The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-16
ATTACK ON LEGATIONS
WAS TO COMMENCE JULY I

suspicion, though Mr.. WI retains full
confidence in him.
Secretary Long had two cablegrams
today from China, but he was inclined
to set negative value upon them, be-
cause they made no mention of a mas
sacre of the legations in Pekin. He
reasoned that Admiral Remey was in
4 POSITION to get as early news as any
one. The admiraTs advices from Che
Foo are of today's date, though. as ne is
supposed himself to be at Taku, it is
assumed that it. was sent from that
place yesterday. The admiral stated
that he had ordered the Buffalo to
Taku. She was coming out TO the ORR
ent by the way of Suez and was to
report for orders.
She was coming out to the Orient
by way of Suez. and was to report for
orders at Singapore. where she was TO
be directed to proceed to Manila or be
DETECTED to north China. She is carry
ing out cargo of coal and number
of sailors to recruit the American feet
The second dispatch came from Cap
tain Bowman of the gunboat Castine,
which is stationed at Shanghai, and
also was dated today. 1t was as fol-
lows:
Shanghai, July 15-Secretary Navy,
Washington: Rodgers sends word Ore
gOn passed Che Foo 18th. Nashville
conveying. BOWMAN"
1t is supposed at the navy depart
ment that Rodgers of the Nashville sig
nailed this information from his ship
as he passed Che Foo. The distance
from Che Foo to the Kure docks, where
the Oregon is bound, is about 200 miles,
and as Che Foo was passed last Thurs
day, it is estimated here that the Grip
pied battleship is now nearing the
Straits of Shimoniseki, through which
she must pass to get up to the docks
WI Is Angry.
Minister WI feels natural irritation
at the statements printed in some
quarters that the Chinese in the United
States are making ready to return TO
China, and that they sympathize with
| the Boxers and are lending them finan-
cial aid. He declares, in the most ear
nest manner, that there is not a word
of truth in these statements. He says
that all of the Chinese in the United
States come from southern China, and
! are altogether out of sympathy with
| the northern Chinese. In fact, they do
not even speak the same language.
He is sure there is not a single one
of these northern Cinnamon in the
United States. and if they were they
CantOnmen. AS for the latter the min
lister declares, that they are entirely
satisfied with their condition in this
country, and could not be persuaded to
return to China to give aid to any ele-
ment opposed to America.
The government here has taken note
| of the efforts made in some quarters to
| stir up an agitation against the llaace-
able Chinese in the United States.
1
~ To Protect Chinese.
1t feels it is iniperatively necessary to
use the entire resources of the govern
ment to suppress any movement that
1 would jopardiZe their safety Anything
| like a massacre of Chinese in the Unit
! ed States would wreck the whole cause
| of the United States government in the
| final settlementOf this Chinese trouble.
Our government could not demand rep
aration- or Immunity from China for
! whatever happens at Pekin or. else
where in China If the Chinese govern
/ ment, Through the violence fof our peo-
pie, were put in position to claim a set
/ off, growing out of violence shown its
people in the United States.
Therefore steps have been taken al
ready TO have the authorities in locali-
ties where there may be danger of anti
] Chinese outbreaks, prepare for the
prOmptest and most stern rebressive
measures at the first symptom of
trouble, and it me- be stated that there
will be no halting in the use of federal
troops for such purposes if they are
called for by the state officials.