The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-11
TEXT OF MESSAGE.

Secret tary of State Washington:
1.-The Tsung Ii Yamen states to the
diplomatic body that the various foreign
governments have repeatedly asked
through the respective Chinese minis
ters that we Immediately depart from
Pekin under suitable escort. The Yamen
asks US to fix a date for our departure
and to make the nee ssary arrangements
to do so. Our reply is that we see no in
structions from our government and
that in the absence of such instructions
we cannot quit our post. / must inform
you that in order to insure our safe de-
parture, foreign troops can only escort
us, and they must be in sufficient force
to safely guard $50 foreigners, including
200 women and children, as we'll as 5000
native Christians, who cannot be aban-
doned to certain massacre. We cannot
accept a Chinese escort under any cir
cumstances. All my colleagues are dis
patching the fore going to their respective
governments. OF the American marines
seven have been killed and s venteen
wounded, among the latter Captain Myer
and Dr. L!ppett, who are getting along
well.
(slgned) "CONGER."
The discussion with the president led
to the determination to reply to the Con-
ger message at once, and accordingly
Secretary Root and acting Secretary
Adee conferred on the terms Of this reply.
The text was ready by o'clock and 1t
was forwarded late in the day. 1t was
announced officially and positively that
This message would not be made public
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sage was sufficiently guarded as not to
r,her increase the jeopardy Of our min
lister in case the Chinese have access to
our cipher. AS to the terms of the mes
sage they are believed to make plain that
this government will not advise, much
less direct, that Mr. Conger leave Pekin
urder Chinese escort when the minister
has advised Vashi! gton that this would
be certain deatr Moreover the reply
doubtless lets the minister know that
there is an unaccountabe error In the
statement of the Chinese government as
conveyed to him through the tsun II va
men that the foreign governments had
urged repeatedly that the ministers be
sent out of Pekin under suitable escort
This clasue contained in Minister Con-
gr's latest dispatch. clearly shows that
inc Nu4lN-Ht government Is ltdulllb MN u
believe tkat t Is the wish Of Washington
that he leave under q Chinese escort
whereas the United States government
never has entertared for a moment tht
idea of having the ra.nlster ser out on hi,
dangerous pilgrimage from Pekin to the
coast under Chinese protection.
There is no probability that the atten-
tlon Of the Chinese government will bt
directed to It's apparent double dealing az
detailed by the Conger dispatch. Thi
government has transmitted to the pow
ers the note 10 ne Chinese governmen
entrusted TO Minister Wu on the Sth.
has assurances from the other powers
that they have not advised their repre-
sentatives to accept Chinese escort from
Pekin. IT was officially stated at III,
close Of the day that no further represen
tations have been made TO the Chines,
government since the II note Of tn
Sth and that none will be made until III,
Chinese government has given some In
uication Of the attitude 1t will assume Il
complying with or denying the demands
While the state department is continu
ing 10 dispatch messages to Mr.. Congo
on the assurance Of the Chinese govern
ment that communication IS uninterrupt