Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-15
THE SITUATION THE SAME
DISPATCH RECEIVED BY STATE DE-
PARTMENT FROM C0NGER.
The Government Not Notified Of Any
Alteration i'm Russia's
Program.

Minister WI was again an early caller at
the State Department today and spent
nearly an hour In conference with Acting
Secretary Adee He notified Mr.. Adee of
the appointment of Yung Lu as an envoy,
but had no further information to commu-
nicate He was rather in search of news
himself. and was much interested in a
short dispatch from Minister Conger. de-
scribing the conditions in Pekin. The State
Department declined to make this message
public, but authorized the statement that
the dispatch indicated that no change had
taken place in political conditions in Pekin.
1t was declared that any further state
ments as to the contents of the message
were mere guesses.
1t is still true that Russia has not yet Of
ficially notified our government OF any
change in it's program as to the evacuation
of Pekin, and 1t may be further stated that
nothing has been heard from Russia on
that point since the United States reply
was returned, save one short note explana-
tory of some obscure points In the hrst
Russian communication.
1t is probable that the absence of further
communication on this SUBJECT is to be ex-
planned by the fact that the Russian gov
ernment does not confess to any change in
it's original program. 1t merely gives a
different intSrpr eta ton to the details of that
program from the understandings that OBJ
tanned abroad The United States govern
ment is following precisely the same course
to it's own note and reply, that the
effect of these diplomatic actions is to leave
the military commanders of both the
United States and Russia at Pekin prac-
tica11y free to determine for themselves the
propriety of evacuation, according to the
conditions of the moment.
Since the first manifestation, months ago,
of a disposition on the part Of the naval
commanders of some of the powers at
Taku to interfere with the movements Of
Ii Hung Chang our government has been
advised of no further opposition to his
projected trip to Pekin. Consequently they
are puzzled by certain press dispatches in
dicating that he may be detained through
international jealOusies at the mouth of the
Yangtse If this report should prove true
II would only go to confirm the fears Of
the administration as to the possibility Of
an International conflict at almost any mo-
ment, thus making another potent reason
for speedy evacuation Of China by the
United States troops.
Not a State OF War.
mall advice from Mr.. Pierce, charge Of
the United States embassy at ST. Peters
burg, dated August "a, states that the Rus
sian minister of foreign affairs has assured
him that the Russian government did not
regard the operations involved in the march
OF the relief expedition to Pekin, and the
subsequent conditions in China, as consti-
tutlng state Of war between Russia and
China.
This declaration is regarded as important
IN view OF recent newspaper publica tfons to
the effect that Russia had declared war In
Manchuria, and also because 1t formally
to that assumed by the United States gov
ernment In this matter