Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-28
CHINESE NEEDN'T OFFER
TO ESCORT CONGER
Secretary Hay, In Advance, Announces
That the United ssates VIII
Reject It.

WASHINGTON, July 2S. - Secretary
Hay, who returned TO Washington
from Canton, announced that under no
circumstances will the United States
government accept the Chinese offer to
turn over the foreign ministers to the
internationals at Tien Tsin i'll considera-
ton of a suspension of the campaign
against Pelzin A long eablegram was
dispatched to Rear Admiral Remeg at
Talxu, and it is believed that this instrue-
ton WIS laid upon him. The state de-
partment claims To be pursuing an en-
tirely consistent course in this decision.
The officials point cut that all of the bit.
ter criticism. III the European papers di-
rected gainst the United States policy ia
based upon a total misunderstanding of the
fundamental principles which have governed
the actions of the department At no time. il
is said has the state department allowed the
belief that the foreign ministers at Petin were
alive to Interfere in the slightest degree with
the prosecution of it's military plans for reach
ing Pelin. On the contrary, the news that fhe
ministers were alive was accepted by the state
department not as conveying absolute verify.
but as additional reason for Fastening the
relief column forward to PelSin.
1t WIS the departments contention that
even though n degree of ;mprobahilitv s,,,.
rounded the Chinese news as to the state ~
affairs in Pelein, yet every consideration of
humanity and policy demanded that it should
be given careful consideration and thar e
should Ice acted upon as if true provided that
action Went toward the relief Of the foreign
ministers, and did not operate to prevent the
| consumnation of any of the objects laid down
in Secretary Hays identical note The de.
partment is absolutely satisfied that its atti-
tude WAS perfectly correct and that even En-
repean critics will, in time. admit that fact
Secretary Hay decision to decline the last
Chinese proposition was based upon his deter
minatioh to adhere strictly to the conditions
laid down in the reply to the Chinese ernYor-
or's appeal The state department required
that the ministers in Pekin be put in comnll-
nieation With their governn ents, and the most
significant condition of all was that the Chi.
nese authorities cooperate with the relief ex-
petition tor the liberation of the legations
| Until these TIVE things are done, the state dc
partment 4aenateiy refuses to be led into any
arrangement iaoting To the mitigation Of tue
punishment OF the Chinese government. ssieh
as the Abandonment of heexpedition to Pekit,
Special Commissioner RoclShill was in con.
ference ylth Secretary Root and received final
| instructions concerning his mission to China.
He will leave here SO as to reach San Francisco
in time to sail on Aug. 3.
At the state department the second letter
from Sir claude Macdonald, the British minis
ter to Peiin, WAS read with interest. The news
from Berlin, announcing that former servant
OF Baron Won Ketteler had arrived at Ten
Vsin and reported that the legations were s.t "a
on July @ and had ON that day successfully re-
pulsed an attack of the Chinese, was greeted
| by Secretary Hay the most encouraging
news he had seen in the last three days.