The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1900-08-16
CHINA MUST DECIDE.
Issue Of Peace or War Clearly
Drawn by Secretary hay.
Ge Declares the Coaauet os china Open to
Criticism and Rejects a. Buss Chans's
OHes to stop the Advance
m, 1sSsto.

Washington. Aug. 3.--Thc state de-
partment has made public the fol-
lowing correspondence between III
Hung Chang and the department re-
.arling the abandonment of the cam
l.aign in Prkin:
Department 81 State. Washington.
Aug. I. lsa-In reply 60 suggestion ~
~ Hung chang hat the ministers might
l., sent under safe escort to Ticn Tsin
crowded the powers would engage not to
march on pckin. the secretary of state
replied on the SDih OF July: THE govern
ucnt will rot enter into any arrange
uisnt regarding disposition "r treatment
! q legations without nrst having free
communication with Minister conEcr.
Responsibility for their protection r'sts
1pon Chinese government. Power 10 de-
Uvcr at Ticn TSin prcsupposcs power To
protect and to open communication.
This g. insisted on"
This message was delivered hv Mr.
-;oo,inew on IN" sist t. viccroy ~. who
hen inquired whether. ''if free coinmun-
tration were established between minis-
t,rS and their governments. II could hc
arranged that the powers should not adj
vance an Pckin pending negotiations"
To this inquiry tho following re-
ply was sent on the ist of August:
"Gooiuow. Consul General. Shanghai: l
lo not think IL cxpcdicrt to submit the
proposition - Earl IL To- the other pow
~. Fry. representatives Ia PclSin g.
:, muu'i,d a. q matter of absnlUt" riEht
aul not ~ a favor since the chinese
government admits that II possesses the
r-aw,r 80 give communication II puts
itself sn an unfricudly attitude ly deny
ns it No negotiations seem advisable
uni!l the rhincs" government shall have
pa; IN" diplomatic representative "f the
Icw,rS IN iull and free communication
with tho u.SI-ctiv" governments and re-
riHN,Sl all danger To- their lives aud lih-
Tiy. We would urge Earl ~ earnestly
ip advise the imperial authorities ~
china t. place themselves Ia friendly
communication and cooperation with the
relief expedition. They are assuming a
heavy responsibility IN acting otherwise.
Hay. Secretary of state
More Native Chri-'i.n. Killed.
IoI,lon. Aug. :. No word comes
this morning regarding the fortunes
Of the comparatively small body Of
toors believed io b- forging their
probably due ,o dilig-nt censorship
rather than 90 any lack of develop
mcniS.
according tn the Daily Express.
however. cahlrgrams from Che Foo
aunuuncr that the imperial troops.
adyas.cirg 'o oppose the relief force,
have cuutplci,lN wiped uut q Christian
town near rcSin. killing five foreign
priests and !o"cp native Christians.
Grn. Gas"!c,--So SAWS this cnrrc-
sI'on'lcn; -was strongly npp"scd To
IN imnc,liats advance. hut he was
,Vrrrul-d hy the other commanders
,nd Influenced 10y Washinp,on'S order
To ''cn. 'hai'c' tn proceed without
an instant'~ delay"
Heroic Work of Americans
Washington. Aug. .. There Is n
i,c'in- of iuhilatinn among army and
navy officers nj present IN Washington
over the news from rckin. The la
test dispatches Indicate that the
Safc,y of the Foreigners Is principally
/ luc tn the brilliant work uf the small
force of Americans, which. with n
small detachment of International
troops. was sent to rrkin io guard
the legations. reaching there before
the outbreak occurred. Capt. Myers
nj his handful of men now guarding
The british legation in rckin will bc
world heroes when all the facts of
the terrible siege become known.
Mor- Prai.~ for Myers.
Che Foo. Aug. .. II irauspircs that
wh-n the Chinese determined 10 rash
the Eri'ish ,cgaiiun in rclin. Capt.
Myers. of the american marines. was
conspicuous for his bravery. Under
a heavy ;irr he made a SnTIic. drove
the enemy hack aud captured several
hundred rifles with ammunition. lie
was Wounded in the fray.
R~ii~f Farc- Num,,~rs 10000.
Shanghai. Nug. :. The allies adj
,am--i towards i'ckin Wednesday. q,
- estimated that the expedition num-
bars e",oJo men "i all arms. with i7u
suns. II is hopr'l to reach r"kin 10y
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