Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-11
RELIEF FOR PEKIN
WILL Be PRESSED
Administration Decides That IS the
Only Thing to Do,
HEROIsM OF THE MINISTER'S
Urge that Protection be Given Native
Christians Chinese Government
Trying 10 NIislead Congcr.

Washiue,aa Aug l0.-In the light of
the latest dispatch from Minister Con-
ger. received 0y .he state department
through Minister Wa today, the atu-
tude % Oh. administrator Is that
there BIS Boo. one thing 90 do In the
present circumstances. namely. 90
press on 90 ,hc relief 0f the besegeI
garrison a peku This was made
known AFTER extended communication
between Washington and the President
al Canton
The cOuGar dispatch was accepted
as showing conclusive justification for
tAe imperative demand OF the United
s.ateH sen. TO ta. Chinese govern
mont on Welussla. night 60 instruct
the imperial troops Go cooperate with
tho international forces in the rescue
on ministers and until this condition
as Wel as tap cessation of the b1m-
bardmcnt Us igIly conceded by China.
there Is no other course open but Coz
press steadily onward Ia the mission
OF relief
ANNl F Dr. IN INNI .NlI|N.I| NfINIHIN lN INN
attitude of the ministers, not only iu
standing together, but iu urging that
any relief sent Co them bee strong
enough 90 give the same protection 90
these foreigners and native Christians
not so fayorahly and officially Circum
stanced as themselves
The discussion with the President
led to the determination 20 reply 90
the COnGer MESSAGE at once and ac-
cordingly Secretary Root and Acting
Secretary Adee conferred on the terms
Of this reply The text was ready by
o'clock and &c was forwarded late In
the day IL was announced officially
and positively that this message
would nor be made public either loo
whole or IN substance. IL was made
plain, however. that the message was
sufficiently guarded so as not 90 further
increase the jeopardy OF our minister
IN case the Chinese have access 20 our
cipher
AS TO the terms OF the message. they
are believed 20 make plain that this
government win not advise. much less
direct, that Conger leave Pekn under
Chinese escort when the minister has
advised Washington that this would
mean certain death. Moreover. the re-
~ NNhHhANHn lFNH AINN munster kIINM
that there ls an unaccouutable error
I'm the statement OF the Chinese gov
eminent as conveyed 10 him through |
the Tsung- -Yamen. that the foreign
governments had urged repeatedly
that the ministers be sent out of Pc |
kin under suitable escort.
This clause contained IN Minister /
Conger's latest dispatch. clearly !
shows that the Chinese government rs /
leading him 20 believe that II is the |
wish Of Washington that he leave uu. |
der a Chinese escort. whereas the /
United States government never has /
entertained FOR a moment the idea OF /
havin. the minister set out ON hs /
dangerous pilgrimage from Peku TO /
the coast under Chinese protection.
There Is no probability that the att
tention OF the Chinese government |
VIII be directed 20 lts apparent double.
dealing as related by the Couger dis.
patch This government has trans.
mtted 20 the powers interested the |
note 20 the Chinese government. in-
trusted to Minister Wa on the night !
OF the sth. II has assurances from the
other powers that they have not ad.
vised their representatives. TO accept
Chinese escort from Pekin.
IL was officially stated at the close
Of the dag that no further representa-.
tlons have been made To- the Chinese
government since the Adee note 20 the |
Sth, and that none viii Doe made until |
the Chinese government has given
some Indication of the attitude II win |
assume In complying with or denying /
the demands os the United States.
While the state department is COM
tinuing 20 dispatch messages 10 Min
lister Congcr on the assurance OF the !
Chinese government that communiCa-
ti0n IS uninterrupted 70 Is doing so
with comparatively small hope OF their
delivery
This assertion was borne out tonight
when Secretary Root. said that there !
was no convincing evidence In posses.
sion OF this government that any OF |
our dispatches really had reached
Conger This indicates that
the minister has not given "a direct and
answer TO any of the
queries that have been addressed 10
him by the department OF state
No additional DISPATCHES We're re-
'eived TODAY bearing on the military |
either from Gen. Chanee or
Admiral Remey and the latest I'm
leaves the international |
forces at Tang Tsun last Sunday night