The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-12
Conger Says He viii Hold on lnde-
fnitely Whatever Happens
COMMUNICATION UNDATED D.
The Gar Has Authorized NJ DcGiers,
The Russian Minister, to Leave fchih
Under Chinese Escort. But Cau-
rtons the Government Against
Allowing ANY Harm 10
BcfaIl Him.
mr Associated Press.l }

(BS ASSOClaleo ltS'-J
WASHINGTON, August lit is stated
officially tonight that this Government
will pay no attention whatever 10 the latest
appeal from China, Transmitted in the
form of a memorial from the Southern
v.cercys. begging the United States 10 use
It's influence against the landing Of British
troops in The Yang Tse Valley.
This memorial was transmitted TO 'iie
State Department this morning py 'iie
Chinese Minister. It urged upon ms
Government The serious consequences 'iiA'
would follow the landing Of Brlush io' Ne
at Shanghai, and represented that me
,,reparatsons already made had lllooCtu ~
a pauic among The resident CntneSe, t,tiu
would pa,-alyze commercial aclNttS III tr
part of the Empire almost as lhucIl es
formal declaration of war by 1ieaN
ain. .Lo4
This Government: decided, however, 'ne
mt on.y would il be entirely OUT oL 4Ls
n,rovince to interfere with the Brush
programme in China. which was pe--ls
carr.ad forward by Admiral Seymour Vi.
the ground with the full knoW!ease u
local canh tions, but in view Oh SHtila
present recalcitrant attitude ui' % ua'e'
tn. United States was not lhct1ieu ~
SholllGer any OIL SIl.IId bIO'-'-St
Great Britain or any of the other Powers.
Consequently the appeal of the s!ceTols
viii ba 5gnored.
II IS possible that the communication
from Minister WU may be turned over 70
,be British Government for its informa-
ton on the general friendly principle tha'
has been adopted by the POWERS.
NO PROTEST FROM JAPAN
In connection with the proposed land
ing of Admiral Seymours force, it may be
said that the report of Japans objection
10 this move is without official conilrlila-
ton here The japanese Minister, IN gen
eral conversation, sad thnt ne hau no M
formation of any protest having peeh en-
tered by Japan. Japan has UP 10 dake DIS
played no jealousy of Great britain IN
the Chinese campaign Japan herself, II
has been announced seml-olilcaiiy' mas
no colonial ambitions.
The cord al relations between japan
and the United States, aside from her
participation in the American and brlt.sh
advance on Pei TsanG, has been SHOWN Ill
her reply 10 the State Department ad-
vices concerning our last note to emma
This note was Transmitted for lnforfaa-
ton to japan as we'll as 10 the other row
ers Interested. and the japanese Govern
ment promptly acknowledged It's fecep-
ton. md Indicated their friendly approval
q
The action of the Russian Government
authorizing NJ. De Giers to start from
Pekin 10 T;ep-Tsin under Chinese escort
caused no little comment and surprise n
diplomatic circles. as it is opposed TO the
action of the other Powers. The ofilclals
say thpt Its only effect is TO leave NJ. 1'e
Giers acting Independently and upon his
own discretion. The position of the
United States authorities is unchanged
however, il declining 10 entertain the
idea of allowing Minister Conger TO iea'e
under Chinese escort.
WILL HOLD ON INDEFINITELY
The only information the Secretary OF
War made public to-day was dispafch
from Consul McWade at Canton, COM
Inunicating an additional message from
Minister Conger to the State Department
and a very brief dispatch from Adnlral
Remey repeating some Information from
General ChAffes on the operations at
Yang Tsun
The value of the Conger message is con-
siderably reduced by the uncertainty as to
It's date. The date OF August 10th al
Tsi Nan certainly indicates that the DIS
patch of the message from Pellin could not
have been less than three or four GAYS
earlier Tsi Nan Is large Town on the
main Shanghai road. about 90 miles soath
of Pekin The information it contains Is
practically Identical with the State De
rartment's message of August 9Th. and
the only cheering feature is his plucty con-
Guiding sentence: Whatever may be the
outcome. we will hold on Indefinitely
The chief interest in the Chaffee DIS
patch as made public by the Navy De-
partment is the indication that the Anerf-
can command was in the thick Of the fish.
at the capture of the important town OF
Yang Tsun, but the reference TO deaths
from sunstroke indicates that the inter
national forces are undergoing. terrible pr
vations from the tropical weather along
the Pei Ho ri-er.