The sun., 1900-07-25
CHINA MUST Be
FRANK WITH Us
SAYS h'kINLEY
Under These Circumstances the
President Will
Mediate.
ANOTHER SHENG DISPATCH
Declares That the Foreign ENJOYS
Are TO be Sent From Peking to
Tien-Tsin Under Escort't
Protection and Inn
perial All.
ANOTHER SHENG DISPATCH

Washington, July 24.-The department
of state has made public the Chinese APP
peal for mediation and the presidents
reply. Minister WI has brought to the
department a copy of the identical tele-
sram sent out by Sheng to the powers
repeating the Chinese assurance Of the
safcty Of the legationers up to the 18th
i.st., and Special Commissioner Rock
Ltll has returned to Washington and has
lagun 10 prepare for his journey TO Chi
ra,
Tie Chinese appeal Il nnquostionably
aH adrnit production. The presidents
answer il equally clever and more sin
ye That Is the opinion Of the officials
lqrc who have carefully studied both.
sEha president has succeeded ia asking
iGl conditions precedent 10 mediation
,itite us valuable us those laid down in
Europe. yet he has so tempered his re-
qtrcmpnts as to make them uncXccp-
tionablp to the Chinese government
At the same time there is nothing in
the note to which the European chancel-
lcries can object, openly at least. The
president expressly states that his medi-
alton is subject to the approval of the
powers. He will not attempt to force it
upon Europe. And the Chinese govern-
mcnt must produce the ministers III safe
Is.
Minister WI declares that his govern
ment will meet that obligation, in proof
Of which he produces Sheng's telegram,
in which he expressed implicit confidence.
Certainly il the last promise is baseless
the Chinese government is party to one
Of the most barefaced deceptiOns prac-
tced upon another nation, in the estima-
ton of the state department.
wu Deemed Sincere.
The department does not doubt Min
lister Wu's sincerity in any case, and. as
for that official, he is 50 confident that
the United States government is the only
one in the world to which Cinnamon look
for fair and friendly treatment that he
has exhausted every effort-personally,
by appeal and otherwise-to save all the
foreign ministers in Peking, if possible,
lat 1T any rate to insure the safety of
Mr.. Cnngcr.
The Shcng telegram was made public
nj the state department in the following
statement:
minister Wu visited the state depart
ment this morning GIuly 24l and handed
Ii the acting secretary Of state the fol-
lowing text OF il cable message, eXplain-
inc that il was cableglWm from Di-
rector General Sheng nj Shanghai, dated
July 2a to the Chinese minister at
London, by whom it had been retrans-
mittcd to Minister Wu and received by
the latter on the night Of the same day:
"'News from Peking Of 22d day of 9th
moon, corresponding TO July IL, says
Wen Jul by direction of the tsung-li
yamen, went to see the various foreign
ministers and found not one of then
harmed. Jung Iu proposes to memorial
izp imperial government to supply then
with provisions at once and then devise
plan to detail troops to escort them t
/ Tien-tsin.
RoclShiII's Plans.
w. w. Rockhill, who has been selected
as special commissioner by the preslden
to 20 to China. ON his return to Washing
ton from Block island began immediatel!
preparing for his long journey. lie ha
decided to take Mrs. Rockhill with hin
and sails from San Francisco on th
American Maru. of the japanese line
He will leave Mrs. Rockhill at Yokohama
or Nagasaki, while he goes on to Shang
hai. At that point he will determine il
which direction to proceed.
Mr.. Rockhill does not underestimate
the extent of the task set for him by tn
president He is to act as the eyes AM
ears of the administration i'll emma, u
make careful inquiry into the eXlstin
conditions, to learn the exact causes
the present uprising and report the fact
X directly to the president for his guldanc
III the ultimate settlement and i'll FRAMING
his policy for the future.
This task will involve large amour
Of travel in China. Mr.. Rockhill Is 9
the opinion that it will not be suficieu
10 merely look into conditions in Shans
tnng province and perhaps in Pcking,
he can obtain access to that capital. II
also must visit other provinces and cite
\ where there are disquiet and danger
foreign interests and this will he fruugi
with perhaps some personal risk. Bt
II ii is regarded as IL necessary undertaken
II the president is to be put in possessio
of IL comprehensive understanding of On
nese conditions.
1t is expressly stated that Mr.. Rocl
hill is going to China simply as an o.
server for the president. This is tecl
nically true, but it also may be state
n that he will be intrusted with full dipl
n matte powers Inter on if it seems exped
n ent and in the interest of an early setti
inent of the Chinese problem to have q
rectly on the field an authorized agent
the United States government. 1t
even probable that he will be the ne!
United States minister to Peking IL NJ
tonger has perished.
A dispatch has been received at II
war department from Quartermast'
Hyde, at Nagasaki. stating that Il
transport Grant has been reported III Il
inland spo aud is pXDpCted to arrive