Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-07-24
China SEEKS OURaaID
Asks the United States to Assist In
Stopping the War.
NO REPLY YET GIVEN
The Various Powers Are Beginning 10
See That the Seizure Of Taku
Was a Mistake The Mis-.
sion Of III Hung Chang.

washington, July 23.-President Nc
Kinley has received what purpnrts 10 b.
a direct appeal from the Chinese impe-
rial government 10 use his good offices
10 extricate that government from the
difficult aud dangerous position in which
II has been placed as result Of the
boxer uprising and the ensuing hostile
attitude Of the great powers Although
the exact text u the appeal made by the
emperor Of China 10 France ~ outlined
/ la the cable dispatches of saturday has
not been made known here. u Is be-
leved that the address u the president
Is similar In terms 20 that communica-
| ton In our case the communication
was made through Minister WI 10 the
state department. An answer has not
been returned.
The United States government finds
itself alone IN IT, view Of the China mat
ter. but nevertheless has behind IL the
consoling assurance that all the Euro
pean governments have tacitly admitted
that AN error was made In not following
the common sense Of the United States
naval commander At Taku.
The European governments are pro.
coeding upon the belief that all of the
foreign ministers aud missionaries and
guards at Pekin have been killed and
insist upon dealing with the Chinese
government upon that basis. thereby
assuming hostile attitude that tends
b destroy the last chance 81 ayailing Of
whatever friendly sentiment may yet
exist among the powerful Chinese vice
roys aud the imperial government itself
Thus the French reply, as Indicated in
the four conditions laid down by NJ.
Delcasse sets an imposing task for the
imperial government in its presents
straits and tends % drive II at once %
make terms with the boxers and Prince
Tuan' party.
On the other hand our government.
while not guaranteeing the truth Of the
Advices from the Chinese government ~
20 the safety Of the foreign ministers. is
willing b accept the statements tempo
mrily. In the meatime unremitting none
Of IT, efforts to get access 20 Mr.. Conger
through the use u military force II need
need be-. by following out this policy
the state department argues that II r..
tains two chances instead Of one. II
NAV reach Mr. Conger with troops and
Il also may secure his deliveranc,
through the friendly offices Of some OF
the powerful Chinese officials How
ever. the United States government doe.
not intend 20 relinquish IT. claim foi
= compensation and renrAtion in the ulti
mate settlement.
a peculiarly deplonble effect Of ,h,
reasoning of the European government
on this point in the estimation Of on
government j. the abandon ment Of tn
idea that there Is particular need 70
haste and for taking desperate chance
in the effort 20 get the international ~
lief column 20 Pokin It Is true that thi
latest advices from Taku indicate tina
where II was originally estimated b,
the foreign commanders that the expedi
tion could not be started before Aug. n
IL Il now regarded by them n possihl
~ make a beginning about the first O
August. But the military experts her
who have been closely scanning all th
reports from nen Tsin that appear % b
worthy Of credit feel that even now thai
the way is open to Pckin and that th
march should begin with the force q
present on the Pei Ho, leaving the pow
ers 10 bring up reinforcements 20 ope
the hase, should the first expedition
cut on According 20 the latest ofiicil
reports the country around 1ien rsn
clear Of hostile Chinese.
The flower Of the Chinese army /
that section has been defeated at Tie
Tsin and these army experts calculai
that its power is so broken that that pal
ticular army never viii Dee reorganize
. In season % offer formidable resistance
So they argue that the time is ripe for
bold generalship, such for instance 4
Fregch' s ride 10 Kimberley.