The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-22
Powers Seem Determined to Ignore American
Appeals That Relief Force Be
Sent at Once
Suggested That Such an Attempt by Small
American Force Would Be Suicidal,
but May Be Made.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-Two Dispatch
IS from Chinese Officials ana one from
Admiral Remey, at Taku, represented the
news development of the day, so far as
The Chinese situation was concerned. The
Chimes dispatches were corroborative
or were intended to be, of the important
news OF yesterday relative to the state Of
legations
Admiral Remey's dispatch, aside from a
list of casualties already treated in brief
form, was most important 1t conveyed
The disagreeable news that the interna-
uonal column would not begin it's advance
upon Pel1in before the middle of August
This notice was received here with con-
sternatiOn, in view of Mr.. Conger's adj
vice Of the desperate condition the lega-
toners We're in on the 18th.
The delay is incomprehensible to the
officials here 1t is known that an army
already formidable in numbers, and OF
veteran soldiers, is now at Tien Tsin and
1allu, and with courageous leader. it
was expected that this would push on at
oEce cutting loose from its base, if need
be, and forcing its way to Peilin, leaving
the reinforcements now streaming toward
Talu from every quarter of the globe to
re-establish the base, and to reopen com
munication.
PROBABLE CAUSES.
1t Is possible to draw two conclusions
from d failure of the foreign commanders
To- do this. First the European govern
ments have allowed the skepticlsm as
to the authenticity of Mr.. Conger's dis
patch to carry them to the point Of pro-
Cecding totally and deliberately upon the
first superstition, namely, that there are
no foreigners alive in Pekin to be saved,
and that, consequently, there is no need
for haste
The other conclusion is that friction is
developing among the internationaIs, In
spite of the earnest cndeavors of the
powers whose motives as to China are so
lar unimp as TO their intentions.
color is lent to the report that the gov
ernments have so far been unable to
agree upon Il commander for the inter-
national force in its march TO PelIn, anI
this, too, in spite Of the fact that Admiral
Remey acting by the instructions of his
government, is eXhausting every effort to
induce the other commanders at Taku
and Tien Tsin to hasten their move
ments.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION.
The text of Admiral Remey's statement
relative to the movement Of the inter
national column was not made public,
so. in fact, il was rot intended that the
news should get out, and there was a
feeling of annoyance exhibited at the
publicity, because of it's possible eff ct
upon the international negotiations now
under way.
Meanwhile, to secure an accurate state
ment of the exact conditions at Taku and
Iicn Tsin, and forces which will be at
The disposal of the international COM
mander, whoever he may be, Secretary
HAY today cabled Admiral Remey TO send
1im statement of the number of inter
national troops now ashore in China, sep
arating the different nationaIities.
CHAFFEE MAY LEAD.
Gen. Chaffee is due at Nagasaki in a
day or two. He Will transship at that
point. and arrive at Taku in about a
week from this time. 1t has be N sug-
Eested here that Chaffee will if need be
leave the other commanders to their de-
vices and lead the way to Peldn. His
brother officers in the war department
say that he is quite competent to under
take this task. Others declare that. with
the small force OF Americans at his COM
mand, the attempt would be suicidal even
r Chaffee were supported by the Brit
sh.
The details for Gen. Chaffee's staff were
announced today. notable feature Is
the inclusion of Lieut.. Col Heistand now
United States military attach to tae Paris
exposition commission.
MIR. WIS LATEST.
WASHINGTON, July 21.-The secretary
u state tonight received from the Chi
nese minister a lengthy written comnuni-
,NF tl,o
were not made known, but it is under
stood 1t did not contain further cable
news concerning the situation at Pelxin.
but was rather in the nature of din
Iomatic communica ton. which the minis
Ter desired TO have reach the president.
IN view Of the cable reports of the trans
mission of an edict relating to the sun
preston of disorder 1t was coniectured
in some quarters that copy of this
edict has been formally transmitted here
There is reason to believe also that
after Minister Wu's communication to
Secretary Hay he received additional dis
patches, but from the fact that they were
not transmitted TO Secretary Hay tonight
IL Is presumed that they are relatively
unimportant.
LONDON WILL WAIT.
LONDON, July PIN the absence Of
news from CHINA, the papers devote much
cons Of the reliability of the Chinese az
seruon of the safety Of the Pelyin min
listers similar discussion is being re-
printed In various forms at the difreren+
European capitals.
Inc latest news is the dispatch from
-Che FOO OF the date of July 90. received
In Berlin saying that the governor ar
Shan Tung had telegraphed all the con-
Bus:
Il have just received authentic news
to the effect that all the ministers are
free from molestation, and under the
protection of the government"
w lille these reiterations have been caus-
ing some revival of hope, there is too
great distrust of Chinese duplicity for
any acceptance of their truth
A special from Shanghai announce. tho
arrival of the steamer Nianping. with Ii
Hung Chang. The consuls at their nre-
Nious meeting agreed that if the viceroy
called they would return the visit and
then allow him to have an escort of
hundred men when passing through the
settlements, it being understood that the
men must be unarmed.
ORDERED TO CHINA
WASHINGTON, July 21.-Favorable ac-
ton has been taken upon the appliea ion