New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-07-23
NO HOPE FROM THE ALLIES
DEFENDING ON CHINESE TO RESCUE
THE LEGATIONS
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1BuNE.I

lBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington, July 22.-The United States Gov
eminent is forced into the position to-day of de-
pending wholly on the Chinese to rescue the lega-
tons and all present efforts are concentrated in
that direction by bringing every influence to bear
on the high officials throughout China who have
exhibited friendly disposition to foreigners 1t
is recognized by the President and his immediate
subordinates in the direction of affairs that the
inmates of the legations if not already destroyed.
cannot be relieved by the armed Intervention of
the allies for several weeks at least and the most
optimistic cannot believe that the British Lega-
tion could hold out long without substantial
assistance from Chinese sources, especially as the
confidence of officials is complete in Conger's
message that the bombardment of shot and shell
was continuous a week ago. The authorities have
reluctantly reconcied themselves to the hopeless
ness Of quick advance from Tien-Tsin, which
to be effective. would have to be executed with
such celerity to cut off the army which was
whipped week ago and which is now presuma-
bly, retreating upon Pekng, where its infuriated
strength may be promptly thrown against the
Imperial forces. and in cooperation with the
hordes beseging the foreigners result in the i'm
mediate crushing of the resistance behind the
British Legation walls, already weakened by the
long strain.
PERIL GROWING IN PEKING
This view which has much frmer ground in
the official mind than mere surmise makes the
Peklng situation more perious than 1t ever has
peen since the Taku forts were taken. and car
rles the conviction that the general massacre so
otten reared to have actually taken place cannot
now be postponed for more than day or two
at the utmost unless rescue can be accom-
plshed at once. The sole conceivable resource
OF thls Government, under these circumstances
lies in the men who declare they carried the
message to Conger and brought his response
II 1t is true that they forged the dispatch, then
all hope is absolutely abandoned; and. accordin-
10 those Who continue to declare that the mes
sage was spurious any further dealings be-
tween American officials and the forgers would
be revolving to National honor
Perhaps it may eventually prova fortunate
'ha' more reliance was placed on that test mes
sage than on the allied forces in saving the
Diplomatic Corps and their Households fo, -
may be stated authoritatively that no induce
ment is being omitted by the United States 70
encourage the Viceroys and other Chinese of
hclaIs who have evinced an amicable disposition
toward this country to exert all their influence
TO stem the Boxer movement and restore order
at Peking.
The United States is to-day practically alone
in this effort-a fact which adds much To it's Of
tectlveness, for the officials to whom the appeal
is made appreciate the absence of Interior mo-
yves on the part of this Government, and that
its guarantee alone holds the Powers 10 the
open door policy and all that is for China's best
interest. 1t has been this exhibition of reliance
on Chlhese ohclals, at a time when no other
reliance was possible, it is believed that has pre-
vented the destruction of foreigners and their
property at Canton Shanghai Foot Chow and
other ports and having cultivated this conf
dence of the leading Chinese officials when the
rest of the world derided them the United
States has now found itself in position to
source fails