Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-28
Ii HUNG CHANG SAYS
MINISTERS ARE SAFE
ah He Wants Allies Stopped RnmOred
Death of Prince Tuan Situation
All Uncertain.

to the LEGATIONS in order to show our
COuretsy'
COMMUNICATES OPEN.
The Morning Post goes so Jar as TO
assert that there Us now direct CONF
municatiun between the Chinese au-
th0ruies lu pphlu and London and
that the ministers are safe However
this may he. To Us certain that the ate
tempts of the French. italian and other
c0rsuls 90 get direct replies from Pee
kin have utterly failed and 10 Is
pointed ont that the ability 90 supply
the legations with fruit and vegetables
involves the conclusion that c0mmuui-
cation Is NOT lmpeded by the Boxers.
Thus. despite the daily alteration Of
hopes and fears. the reiterated Chinese
assertion of the safety of the minis
ters falls 20 carry conviction, and the
decision Of the United States not TO
delay military measures is token as the
only possible course 90 pursue.
NEGOTIATIONS USELESS
The Daily News says that uegotla-
lions with Chinese authorities, n there
be any In China, are useless IL turns
out that as early as July l2th an appeal
from the empress of China 90 queen
Victoria for mediation. dated July lOth.
was handed 20 the marquis OF sails
bury. and 10 rs understood the other
powers were not communicated win
until July 20th
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Daily Express asserts mat three NeI-
sl0ns of Sir Claude MdcDOnald's letter
of Tulv 9Th are current there. and that
h Is believed that an thre originated
from Chinese sources He adds. hoW-
ever that III Hung chang says the le'
cation party ought TO reach Ilen ism
on Sunday.
MORE MURDERS.
The Morning Post correspondent at
Che Foo. wiring Wednesday says
there is a rumor that Prince Ching
rescued the legationers ana conveyed
them 90 a place of safety.
Eighteen missionaries have been mas
sacred al Tung Chau.
Gen. Sir Alfred Gaselee has started
Tor Taku.
The attitude OF Germany and the
United states respectively toward me
Chinese problem Is "A theme Of consld-
cradle discussion II Is stated in Der
NM. with a show Of authority, that both
Germany and Russia are determined
10 ,nhict exemplary punishment The
Berlin papers az a whole severely
oritioiae President McKinley's concilia-
tory policy
The London Standard also COMPLAINS
that the official declarations Of Wash
ineton have a "perceptibl-' uncertain
sound" and says Washington poll
tlcians use a great many words 10
cav a simple thing. and this 1--WE know
is one device Of people who wish 70
sin out ug an unwelcome obligation. II
10 urobable however, that when the
time for action arrives President Nc
Ilinlay wifi not rcfv7o ~ 00-n.
The Daily Chronicle says: "secre-
tary Hay shows at last some grasp oi
the situation
UNCLE SAM Is RIGHT
The Daily Graphic commenting to-
day upon Germany'e Indignation az the
attitude OF the United states toward
China. contends that save for the fact
that Secretary Hay is less vindlcuve,
there Is no difference OF policy between
Washington and Berlin,
''Bv the exercise Of a little sObriety,
IL saws. " the United states Is careful
TO keep open diplomatic channels. while
n is not q whit less jealous or active
FOR the rescue Of the Europeans In Pc
kin than Germany IL Us precisely a
case iustlfying the policy Of holding
the candle 10 the DEVILS eye and Mr.
HAY cannot be blamed for taking That
course Certainly such speeches as
Empqror William made yesterday are
calculated 20 do more harm than good.