The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-31

they will be held to that agreement.
Inc question Of actual force in China
IS secondary-one reg mem of United
states troops is as good as 10, 900 men
to establish a principle and indignity
ofered to them wou, be resented as
quickly as if we had 100,0 900 men on
chinese soil, and the United States
government is willing to try the case
on July 3rd and accepted by all the
powers. and changed two months later
TO a selfish interest"
notwithstanding this firm attitude on
n part of the government there is
no the least doubt that friction between
the powers will be averted and that the
Of diplomacy will be fully
equal TO the needs of the present case
though h powers are slow to an
nounce their views as to the future
policy to be pursued in China. The
administration considers it of the
creates Importance that in the nego-
tiationS for a settlement Of the Chinese
difficulty all the powers should act in
unison and harmony and its efforts are
being directed to that end.
ALL THE POWERS WATCHING
EACH OTHER.
several replies lave been received to
the Instructions sent to our ambasSa-
Tors n ministers last week asking
them TO sound the government to which
~ dit dCCTeulleO on Two proposition.
FIRST, the Willingness of these govern
ments TO accept the sufficiency of Ii
hung Chang'S credentials eto treat
with the powers for a settlement and,
second, to ascertain, IL possible, what
the future policy of each power is to
be-. Regarding the latter inquiry the
replies, thus far, AVE developed moth
ing. The powers appear to be watch
ing each other without definite or fixed
purpose as yet of their own. With re-
gard to the first inquiry England and
Russia are agreed that Earl Lis Gre
dentials are sufficient. Germany, how
ever. takes a firm stand against the
sufficiency of his credentials is the
only power, as yet, which has returned
a fiat-footed dissent. The attitude
of the United States is that his creGen-
tials appear authentic.
The administration, from the adVices
it has received does not credit the ru-
mors that Russia, Japan and Germany
intend to declare war against China
and it is willing to accept all disclaim-
ers of Interior purposes on the part of
the powers.
Just what would be done in case
some of the powers inaugurated wal
for the purpose of territorial aggrand-
yemen is not known and the admins
tration is not disposed to cross that
bridge until it reaches it. But a mem
Der of the cabinet stated today that
II dHy VI the powers en-
tered upon such a programme il prob
ably would be reminded by the United
States that it had agreed to the ''open
door policy, by which all the powers
are placed on an equal footing. and
that If territory were acquired, under
the agreement we would be entitled
TO the same privileges in the matter
of trade. etc, as the conquerer.
Publicity was given TO the following
cablegram received by the war depart
ment yesterday:
"Taku, China Cno date).
"Adjutant General. Washington.
Have offered assistance to Baroness
Won Ketteler; will furnish t~ransporta-
ton to Nagasaki also.
"CHAFFEE."
Baroness Won Ketteler. the widow of
the murdered German minister TO
China, is an American, being the
daughter of President Ledyard. of the
Michigan Central railroad, whose home
is at Detroit. Mich.
This telegram which was called forth
by an inquiry from Washington on the
18th, taken in connection with the
press report of the arrival of Miss
Mary Condit-Smith at Tien Tsin in
safety on the 18th, leads to the hope
that the Baroness is with the little par
ty of rescued Americans at Tfen Tsin.
Adjutant Genera Corbin received a
dispatch from General Chaffee saying
that he (Chaffee) had received no dis
patches from General Corbin since Au-
gust 18th. This was the date on which
the allied army attacked and entered
Pekin. =
Many dispatches have been sent by
General Corbin since that late and the
delay in their delivery is astonishing
even with the strange conditions
which have existed in China. Like the
Conger dispatches. the one from Cen
eral Chaffee is undated.