The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-22

Rev. E. l.. Conger, Of Pasadena. Cal,
brother OF United States Minister TO Chi
ma, f. III. Conger, accompanied by his
wife. arrived In the city yesterday en-
route to spend vacation with their
daughter at the old home in Iowa. Rev.
Mr.. Conger IS resident pastor Of the Uni
versalfst church at hts present home, be-
sides being vice president and member
OF the board OF directors of the Throop
Polytechnic Institute He IS also inter-
ested in other educational work. Prior
10 four years ago he was actively en-
gagged as pastor OF his church. but owing
20 i'll health surrendered the active parish
work and has since devoted his attention
10 a general supervision Of state work
among MS denomination.
In general appearance Rev Conger
could not be mistaken in the relation he
bears to the United States minister. AL
though some four years his senior and
probably not so fieshy, many times about
the hotel yesterday the question was
asked. us that Minister CongerT'
II am here IN the city en- route 10 our
old home in Clinton, Iowa, where ] in
tend TO spend a protracted vacation" he
said In an interview. II came TO Seattle
to touch hands with some Of the Pas
adenians who have made a new home
here and also 20 rest on my way East.
II have had no late word from my
brother, Minister Conger, excepting that
which the government has brought as
He keeps US posted through the secretary
of state as 10 the health of himself
his family and the other legationers. The
first mail from the disturbed Empire. We
expect Will bring us some very important
correspondence. containing possibly
diary OF that eventful period which has
meant so much not only TO myself and
family. but to all Americans, and which
viii undoubtedly contain a history OF the
fight which was kept up so widely.
Believes Course Right.
There has been n great deal said re-
garding my brothers optimistic Views
OF the situation prior TO the real break
believe he pursued the right course,
which VIII be fully shown when the
whole story is told. am firmly con-
WINGED and, In fact, advised. that he was
conscious OF the great peril, He worked
with all his might 10 secure any and
every protection for the missionaries, but
who has read HIS ultimatum 10 the CHI
nese government, as given out by the
authorities at Washington. In that doc
ument he told the Chinese that they had
broken almost every promise given him
and that. unless there was change. he
would order troops landed. lie was begged
not to take such action and was given
further promises that reforms would be
as well ms other nations representatives
relied. as at that time Chinese duplicfty
was not known as ~ is now.
81 had several letters from him IN
April and the last one on May q. In that
he showed that he felt a terrible danger
portending. but doubted II he could pre-
here at home
WIN stay i'm China.
II do not believe that he will leave his
post for some time 10 come. 1 would
Judge from the dispatches that he is
needed in China; and Il his health VIII
have no doubt that he will remain there.
In fact he IS needed for the information
he has and which will be useful In the
final settlement This knowledge. on HIS
part. I know win keep him there more
than anything else. There has been much
talk of giving him honor in his own state.
honor 40 long as duty demands his pres.
ence In China. This, ! think, was fully
exemplihed when President Mckinley
cahled him 70 Brazil TO 30 % China He
slept one night after receiving the mes
sage and then set out for his new post
without knowing the occasion for tho
request That Is characteristic of the
man.
II never gave up hope during the
darkest days. when II seemed as though
we had but n thread 10 cling to. ! al
ways believed that the icgationers were
alive. In the first PLACE. there was no
4D0d reason for their starving as they
got all their supplies from home and
always carried stock on hand 20 do
a skeptlcsl world that accepted thu mas
sacre ns true, but the administration never
gave W.
Can't Abandon Picking.
81 have always felt that China would
not be partitioned and believe now that
the United States win yet make tho world
see that such action would Re very
wrong thing 10 10 I'm this Christian age.
As 20 the way the problem VIII work out,
Of course II remains for the future
II think my brother was right In his
message not ga abandon Peking until
after We have accomplished all that we
set out 10 do He recognizes the great
moral obligation resting on the nations
toward the native Christians. He showed
that when he sent n Dispatch stating that
this government must send a sufficient
number o. troops 20 bring out the iegs-
TONERS. missionaries and 1000 native
Christians lie Was right not 20 leays
pekinx without taking care Of these
Christians and I believe this subject wlIf
be a biz factor IN the Anal scttIerasnt and
the PRONUNCIATION ~ neg treaties.
One ~ Tire results following q settle
msnt % she present troubles WIN Ne that
cur government siH silow missionaries 10
e. into the interior only 40 far as we
can protect them and their converts
HERETOFORE We have SLOWED them 70 70
MI ever the empire ara the only pro-
lection we could vouch them was a
blanket treaty, the worth 81 which we
can now appreciate.
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