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United States, but of several if not all OF
the powers, that makes it certain that
| there is war at Pekin or the crisis has
passed.
The proposal from Ii Hung Chang was
similar to that communicated yesterday
through Consul General Goodnow who
coupled it with the warning that all prop
oSitions from the Chinese should be dis
trusted. Speaking of the proposition
prominent official said today:
Lii Hung Chang knows the position of
this Government. He understands that
we will not consent to any proposition for
| an armistice until the conditions of the
Presidents answer of July % to the ap-
peal OF the Emperor of China have been
emphasized in the TWO memoranda handed
to Mr.. WI. For this Government to reit-
crate the statements made in the Presi-
dents answer and in the memoranda
would be superfiuous. The Chinese under
stand our attitude. They must acquiesce
or refuse. Acquisscence would mean
simple way out of the difficulties in which
China has become involved. If the condi-
tions are not complied with the allies Will
attack Pekin.''
Mr.. WI called personally on Acting
Secretary Adee to deliver the Conger
message and the proposals from Ii Hung
Chang 1t was said by an official that
Mr. Conger answered questions contained
in the cipher cablegram of enquiry ad
dressed to him On August s. 1t was the
first message signed by the American
Minister that bore internal evidence of
being response to dispatches from the
State Department and showed that Mr..
Adee's telegram of August had been de-
livered to Mr. Conger. In the despatch
Mr.. Conger gave the names of the seven
marines killed while defending the Iega-
tions. Mr.. Adee asked for this in the
August despatch.
The Cabinet Meeting.
The Cabinet meeting adjourned at so
after being in session two and half
hours The whole Chinese situation was
gone over and Secretary Root was author
lied to prepare for publication the con-
tents of the messages from Ii Hung Chang
and Minister Conger received by the State
Department this morning together with
the Governments reply.
This reply is in brief that no proposition
for an armistice can be accepted until the
ministers have been delivered 10 the allied
forces and the other demands of the
Presidents note of July % complied with.
The proposition to halt the army at
Tung-Chow in order that the ministers may
be turned over to the allied forces viii be
declined, for the very good reason that the
army has already left Tung-Chow for p
kin. where it may have already arrived
Each member OF the Cabinet is now san
guine that the crisis Will BE- safely passed,
and that China viii promptly yield and sue
for peace when the allied armies reach the
gates of Pekin. 1t is said that the Presi-
dent shares this optimistic feeling
4 Message From Remey.
The following cable message, sent by
Admiral Remey at Taku yesterday. was re
ceived this morning by the Bureau of Nav
igation:
''Taku, Aug. 10.
Bureau of Navigation, Washington:
Front undeard from since 11th.
Lieutenant Latimer is on Chaffee's
staff, expressly to furnish me authen-
tie information Latest reports
through japanese sources allies occu-
pied Tung-Chow 18th. would attack
Pekin today REMEY."
The 1Ith which is mentioned as tbs
last date when word from the front had
been received. fell on Saturday. It was
then that the allies took Matow and the
brief despatch sent by General Chaffee
announcing the fact was received through
Admiral Remey yesterday. That des-
patch was sent from the front to Taku in
about twenty-four hours, and 1t would |
that the allies had kept up their |
telegraph line from Tientsin to |
Matow.
The long lapse of three days in whi,h |
nothing has been heard from the allies, |
would seem TO indicate that they have |
marched OF past Matow and have pro-
ceeded SO rapidly that the Signal Corps !
has been unable to lay its wires con-
Meeting the front with Tientsin. 1t seems !
certain that if Lieutenant Lati- |
mer, on General Chaffee's staff, were able
to reach military telegraph station he
would have communicated with Remey.
The inference therefore. is that the al
les were well toward the walls of Pekin
when Remey filed his message There is
accordingly every reason to believe the
Japanese reports mentioned by the admiral
hat the allies took Tung- Chow on Sun
lay and would attack Pekin itself or We'd
lesday- 1t is only about thirteen miles
rom Matow to Tung-Chow and the troops
,ouid easily have moved upon the latter
'laee and captured it by Sunday night
That would leave only one more stretch
n the advance on Pekin; that is. the ff-
cen miles from Tung Chow to the walls
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