The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-09
CHINA HELD GUILTY.
Strong Indictment of Government by
a. Correspondent-Guilty of In
fanny and Duplicity.

London, Aug. AT last the story of
Peking has been told. DR.. Morrison,
in the Times, holds up the Chinese
government before the world as
guilty, and to a degree of infamy and
duplicity that exceeds the surmise of
its worse d%etractors. In the same dis
patch he gives a nor hopeful view of
the prospects of the besieged than has
been expressed by any of the others
who have been heard from.
DR.. Claude MacDonald's latestletter,
while a strong Indictment of the Chi
nese government, is not nearly SO much
soasDr. Morrison's dispatch. That cor
respondent, with the imperial edicts as
authority, declares that as late as
July 2 the imperial government urged
the Boxers to continue their ''loyal
and patriotic services in exterminat-
ing the Christians" He explains those
marvellous changes in the Chinese atti-
tude which have SO puzzled the world.
Ittappears that all the appeals for in
Prevention and all the protestations of
friendship have been due entirely to
the victory of the allies at Tientsin.
The ministers at Picking owed their
safety up to July 81 not to govern
ment protection, but to the scarcity of
Chinese ammunition and to the fear
which the Tientsin victories inspired.
Brussels, Aug. 2.-M. DeFayereau,
minister ~offoreign affairs, h]asreceived
the following dispatch, dated Shanghai
August l from NJ. de Cartier de Mar
chienne, secretary Of the Belgium lega-
ton, nov acting as charge d'affaires of
Belgium at Shanghai: "The allies are
marching on Peking. They are Is
miles from Tientsin and should reach
Pekingineightdays. Allthe Europeans
have taken refuge in the inner inclos-
ure of the imperial city"
Berlin, Aug. "A high official in the
German foreign Office said that, in the
opinion of the foreign Office, all the mes
sages recently received from the mem
bers of the legations were allowed to
pass the lines by the Chinese govern
ment. From this the foreign Office
argues that the Chinese government
is already cowed by the international
success at Taku and Tientsin. The
statement is made in a reliable quar-
ter that more than 10000 men and 8 1850
officers of the German army have re-
sponded to the call for volunteers for
Chinese service.
London, Aug. 2.-There ome from
the Belgian charge d'affaires at Shang-
hal an official statement that the allies
are expectedto reach Picking in about a
week, they being IS miles from TEN
tsin Wednesday.
Requirements are reported to have
been sent to the Chinese at Yang
Tsun, where strong entertainments
have been thrown up to bar the adj
n of the allies.
Gen. Sir Alfred Gaselee is quoted as
saying O July 20 that he was ready
to advance, although lacking in ar
tillery. Col. Daggett, commanding
the Americans at Tientsin, is also
credited with a similar statement on
the same date. although utterly with
out transportation, not even having a
horse for himself.
San Francisco, Aug. 2.-The trans
port Meade sailed for Taku, China,
Wednesday afternoon with 1000 sol
diers aboard. The troops sailing we're
companies I, K, L and M. comprising
the Third battalion of the Fifteenth
infantry; troops B, G, I and Fl, Third
cavalry, and company E of the bat
talon of engineers from West Point.
The band of the Third cavalry accom-
panied the squadron. Besides the SOL
.diers and their equipment the Meade
carries $1,7OO,OOo in currency for the
payment of war expenses in China.