Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-07-12
ADMIRAL KEMPFF'S
POLICY WAS RIGHT.
China Says Attack on Taku Forts Aggra-
waited the TroubIe---A Statement
to the Powers.

WASHINGTON, July 12.-Admiral Re-
mey, the communicating chief of the
United States naval forces on the Asiatic
station, having arrived in Chinese
waters, is in command over the head of
Admiral Kempff, whom he ranks. 1t
is believed that his eablegram relating
i'll part to the landing of the Ninth in
fantry, also force of marines, had lost
a date line, for it is not doubted that the
troops were landed at Taku instead of
at Che Foo, as his message reads
Admiral kempff has scored another
credit through the formal statement by
the Chinese government that the bonn
bardment of the forts at Takn, which
was done over his protest and without
his participation, preeipitated the crisis
at Pelxin.
Beginning with recital of the rising
i'll the provinces of Chi Ii and Shantung
of s'rebellious subjects who had been in
the habit of praeticing boxing and fenc-
ing III their respective villages" and at
the same time clothing their doings
with "spiritualistie and strange rites, -
the decree goes on To tell of the spread
of the "anarchistien movement. 1t says
the local authorities failed to take due
notice of the Boxers at first, and the
movement spread rapidly under the inn
preston that it was superhuman.
The decree then tells of the entrance
into Pekin of the guards to the lega-
tons, and says i'll part:
"But from the time the foreign troops
entered the city, the men did not devote
themselves exclusively to the protection
of the legations They sometimes fired
their guns ON top of the city walls, and
sometimes patrolled the streets every
where. There We're repeated reports Of
persons being hit by strange bullets
They strolled about the city without re-
stralnt, and even attempted to enter the
Tung Hsua gate.
.'Fhey only desisted when admittance
was positively forbidden. On this ac-
count the soldiers aud people were pro-
yolked to resentment, and voiced their
Indignation with one accord. Lawless
persons then took advantage of the stu
alton to do mischief.
1.-The powers threupon attempted to
reinforce the foreign troops III Picking,
but the reiuforcuIaents encountered re-
sstance and defeat at the hands of the
insurgents on the way, and have not
yet been able to proceed. The ipsur-
gents Of the two provinces of Chilli
and Shantung had by this time effected
a complete union and could not be sep
arated. The imperial government was
by no means reluctant to issue orders
for the entire suppression of this insur-
gent element. But as the trouble was
so near at hand, there was a great fear
that due protection might not be as
sured to the legations if the anarchists
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bringing on national calamity. There
was also fear that uprisings might oc-
cur i'll the provinces of Chilli and
Shantung mt the same time, with the
result tnat both foreign missionaries
and Chinese converts in the two PROV
inces might fall victims to popular
fury
Ii was finally decided to request the
foreign ministers to retire to lien Tsin
for safety 1t was while the discussion
of this proposition was in progress that
the German minister was assassinated
by riotous mob while ON his way to the
tsung Ii yamen. But the yamen, fear
ing he might be molested on the way,
did not consent to the appointment sug-
gested by the minister" The anarch-
lists assumed more threatening aspect
after this, and it was not deemed wise
to carry out the project of sending the
diplomats to Tien Tsin under escort.
..June l6. much to the surprise of the
Chinese government, Lo Jung Kwang,
the officer in charge of tire fortsat Taku,
was called upon to deliver up the forts.
Being bound by the duties of his office
10 hold the forts, how could he yield to
the demand?o the decree asks The
forts were fired upon and returned the
fire. "Thus the conflict of forces begun,
and certainly the initiative did not come
from our side"
The decree concludes by asserting
that the foreign legations are being pro-
tected by the imperial troops and that
the anarchists will be punished as rap
idly as possible.