Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-08-21
CHINA DID NOT COMPLY
United States Conditions Precedent
to Peace Negotiations Ignored
by China.
Not Likely, Therefore, That LiHung
Chang's Appeal For Peace
Will Be Needed.

1
Will Be Needed.
The Situation at Pekin Not Stuff.
GENTLY Clear to Warrant
Peace lalk.
Washington, Aug. 21-The American
reply to China's latest appeal for a ces-
sation of hostilities, received yesterday
from Lii Hung Chang, has not yet been
made known, and it is likely that the
i,:natter will be one of the main subjects
/ Of consideration at the cabinet meeting
today. But there is reason to believe
THAT the overtures will in effect be re-
'jected, on the ground that the condi-
ltions laid down in the American note
lof Aug. 10 have not been complied With,
land until complied With the govern
lment's course must proceed without
preference IN Chins's appeal for a halt
lin the proceedings.
'fhe dispatch of Aug. II said speciii-
lically that the United States was ready.
/ to enter into an agreement between the
lpowsrs and the Chinese gorrnment for
/ thas the relief of the foreigners should
Ibe permitted .sto Pekin unmolested"
4 and escort the legationers therefrom
IunGeri such circumstances as the COM
lnanding general might lay down. But
jliio tnsthe present time there is no evil
fdence that the allied forces are unmo-
Rested at Pekin or have received the
sanction Of the imperial government u
Ic0ltyey tiae ,egationers TO Ten Tsin
hwithout further trouble, and under the
iconditidns laid down by the command
ling general.
i ON the contrary, all of his dispatches
that the allies are meeting
with stubborn resistance, and there is
Ian entire lack Of compliance with the
conditions laid down by the United
states in ITS dispatch Of Aug. Il. AS
sstated, however. tie government has
isiNen re authoritative statement of IFS
purpose III reply 10 Chlna's application.
land there ia still 4 slight chance that
4compiets compliance with the demands
1fofs Aug. L. may be announced in8th he Pc
kin dispatches before .fie final deterlni-
tnation on thereby is made. But the
today is clearly in the line
Indicated.
II The application is Understood to have
Ibeen made to the. o.he r l,owers also in
Hthe hope that If all would name COM
MISSION there would then be a general
council between Ii Hung Chang on the
tone side and the several representatives
lof nations on the other Aside from the
fact that the conditions have not yet
/; l,es n complied with by China, * is prob
liable that this government would desire
Ito take sufficient time To learn what the
lother powers intend doing on the same
iiiils. as all are acting in unison. More
4 az OF, there are some unexplained fea-
lures Of Ii Hung Chang's application,
lone. uf them being that while he asks
tithe allies - cease hostiities. he gives
a3no assurance that he has the power 70
make the Chinese army and the re-
8bellious Boxsrss cease hostiiities.
The situation al Pekin has been made
more clear from many sources The
--LATEST asiyices appear 70 be that from
y Consul Fowler, Che Foo. repeating a
dispatch received from t'onsui fs;tgsdaie
lar Iien Tsin. The latter, reports Chi
X t,ssSe. y t!Nqits' s'tiEltltll.AtNti lis5 ldiaGs
II grounds. The Japanese legation re-
SaeiSed a dispatch OF the same general
Itenor. but niere IN detail. stating that
1.-THE Chinese troops retaeatea on the 10Th
within the imperial palace. and that
Il 3tlley We're surrounded there, with the
q j a l5aiesa military headquarters located
lin the Japanss'e legation Admiral Ia-
l.nIey also transmitted an authentic re-
port from Pekin on the 18th saving:
Troops moving on the imperial CITY
Il These s,4y eral Dispatches from differ
Tent sources establish clearly that the
Imperial palace ard grounds We're un-
Bder siege. But not one Of the dis5a.eh-
kesF il clear as 10 how late this condition
35of affairs existed. The Fowler dispatch
I2is the attest 10 be received and is dated
81 the 2oth but probably that Isl the date
ron Which X left Ter Isin. The Japan
Il ese Dispatch alsp refers To the Chinese
FL taking refuge in the imperial palace or
the 18TH. but does Not bring the situa-
tion beyond that day. SO that the lat
Il est Information, While showing the irn-
perial city surrounded, does not dis
sEelose 4 IL issue Of the situation nor how
q long ii has continued
YESTERDAY - dispatches seem to make
clear that the emperor and EMPIRE g
dowagef have made their escape from
Pekin and that about the. only presen
service of the imperial palace anc
a grounds is an asylum in which the de
n moralizad Chinese soldiers are making
last stand. The japanese legation
ad vices showed that the banners of th'
Imperial cortege were seen having Iekir
on%the 18th and that probably the EN-
tpreas doWagcr, as /" ell as the emperor
ihad left the city. Consul General Good
NOW advised the state department. HI
had nforina tion from Chinese source.
sEthat the empress sdowager had left Pc
kin.
The attitude which the international
forces viii observe toward the enpero
/, and empress dowager is understood t,
have received official consideration
lamong the powers resulting from re
quest by the southern yiceroys that NJ
personal indignity be shown to China
lsrulcrs.
HARD LOT FOR THE BoERs.
Britain Approves order to TAX
e; Oath of Allegiance 10 the Queen.