Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-13

PARIS, August II, 1920 p. NJ
The TsFng-li-Yamen forwarded
through the Chinese minister in
Paris, Yu Keng, a message to the
French government, complaining
of the hardness of the foreign
ministers in Pekin in replying to
the offer of the Chinese govern
ment, to conduct them under es-
cort. The message proceeded to
say that the Tsung- li-Yamen de-
clined to be responsible for any
casualties which might follow
these delays, and insisted that the
European governments order their
representative to leave Pekin.
To this NJ. Delcasse, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, sent the following
reply:
$40 order to depart from Pc
king Will be given to our minis
ter as long as the roads are UNI
safe. If n casualty occurs the
responsibility is with the Chi
nese government. Its plain du-
ty is to protect foreign minis
ters more than their own.
eff it is true that the Chinese
government has great difficulty
in defending Ihem and in de-
Tending itself against the reb-
els 1T should order it's troops to
stand aside before tme allied
forces. This would render free
the road from Tien Tsin to the
capital and wouId accomplish
the work of protection which is
encountered.
''The Chinese government
should understand that only
means of proving it's sincerity
of it's responsibilities is "a ces-
sntiOn in the present campaign
in the obstacles in the way of
such an arrangement."
France Secures Details.
The French foreign Office re-
ceiVed this morning from M. Pich-
on, French minister at Pekin. what
is evidently the delayed despatch
which he referred to in the first
message received from him, pub
lished here last Thursday as my
cipher No. l, dated August 3d." 1t
is as follows:
From June Goth to July 18th the
Chinese troops besieged, fired upon
and bombarded us. Four legations
have been burned, and that of
France shree-quarters destroyed.
We still hold out, thanks to the
heroic defence of the France-Aus-
trian detachment. Our loss is six
teen. The general loss is sixty
more, and 10 wounded.
"All the missions in Pekin have
been burned, save the Pei Tang
mission, which his standing. but
the condition is uncertain. Despite
anguish and privations, the person
mel Of the legation are in good
health"
"The bombardment ceased on
July 18th. Offensive work, Chinese
barbados, and, internationally,
shot, continue, without victims.
THE government is attempting
directly to negotiate with us for
departure; but we cannot leave
without some protection other than
that Of the government"
Missionaries In Danger.
According to dispatches received
to-day from Vice Admiral Courre-
joles, French naval commander in
Chinese waters, native Christians
and missionaries on the line to
Hankow. five hundred KILOMETRES
from Pekin, are in great danger.
the point being entirely outside of
the sphere Of the allied operations.
He has also received bad news
regarding New Chwang, captured
August 4th, which, as he has ad-
vised, has since been evacuated.
According TO his advices from the
French colony in Pekin, eight ma
rines, one cadet and one customs
employe have been killed. He says
q Danish company has laid cable
from Chez Foo to Taku.
The Patrie publishes the follow
ing:
The procureur general of the
congregation of the Lazarus mis-
sion, Mgr Bettingour, informs US
that he has just been advised by
NJ. Delcasse that according to a de-
spatch from the French consul gen
eral at Shanghai, received yester-
day, seven thousand Christians
have been massacred at Paoting,
east of Pekin. No other details are
at hand.
If such startling news has been
received by the foreign Office, it has
been kept secret, as the usual news
channels have not been acquainted
with any such news"
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