Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-07-25

Z, JULY %, 1900.
Chinese mandarins and that American
staiesmgn are ready to preach with
China before the Iea'u. oi the flre,En'
ers BOO pek.u"
Commenting upon the reported dee
cIMon of the United States govern
ment 90 have American troops advance
upon pekin. the NOHIschr IeItun. r'-
marks thut Or the foreigners 200 Pakin
could have been rescued by sl smah
o force the allies would long ago have
rescued them
The Barllner Tageblltt which sees
90 contradiction ln President Mcllin-
ley's consent 100 mediate and his efforts
90 yet the allies 90 advance tO Pek.u,'
says 'Will the government of the
United States hamltozle the Chinese
with diplomatic oraf,inoss learned from
Chinese statesm8nsh.p. and only AN
dartako mediation in appearance.
The same u8uer cans The climax by
eyulgiu'ne that Washington China
attitude is due to the "impossih.lity of
leaving the large Chinese population on
The American Union out of Considera-
ton"
LONDON YET UNBELIEVING.
London. July 4.-rhe Chinese min
lister. Sir Chin chen 10 Fcng Len. had
long interview with Lord Salisbury
this afternoon The general situation
was discussed and the Chimes. minis
ter asserted his belief that tha British
minister t0 China Sir CLAUDE Alacu0n-
ald and the other foreigners az pekin,
were safe Lord Salisbury reiterated
bis demand fur direct communication
with tho minister at PgkIn TO this
request the minister could only renew
Dis prutcstations that 90 would Doe
speedily accomplished 10 feasible. Re
alduuaI no new facts Go prove his 1s-
serti0us The interview closed With
out D. uit
Despite the Chinese ministers stato-
ments and despite Sir Claude MacDon-
AIDS letter uf July Abb q strong im-
preston continues Co prevail at the
foreign office that ,ha ministers at
Peitlu were massaDred July 9Th The
Associated Press correspondent ls .u-
formed that not one sDUtiild OF pgi-
denca is yet On the possession at the
foreign Office leading them 90 9isbe-
liere the reports Of the murders. Sir
.f.Ni'N' Nl.I" A'''IIfNl.H NN.IH l.IN N.H
count of severe lighting iu PcNu
merely confirms the governments fore
bodngs
ENJOYS ARE ALIVE.
William p. Morgan. member OF par
lament FOR MeIthV TyInl whose
knowledge of and interests iu China are
extensive informed the Associated
Press correspondent today that he was
positive from cable messages from bis
agents that the members 0f the lega-
lions were alive on July 3fh
When the foreign Office was told this
the reioInder WAS made. "Alr Morgan
has submitted nU evidence 90 convince
us OF the truth of his statement how
ever anxious we may be- 90 believe it,
Consultations are in progress be-
tween cabinet ministers ana officials
as TO the course t0 Doe pursued should
the ministers prove 90 be alive The
contingency of China holding them as
hostages is uppermost in the minds OF
ALL although the Associated Press cor
respondent Is officially informed that
the Chinese Diplomats have not yet
limited al such action
HOW TO STOP TROUBLE
Negotiations between the powers
have brought out mutual assurances
that the military expeditions 90 China
are Tor the sole purpose of relieving the
legations. and that there is 200 infen-
ti0n % partition China. Hence should
China agree 20 deliver the ministers
alive no power will have reason for
continuing aggressive military opera
rs undoubtedly dead. and even Ger
many % quote q high British official
VIII. have t0 f0regO the emper1r's Bs-
serti0n that be would not stop tlll the
German Gag hoatel over Pekiu.
As for the other powers. IL is en-
phatcally stated that they have unani-
m0usly agreed that with the safe de-
livery OF the ministers the aggressive
campaign win end An rumors of an
international agreement regarding the
future of China subsequent TO the rec
turn OF the ministers are false. The
agreement is purely negative ana based
upon the lines stated by Secretary Hay.
OF which the independence and integrity
OF the Chinese empire are essential
features
II the imperial edict proves true. the
powers. while holding their forces In
readiness 90 enforce demands. will ac-
cept pecuniary indemnity 80 terri
torial propositions viii be considered.
In common with the other powers.
Germany must through arbitration OF
otherwise gauge the damage sustained
by the loss of NE OF her minister by
a pccuni8ry standard The same rule
will amply as 90 the loss Of other lives
and T.efruYff0u ~ ftrl,arfV
Ray IS ALL RIGHT
At the Chinese legation the Asso-
ciated Press sgondent was Inc
formed that no further news from
China had been received today and
that 1t was expected that the ministers
would soon De sent 90 Tien Tsin Sec
rotary Leu expressed unstInted praise
Of the attitude Of the United States
Secretary of State Col Hay. he said
the negotiations with the powers on
behalf 0f China had an been intusted
10 the Chinese minister az Washington,
Wa Ting Fang Secretary Leu pro-
fessed utter ignorance of their prog
ress.
II may. with safety, be stated that
should the ministers prove 10 Doe alive,
the Chinese government VIII 90 some
extent use them as a lever 90 compel
European and American missionaries
and commercial enterprises 20 moderate
their activity 10 not 20 withdraw from
the empire entirely.
on this point william p. Morgan.
who is in close touch with the Chinese
minister said Go the Associated Press
correspondent that he had good reason
t0 believe the Chinese government had
Intrustod or would intrust II Hung
Chang with the mission OF saying %
the powers.
MISSIONARIES MUST GET OUT.
Look here, n you withdraw yom