The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-25
Ii WANTS COMMAND
OF FOREIGN TROOPS

London. July 25, 3 a. m.-Requests
for mediation addressed to foreign
powers are interpreted here to be
apropos to preparation for request of
foreign aid 10 repress the rebellion and
ii Hung Oh, ngs statement that he
could restore order with 10000 white
tcoops & looked upon IS a subtle argu-
ment in favor Of appointing him to the
command of the allied forces, to the
exclusion of a japanese. The Shanghai
correspondent of the Times, telegraph
ing Monday, says:
In an interview today. Ii Hung
Chang reiterated his statement that if
the Manchu party had been guilty of
the horrible treachery involved in a
massacre of the members of the lega-
tons he would absolutely refuse to at
tempt to negotiate. He said the pres
ent intention Of the Tsung Ii yamen
was to memorabilia the Empress Dow
ager to revictual the legations and then
arrange 10 send them to Tien Tsin I'M
der the escort of General Sung Wad
Lin. He declared that the fighting had
ceased and that the foreign troops were
holding position south of the Yu-Ho
bridge while General Tung ES.h Siang's
forces were on the north.
Earl Ii expressed the intention TO
wait for news of the movement of the
foreign legations before proceeding
nOrthWaTd. on receiving this he will
be escorted by 10000 troops who are
now mastering in this province.
Regarding the negotiations he said
he believed China's finances would de-
bar her from paying indemnity, and
that the people would not submit to
further anneXatiOns of territory. He
thinks the powers ought to accept as
surances of a reformed administration
and of the removal of the officials re-
spOnsible for the crisis.
obviously Ii Hung Chang has not
changed his views or his methods, while
the puerility Of his arguments is in
creasing with age. The impression is
gaining ground here that the Manchus
are temporizing while preparing to re-
treat 10 Hsian Flu. A confidential men,
Der of the staff says that Earl Ii will
not go north until he is convinced that
the empress dowager has seen the fol-
'ly Of her present policy"
The Hong Kong correspondent of the
Times says that before leaving Ii
Hung Chang countermanded the order
for the Black Flags to march to Pekin
and they are now encamped outside of
Canton.
Powers Against Partition.
Negotiations between the powers have
brought out mutual assurances that
the military expeditions to China are
for the sole purpose of relieving the
legations and that there is no intention
to partition China. Hence, should Chi
na agree to deliver the ministers alive
no power viii have reason for continu-
ing aggressive military operations
except Germany, whose minister is I'M
doubtedly dead, and even Germany, to
quote a high British official. will have
to foregO the empeTor's assertion that
he would not stop until the German
flag foated over Pelin.
AS for the other powers, il is en-
phatically stated that they have unan-
imousiy agreed that with the safe de-
livery of the minister's the aggressive
campaign VIII end. All rumOrs of an
international agreement regarding the
future of China SUBSEQUENT to the re-
turn Of the ministers are false
The agreement is purely negative and
Is based upon the lines stated by Sec
rotary Hay, Of which the independence
and integrity of the Chinese empire are
essential features. If the imperial edict
proves true, the powers, while holding
their forces in readiness to enforce de
mands, viii accept pacuniary indem-
nifty No territorial propositions will
be considered. In common with other
powers. Germany must, through arbi-
traction or otherwise, gauge the dam
age sustained by the loss of life of her
minister by pc 'uniary standard. The
same rule Will apply 10 the loss of 9th
err lives and the destruction of property.