The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-24
CONSENTS
TO INTERVENE,


write the dispatch. as Consul General Good
now states. it is Of great importance. As
the Prince has always been credited with
being a hater of foreigners. It would ap-
pear that he has either been grossly mis-
represented or that. foreseeinS failure OF
the Boxer movement. of which he Is said to
oe the head. he is seeking 10 escape re-
possibility for the uprising by playing the
role OF friend 20 the foreigners more
plausible view. however. IS that he is really
me leader @ the revolt and Is striving 10
deceive the Powers as to the condition Of
things IN Pellin 50 rs to delay q forward
movement of their troops.
II is thought by some o. the officials Of
the State Department that the dispatch, by
4 telegraphic error. had been made TO ap-
pear to come from Tuar. VIXEN as 4 matter
Of fact. IL was sent by 'Yuan'-Yuan-Shih-
kai. the famous Governor Of the Province
Of Shan-Tung. Yuan, with Shens. tn d.
rector of Posts and Telegraphs. has been
the only means Of communication with, the
outside world from Pekin Tor almost two
mor;hs. 1t Is possible. Therefore that the
error mentioned was made Ia the cable
transmission. Assuming that it ~as sent
by Yuan. however. it would only adj to the
uncertainties of the situation.
Minister WI Ting Fang said that ne gould
throw no light on the matter. lie sugges.ef
that as Prince TUan was u member Of tho
TsIng Ii Yamen he might have known the
condition under which Minister Co1sers
dispatch was sent and set about 10 offset
its effects. Mr.. WI. on reflection. though.
said that that would presuprose the Primers
being in communication with the Imperial
authorities. The whole matter was too IT.
voived for speculation, he added. and on,y
the feature would show where the falsehood
lay. He chung tenaciousiy. however. 20 the
opinion that Mr.. Conger had really COM
munica;ed with this Government
Gocdnew Also skeptlcaI.
The State Department has received DEL
uge of dispatches from all quarters OF the
globe relating 10 the Conger message. These
show the attitude Of foreign Governments.
Without exception the official view taken
by ali Foreign Offices Is that the dispatch
is not genuine and does not afford basis
for action. This incredulity Is also shared
by United States Consul General Gocdnow
at Shanghai. who has communicated 10 trs
State Department mis- disbelief IN the ilu-
thenticity Of the message The text %
these several messages - not made public.
as they are iIcOEciUSivg and do not add
anything in the way Of definite News 10 tho
situation ct Pebisl, the entire tenor being
one Of doubt and suspicion. The official
doubts are based on various theories one
of them is that the deception was prsCticei
by the TSung II Yamen itself Stfll
other is that il emanIteti from 4 high Chin
eSe ofiiCiaI-a man holding 4 position Ike
that OF ShenE or Prince Tuau. the latter
being at the head of the aE-i-fcTeicn ele-
meat ard at last accounts connected with
the TsinS II Yamen.
AMERICAS POLICY WORRIES berlin
Berlin. July 23-The Government is graft
Hed TO find that the correspondence pub
lished proves that Japan honestly intends
to cooperate with the Powers on thu
other hand considerable disappointment 81
expected in official circles al the tenor oc
the reports from Washington resa-j,iHs
Americas policy. On this poirt the Rers
liner Tasebiatt. with evident Inspiration.
SAYS:
1.-The Chinese have than already succeeded
in creating differences OF opinion among
the Powers. The Governments of the United
States seems determined thus early 10 o.
Cupy Il separate standpoint with the con-
cert Of Powers. As TO Taxa the American
Admiral woald not join. 50 now Presi-
dent Mckinley apparently means to oppose
the Joint action Of the Powers aimed at
the re-estabshmert Of order irt China al
of which proves that the Chinese are IN
deed. the most cunning dlplOmatists 10 tho
world"