The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-22

dated Peking. II. announcing the arrival
o. Special Commissioner RockhiIl at Picking
on that date. 3fr. Conger made no state
ment as 10 conditions in the Chinese situa-
ton.
The United States government has made
full an(t~ complete answers to the various
important Inquiries that have been adj
dressed to il by the powers relative TO the
Chinese trouble. says the Associated Press.
Moreover. IL has gone farther and has
made disclosure OF all OF its purposes.
and. as a member of the administration
puts IT, IL has thrown its hand open on
The table This action was taken after
the Cabinet meeting to-day. and luncheon
al the White House that followed served
10 reduce the decision 10 the ultimate form.
AT half past o'clock Minister WI called.
by appointment, on acting Secretary Hill
and was handed a memorandum embodying
the response OF the United States govern
ment TO the request Of Prince Ching that
Mr.. C9nger. or some other person. be in.-
mediately empowered to begin negotiations
with the Chinese authorities for a final
settlement The minister came away with
a dissatisfied expression on his face Next
came NJ. Thiebaut, the French charge. A
Few minutes conversation suf1iced to impart
10 him, orally. an answer to his own verbal
inquiry Then Baron Sternberg, the Ger
man charge. who had been notified of the
readiness of the State Department to make
answer to the German note, called and was
given that answer He FASTENED away 10
cable IL ID his government. The depart
inquiry forward by messenger and wired
cablegrams containing the substance of the
answers TO its diplomatic Representatives
abroad. This closed enc OF the most inter-
esfing and important phases Of the Chi
nese ENHANCEMENT
The State Department absolutely refused
10 make any statement as to the nature
of the answers taking the ground that 10
do so would be a violation of the diplo-
matte pr0prieties. However, as IL was cal
culated that all OF these answers will have
reached their destinations abroad by to-
morrow, IL was promised the text of the
communications should be given to the
press Tomorrow afternoon The ministers
ana charges who received the messages
The President himself, IT seems, had given
instructions that every effort should be
made to maintain secrecy In this matter
until the official disclosure With all this.
II Is known that the German proposal that
negotiations with China be deferred until
the Chinese responsible for the Picking out
RACES have been surrendered to the allies
has failed OF approval by our government.
The declination has been conveyed in a
manner that cannot give offense, but II is
believed the United States government can
not recognize the principle that country
may be called on to surrender its own
citizens TO a foreign power or powers for
punishment The government does not re-
1inGuish the idea of the ultimate punish
meat OF the offenders when they are prop
erly Identified but it does not believe the
y
all negotiations.
The idea OF a commission to adjust the
difficulties with China is again brought
forward. and 1t is suggested that such a
commission on the part of the United
States may either form part of the joint
International commission, which IL Is hoped
will be appointed for this purpose, or, in the
Event OF the failure of the effort TO secure
5oint action. then the members can go on
md deal directly with China for a settle
ment- The names Of Minister Conger. Gen.
James III. Wilson and Mr.. Rockhill are
mentioned In this connection. II is believed
the outcome, from a military point, of to-
days action will be the withdrawal OF all
but one regiment Of the American troops
from China to Manila. where they can
be held ready TO return in an emergency.
General Chaffee probably will remain In
China In command of the force there, which
will be regarded simply as legation guard.
One fact concerning the United States
answer that was learned officially Is that
they contain no new propositions: they sim
ply clear away the debris of unanswered
inquiries.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, to-day
talked quite freely on the Chinese situation.
He expressed the opinion that the govern
ment eventually would be able to with
draw and avoid the danger of becoming in
volved in common war of the powers
against China.