The sun., 1900-09-28
TUAN'S APPOINTMENT.
Continental Papers Tiilh CC1 Rely
10 German% Inspired It.
DATES PROVE THIS WRONG.
Now Relieved That Tuaa IL Eath
Grai,d Secrctnry To the Eai-
peror and President of
the rri.y CeI-.cn.

Washington, Sent .!.--'i,lie state de- 7
partmcnt' has been advised by Sh"ng, Tic /
taotai Of Shanghai. of the appointment
Of Prince Tuar. the father Of the II J. I
apparent Of China. as grand secretary to /
the lg.icfur. He says hnth NJ of the re- /
ported designation of Tuau as president |
or aS Il member of tine priTT council. bit |
it is believed hero that il is ent rc.y ac-
cording to Chinese forms for a prince If
Tuan's rank TO fill both posts s.mutanc-
ously.
| The tone Of the fore ri press comment
respecting Tuan's appointment has gone
| fur to convince the officials here that the
course Of the United States in this mat
4 ter is heing criticised upon an entire mis-
apprehension Of the facts Thus, for in
stance, it has been asserted with great
energy in some Of the continental papers
that the course Of the United states in
rejecting the German proposition relative
to the surrender of Chinese officials dl-
rcctly Inspired the empress dowagel t.
the appointment ef Tulu to be grand
secretary in defiance Of the powers.
As Il matter Of fact. the records Of the
gate dcm. tinent show that Turns al-
pn.ntiAent WAS publicly announced S,pt.
-, haNin. occurred several days prev
tu.lv. On the other hand. the state de-
par>n.tnt lid not make public its ansN,ct
ID to German note until Sept. %. and i
Could not havc lpcn received III GhinRi.
ana part,rulaMr ut the imperial coatt
in the interior. for n least one nr two
DAYS thereafter. lii the opinion of the
eHir.als tliS Is convincing evidence tInt
III, :tctian ~ tho United States govern
Il#ei4t iii tt., particular ease i 4 not ia-
rucnec tie appointment of Tuan.
Great Britain'S RepIy.
'l'hv state department has not ~ Net
been nW9lc acquainted With the character
Iat ihc rcply te ilr G;elc bN Great btlialA
tu thn German Hute, but confidence L
fol- tAat il will, likc this government )
reply, except to tine leading feature OF
that propusition--na the demand t4t
tic surrender Of tile perpetrators ni tht
Pckng outragcs ;iS preliminary g tht
lnegotiations. lii view Of the answers ~
ready received from other powers ~ ,h'
same line. the officials are ut loss Z
account for the statement III some ~ IN
European papers that the United State
stands isulated'' in respect to tins Ter
man note.
n A dispatch from Paris says:
"tFhc determination of the United State
to withdraw her troops from China whil
ia Of her fleet III Chinese waters is rattle
al disconccrtng to the powers. But the in
TO depreciation put upon it in official circle
Up is that the United States is resolved Z
ty protect the policy Of the open door TO til
en- extremity and is therefore preparing
fleet for the purpose Of maintaining tina
policy by Il show Of force.
"The publication Of an alleged Russia
edict announcing the annexation of Mal
ar chuln has caused a decidedly unpAS
feeling hut no one seen here was alic
definitely aiti:fm or deny its nntach'lri'
tef liz discussing this point foreign "ill'
rs- official expressed cmphatcally Il deSiI
~ that the United States should know III;
Y France has no sympathy with amy mav
len ment toward the partition Of China II
that She will lcnd all hrr influence t"wai
ma avclting what She considers would be
mistake and 4 wrong.