The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-29

accepted the note of Secretary Hav Of
july g. as a basis for joint action, and
they will be held to that agreement. The
question of actual force in China is Sec
ondary-one regiment of United States
troops is as good as 100000 men 10 estab-
lsn a principle and indignity offered TO
them would be resented as quickly as IL
we mad 100 90 men on Chinese soil. and
the United States government is willing
TO try the case as to whether one thing
could be said en- July 8. and accepted by
all the Powers and changed two months
later to advance a selfish interest"
No Friction Expected.
Notwithstanding this firm attitude on
the part of the government, there is not
The least doubt that friction between the
Powers will be averted and that the re-
sources of diplomacy will be fully equal
to the needs of the present case, though
the Powers are slow to announce their
views as to the future policy to be Dur-
sued in China The administration con-
siders 1t of the greatest Importance that,
in the negotiations for a settlement of
the Chinese difficulty all the Powers
should act in unison and harmony and
its efforts are being directed to that end.
Several replies have been received to
the instructions sent to our ambassadors
and ministers a few days ago asking them
10 sound the governments to which they
are accredited on two propositions; first,
the willingness of these governments to
accept the sufficiency of LII Hung Changes
credentials to treat with the Powers for
a settlement. and second, to ascertain, If
possible, what the future policy of each
Power is to be-
Regarding the inquiry, the replies, thus
far, have developed nothing. The Powers
appear to be watching one another with
out definite or fixed purpose as yet of their
own. With regard to the first inquiry,
England and Russia are agreed that Earl
Lis credentials are sufficient. Germany,
however takes a firm stand against the
sufficiency of his credentials, and is the
only power as yet which has returned a
f1at-footed dtssenslon. The attitude of
the United States IS that his credentials
appear authentic. They were promulgay-
ed by what appeared to be a genuine inn
perial edict, duly transmitted through the
Chinese minister, Mr.. WI, and the Uni
ted States is willing to accept them 1t
their face value, at least for the present.
The administration, from the advices
it has received, does not credit the rumors
that Russia, Japan and Germany intend
to declare war against China, and it is
willing to accept all disclaimers of ulte-
rior purposes on the part of the Powers.
Just what would be done, in case some of
the Powers inaugurated war for the pur-
pose of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT. is not
known, and the administra ton is not dis
posed to cross that bridge until it reaches
it, But member of the cabinet stated
to-day that, if any of the European Pow
ers entered upon such programme 1t
probably would be reminded by the United
States that it had agreed to the "open-
door policy which all the Powers are
placed upon an equal footing and that if
territory were acquired under the agree
ment. We would be entitled to the same
privileges in the matter of trade, etc, as
the conqueror.
Movements of Americans.
Publici Y was given to the following ca
blegram. received by the war department
yesterday:
"Taku, China.-Adjutant General,
W2shington.-Have offered assistance to
Baroness Won Kett Ter; will furnish trans
portation and escort Tien Tsin few days;
have offered transportation >to Nagasah
also. Chaffee."
Baroness Won Ketteler, the widow of
the murdered German minister to China,
is an American, being a daughter of
President Ledyard of the Michigan Cen
trail Railroad whose home is at Detroit,
Mich.
This telegram which was called forth
by inquiry from Washington on the
18th, taken in connection with the press
report of the arrival of Miss Condit-
Smith at Tien Tsin In safety on the 25th,
leads to the hope that the Baroness is
with the little party of rescued Ameri-
cans at Tien Tsin,
Inquiry at the state department as to
the personality Of the persons named in
The press dispatch among the refugees
shows that, besides Miss Smith, there is
a Miss Paine. resident of Milwaukee,
Wis, and Mrs. and Miss Woodward of
Chicago, mother and daughter.
Adjutant General Corbin received a dis
patch from Gen. Chaffee saying that he
had received no dispatches from Gen.
Corbin since Aug. a. This was the date
on which the allied army attacked and
entered Pekin. Many dispatches have been
sent by Gen. Corbin since that date, and
the delay in their delivery is astonish-
ing, even with the strange conditions
which lave existed in Crina. Like the
Conger dispatches the one from Gen.
Chaffee is undated.