Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-26
Could Not Act Single Hanaea.

Could Not Act Single Handed.
This action was the result Of the
conference of Secretaries Hay, Long
and Root. 1t was realized t,lat the
land and naval forces of the United
States now in China colud not, single
handed, push on to Pekin, and the 9TH
er powers. accordingly, were appealed
to, on the basis OF Minister Conger's
message to cooperate for relief.
Secretary Hays Reasons.
Secretary Hay explained his reasons
for placing reliance in the authenticity
of Minister Conger's dispatch, saying
that it was a complete reply in code to
the code message sent to him and
that its authenticity was vouched for
by the tsung-li-yamen.
"Of course" said Secretary Hay,
smiling, 81 am O omniscient, and
may be fooled; but / can not see how
the authenticity of Minister Conger's
cable can be questioned"
Faith tn the Chinese Government.
Secretary Hay said he attached no
significance to the use of the words
Chinese troops in the message. They
did not, in his opinion mean that the
Chinese government troops were be-
seiging the foreigners. He seemed to
entertain little doubt that the Chinese
government itself was doing all in it's
power to suppress the Boxer insur-
rection.
Welcome intelligence.
In this connection the message from
Consul Fowler that Gen. Yuan Shin
Kai, governor of Shan Tung province,
reported hat the Chinese authorities
were doing all in their power to put
down the instruction, is exceedingly
welcome intelligence. 1t not only con-
firms the theory of the state depart
ment that the position of the Chinese
is correct. but is assumed
to indicate hat Yuan Shin Kai has
thrown the weight of his infieunce on
the side of the government. Yuan is
considered n of the ablest, if not the
ablest general in China. He has. ac-
cording to n statement made by Lord
Charles Beresford, to a prominent
state department official when he was
here, the best-drilled and equipped
army in China under his command.
Some doubt was entertained as to
which side he would ally himself with
in the present Instruction, and the
fact that he appears to have come on
/ of the government is accept
ed as evidence that his best Judgment
is that Prince Tuan's. rebellion is des-
tined to fail.
Remained the Absorbing Topic.
Throughout the day the Conger mes
remained the absorbing topic of
Secretary Hay was con-
on the success of the steps
between Pekin and Washington,
while the chancellories of the
world stood ~hesitating and in
he had adopted a course which
had brought a message from our min
Minister Wu's Actions Commended.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI,
also in the universal approba-
of what had been done. He sec
onded Mr.. Hays effort in the outset,
and it is due to the official machinery
set in motion by him that communica-
were gotten through.
Too Good to be True.
1t is appreciated by the officials both
American and Chinese, that there will
be suspicion in some quarters. Against
this, it is said, a message, authenti-
Gated by the American cipher code and
backed by the integrity of the officials
through whom it has passed must be
accepted as authentic until something
better than mere suspicion is brought
Another Good Evidence.
The fact that Minister Conger men,
the bombardment of the British
was considered good evidence
that the dispatch was written subse-
luenI to the 9th, as the best in
here is that the lombard
Inent of the legations did not begin
TO that date. 1t was said at the
department hat it was not
thought expedient to give out either
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