New-York tribune., 1900-08-11
MORE CHINESE DUPLICITY
MIR. CONGER CoNvICTS IMPERIAL OF
FICIALs OF FALSEHOOD.
FAY TELponAPH TO 1uR ~n1BUNr.1


and death. The dispatch. which was transmit
ted through the Taotai of Shanghai. and which
reached the Chinese Legation here after mid
night, was handed to Acting Secretary Adee at
o o'clock this morning. He translated and
paraphrased 1t follows:
Secretary of State Washington:
The Tsung-li-Yamen states to the diplomatic
body that the various foreign governments have
repeatedly asked, through the representative
Chinese Ministers that Immediately depart
from Peking under suitable escort. The Yamen
asks US to fix a date for our departure and to
make the necessary arrangements to do So
Our reply is that we will seek instructions from
cur governments and that in the absence or
such instructions cannot quit our post
1 must inform you that in order to insure
safe departure foreign troops only can safely
escort us. and they must be in sufficient force
to safely guard 500 foreigners. including 200
women and children. we'll 1000 native
massacre. We cannot accept Chinese escort
under any circumstances. All my colleagues
are dispatchng the foregoing to their respective
Governments
OF the American marines seven have been
killed and sixteen wounded. among the latter
Captain Myers and Dr. Lippett who are getting
along we'll. CONGER
The State Department, in publishing the dis
patc. adds the following note:
This message is undated but is supposed to
have been sent after August = when the
Imperial edict removing the inhibition against
the Ministers sending cipher kilograms was re-
substantially
accords with the dispatch of the French Min
lister. NJ, Pichon, to his Government, which was
made public in Paris yesterday and is printed
in this mornings papers.
FALSE STATEMENTS TO MINISTER'S.
Minister Pchon's dispatch did not give as full
details in the first sentence as Minister Conger's
nor did he show later on as Mr.. Conger does
that all the Ministers were united In sending an
identical statement to their governments. Ac-
cOrding to the French dispatch. the Chinese Gov
ernment informed the Ministers that the
Powers have repeatedly demanded our depart
ure from Peking under escort" According TO
Mr.. Conger the Yamen tells them that various
foreign Governments have repeatedly asked
through the representative Chinese Ministers
that we Immediately depart from Peking under
suitable escort" The falsehood is the same IN
both instances but according to Mr.. Conger the
Yamen attaches it, apparently. to the Chinese
Ministers at Washington, London, Paris. Berlin
and st. Petersburg.
The State Department is satisfied that Min
lister WI has sent nothing to his Government
that could be construed as such a reuuest and
Mr WI IN turn does not believe that any of
his colleagues In Europe have made such mis-
representations. 1t will be remembered that
secretary Hay announced to the Powers and
to the Chinese viceroys on July 81 that the
United States would decline any proposition tn
deliver the Ministers at Tien-Tsn or eIsewbara
until free communication had first been estab-
lished. This announcement was made to fore
stall any such move on the part of the author
lties at Peking. Ii Hung Chang the following
day memorialized the Emperor to deliver the
Ministers at Tien-Tsin, and at the same time
suggested to Secretary Hay that the Ministers
might be sent under safe escort to Tien-T
provided the Powers would engage not to march
on Peking.
On July so Secretary Hay telegraphed in
reply:
This Government will not enter into any ar
rangement regarding disposition or treatment
of the legations without first having free COM
munication with Minister Conger Responsi-
bility for their protection rests upon the Chi
nese Government Power to deliver at Tien-
Tsln presupposes power to protect and to open
communication. This is insisted on.
TO MAKE HOSTAGES OF MINISTER'S.
If Ii Hung Chang was acting squarely with
his own Government and with the United States
he must have made this statement of the Ameri-
can attitude known TO the Peking authorities
1t is believed in Washington that he did But
whether he did or not. it is known that the
Chinese Ministers at Washington London Paris
Berlin and St. Petersburg did memorialize the
Throne to open communications as a preredui-
site to any negotiations and that memorial was
in Peking before the beseged Ministers were
told the fasehoOd that intended to facili-
tate their departure.
1t is the impression in Washington that the
toward
the foreign Ministers from the first has under
gone great change, and is not above try
ing to induce the legations to give up their
little fortresses which stood months siege
with the intention of turning them over to the
Imperial troops to use hostages for prevent
ing the entrance of the allied force to Fekng
The change in the Yamen and the effort of the
Chinese to get the little garrison out of the
legations clearly shown by Minister Con-
gers cipher dispatch of August 8, which reached
Washington last Tuesday, in the words: Chi
nese Government insisted on leaving Pc
king which would be certain death Two
progressive Yamen Ministers beheaded"
MR.. CONGER'S COURSE APPROVED.
A reply sent to Minister Conger to-day.
after Secretary Root had conference with the
President by telephone, which gives the Min
lister complete understanding of this Govern
menl's attitude. He will no longer be in any
doubL as to the Presidents full approval of his
course i'll refusing to leave Picking until under
the protection OF the allies, and he will be
cheered by the knowledge that the allied forces
VIII be strong enough to protect all Christians
and foreigners in Peking He will know how
many men now marching to the rescue and
that it is the expectation OF the Powers that
the Chinese forces. instead of contesting their
advance, will expedite it by effective co-ODera-
ton.
The State Department expects another dis
patch from Munster Conger tomorrow and. in
fact, every day hereafter. as all restrictions on
messages have been removed, and the author
tiles of Pe-Chi-Li able to send dispatches
from Peking to Tsi-Nan. the terminal Of the
telegraph line, in three days.
SIMILAR MESSAGE TO BRITAIN.