The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-29
GERMANY OBSTINATE.
Is the Only Power Positively Re-
fusing to Accept Lbs Credentials.

AS thC OhAS 1-O"er IOS1I1Ve1Y He-
fusing to Accept Lbs Credentials.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.-After the
cabinet meeting today it was announced
that the government was in a waiting
attitude regarding the Chinese situation.
The lack of late advices from Pekin, and
the failure Of the powers to show their
hands as to the future policy, makes it
necessary for this government to await
developments. The administration con-
siders 1t of the greatest Importance that
In the negotiations 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.
The powers, however, seem slow to de-
clare themselves. Several replies have
been received to the instructions sent to
our ambassadors and ministers last week,
asking them to sound the governments
to which they are accredited on two
propositions-first, the willingness of
these governments to accept the suffi-
cheney of Ii Hung Chang's credentials to
treat with the powers for a settlement
and, second to ascertain If possible what
the future policy of each power is to be-
Regarding the latter inquiry, the replies
thus far have developed nothing The
powers appear to be watching each other
without definite or fixed purpose, as vet
Of their own. With regard to the first
1HluiIyB OiCdl OilldIA ana RUSSIA are
agreed that Earl LIS credentials are suf-
f1cient. Germany, however takes a firm
stand against the suff1ciency of his Gre
dentials, and is the onl.- power as yet
which has returned lat-footed dissen-
sion. The attitude of the United States
is that his credentials appear authentic
They were promulgated by what appear
ed to be a genuine imperial edict, duly
transmitted through the accredited Chi
nese minister, Mr.. WI, and the United
States is willing to accept them at their
face value-at least for the present The
administration, from the advices it has
received, does not consider the rumors
that Russia, Japan and Germany in
tend to declare war against China, and it
is willing to accept all disclaimers of
Interior purposes on the part of the pow
ers. Just what would be done in case
some of the powers began war for the
purpose of territorial aggrandizement is
not known, and the administration is not
disposed to cross that bridge until 1t
reaches 1t.
The president and he cabinet are much
in the dark regarding the date when the
dispatches Of Minister Conger and Gen.
Chaffee left Pekin, as is the general pub
lie They can find no explanation for
the fact that they have come through
without Pekin dates, except that they
evidently were sent by carrier to Taku,
and that cablegrams are relayed eighteen
times after leaving the latter point They
may have been sent from Taku without
Pekin date, or they may have lost the
date en- route. Internal evidence was
found in late dispatches received from
them that tended to demonstrate that
some person or persons had been purpose
ly delaying the messages coming from
Pekin and Tien Tsin to Washington. It
also suspected that our messages may
The cabinet meeting lasted two hours
and twenty minutes. the absentees being
Secretaries Hayes, Long, Wilson and At
torney General Briggs.