IT CONFIRMS THEIR BELIEF THAT LEGA-
TIoNs ARE sAFE-PRAIsE FOR
THE TRIBUNE.
Chinatown took lively interest IN the cable
message which The Tribune received yesterday
morning from Ii Hung Chang. The orientas real
ized the difference between direct cable dispatch
from the Viceroy and messages sent by correspond
ents as coming from him. The news was pleasing TO
them because it confirmed the opinion most of them
had concerning the safety of the Ministers. They
lcok upon Ii Hung Chang as the greatest living
Chinese, and consider anything that comes from
him as positive truth.
Lee B. Luck, manager of the Quong Yuen Shing
C-onpany. Of No. 80 Mott-st., and one of the best
known Chinese merchants of the city said yes
terday:
The cable message which The Tribune received
from Ii Hung Chang is reliable We know that
said so. We believe what he says Tor various rea-
sons His honesty and truthfulness nave been
proved In many years OF b vord and knows Is
tIa+ nubIic liars have influence as soon as
thew are found out. He is great man in China
and is in position TO know what ne is taking ABOUT
n he saws the Ministers safe you may depend
upon il that they are ShouIG not be surprised
10 hear of their arrival in Tien-Tsin at any time.
The people of Canton Province Will be very sorry
i've in tbat proVince, and I know how everybody
loves him He has established order throughout
the entire province since going there a few years
ago he succeeded in breaking up band OF thieves
have 10 depend entirely American newspapers
for our news about the troubles in China, and we
rel,y 1Inon received a bundle of native papers
from Canton by the last mail They said the same
things had read in The Tribune month he-
fore.
The manager of the Nee Kee Company, at NO.
IS Mott-st, said yesterday:
We are glad 10 see that The Tribune has been
able to talk with Ii Hung Chang The dlrect way
of getting information is the right way. MOST OF
the Chinese in this city did not 9eileVe mar Lne
DIPLOMATS had been killed. The Chinese Govern
rnent knows that such terrible crime #ould prlng
a swift and more terrible revenge II hung Chang
must have many ways or nearing from ftlLls anu
he doubtless knows the exact situation there. l
do not believe that he would send The Tribune
eeU daVs ago which said that must not believe
The reports that the Ministers had been slaugh-
tered. He lives at Canton and had heard the