Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-21
Ability Of the. Viceroy to Maintain
Order.
ASSURANCES RECEIVED BY Mr.. WI
Calls on Secretary Hay and Makes
Known His Advices.
OF RUSSIA

MI WI, the chinese minister mere calieu
at the State Department this morning and
laid before Secretary Hay a dispatch re-
ceived by him from the viceroy of the three
great Yangtse Kiang provinces. saying that
he feels himself perfectly able to keep the
peace and protect the missionaries and for
eigners in those provinces. and that in con-
junction with his colleague. the viceroy of
Human. he is able to answer for the preser
walton of peace and order in all the great
southern provinces of China.
Sailors Leave for Hong Kong.
cablegram was received at the Navy
Department this morning from Admiral
Remey. at Cavite announcing that the sup
ply ship Zafiro had sailed yesterday from
Cavite for Hong Kong. The Don Juan de
Austria also arrived yesterday at Canton
from Swallow.
1t Is said at the navigation bureau that
the Zafiro has aboard 100 sailors in addi-
ton to her crew. These men may go aboard
the Oregon at Hong Kong to round out her
complement. or be dispatched the Zafiro
directly north to Taku. in the discretion of
Admiral Kempff. who will have communi
Gated with Admiral Remey before the Zaiiro
can get to Hong Kong.
Chinese Affairs the Topic.
This being diplomatic day. Secretary Hay
had several callers of prominence. Chinese
affairs formed the principal topic of con-
versation. The Chinese minister came be-
fore 10 o'clock. bringing the news he HAD
received from south China. He mad re-
ceived nothing from the north. but as the
troubles which the French consulS have
been experiencing have been in the south
the reinsurance as to the ability Of the
Chinese government to maintain order in
that section is gratifying to the officials
here.
The French ambassador. NJ. Cambon. and
the Turkish minister were also among Sec
rotary Hays callers but neither had news
of interest.
1dent declaration that there Is state of
war existing. The State Department holds
to the same view, baSing its position on the
absence of any authentic Information show
ing that the Chinese government has d.
rected or been party to any overt acts
so far committed against the foreign in
terests in China. Therefore the department
has not only been careful to refrain from
any act that might prevent a peaceful and
honorable settlement with the Chinese gov
eminent Of the issues raised by the Boxer
trouble, if it shall appear concusively that
that government was blaImeleSs in the nat
ter. but it has also used its moral force
with other powers to the same end.
Russia's Assurance.
The prompt and voluntary assurance
given by Russia on that point yesterday
that her troops We're to be limited in their
activity strictly to the succor of Russian
and other foreign subjects in China may
therefore be regarded a direct outcome
of the prudent course adopted by the State
Department at the beginning of the trouble.
Chinese Realizing Their Responsible
ity.
PARIS. June 21.-The minister of foreign
affairs. NJ. Delcasse. replying in the cham
Der of deputies today to a request for the
latest news from China and the policy of
the French government in the future, said
he had received a dispatch dated June %
saying that the legations and foreigners at
Pekin were safe and sound June IL.
He added that dispatch had just arrived
from NJ Francois. the French consul at
Yum Nan-Fu. dated June 10. saying the
their responsibilities. and that he would
probably be able to leave. This dispatch
ended with the words: "A material i'm
provement in the situation exists
NJ. DelcaSse added:
Not long ago we had in China some
wooden vessels. but as our fleet IS the best
instrument Of our diplomacy in China
made an effort to have them replaced by
modern awrships. At the end of the month
of May 800 men left France to reinforce
our troops in Chinese waters.
Before communications with NJ. Pichon
were broken 1 offered to send a battalion
ed them. At the present moment we have
in China $500 men, and before long shall
have 1000 and eight cruisers, four gun
boats and dispatch vessel
France. united with Russia, will be able
to work in concert with the other powers
to restore order and secure the institu-
ton of government capable of guarantee
ing all foreigners that safety which l4.e
Chinese enjoy in France.
AS regards the security of foreigners In
China and of Frenchmen In Yunnen, con-
tinued NJ. Delcasse, the government could
only express hopes. but the Chinese gov
eminent and the vtceroy of Yunnan were
fully aware Of their responsibility.
NJ. Delcasse then remarked: I'VE have
been asked why we have not sent troops to
Yunnan. But NJ. Francois never requested
them to be sent. He only asked us to
act energetically. and in his last message
he urges US not to send troops across the
frontier Of Tonquin. He realizes that the
entry Of French troops into Yunnan would
be signal for disorders which we might
suppress. but which it would be preferable
to avoid. The viceroy of Yunnan has been
warned by cable. but 1t Is at Pekin and
through Pekin that the powers will secure
safety for their countrymen. and the pow
ers are in accord in this matter.