The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-11
Displays Openly DoubIe-Dealng of
Imperial Government
A REPLY IMMEDIATELY SENT
This Message Was Not Given Publicity
But Was SO Woricd as not TO In
crease the jeopardy of the
Minister in Case Chi
ncse Have Key to
Our Cipher Code.

WASHINGTON, August 1o-ln the
.ight of the latest dispatch from Minister
conger. received by the State Department
through Minister wv to-day, The aitituoe
of the Administration is that there Is ouI
one thing to be done in the present cifcuh-
stances. namely, 10 press on to the reiiet
of the besieged garrison at Pekin.
This was made known after EXTENDED
communications between Washington ana
The president at Canton. The Conser DIS
patch vas accepted as showing conclusive
justification for the imperative oeiiia'iu
OF The United States, sent 10 the chinese
Government on Wednesday night INSIST
ing that the Imperial troops Cooperate
with the international forces in the rescue
Of the ministers. and until this condition,
as VII as that Of the cessation Of the DOM
bardment is fully conceded py Nh'ii''
there is no other course open put 70 ~
steadily onward in the mission oil feilei
The Conser dispatch was received oeloie
daylight at the Chinese legation ana aS
soon as the official day opened Minister
M, presented it TO Acting Secretary Aaee'
al the state Department 1t was m 'i'e
American cipher and was found to be an
identiral note with that Of the oths1 ln!t1ie
,ars at Pel1in (hat Of the frelcl fsi,..l,d,
tar NJ. PIchon, already having apPealsu'
Win the additional fact that seven ii,sil, ,aa,,
bers Of the. American snafu nav
I,iI!ed and sixteen wounded
REPLY SENT.
The discussion with the Presidei't tls 60 an
tho ,Ieternination to reply to the Soii
70 10 '.ls -. " 10 once and accordinsY
S..,arar, l>5.ot and Acting Secretary ttnse
1s,.,a,.raa an the terms Of his reply. me
.ol.t -.oe raa,;v by 3 O'Clock ana II "a9
t.o,,r,ar,ied late IN The day IT Saa ~ a.
,,o,nced officially and posiliEels - nc y,
,reesae,. would be made pupllc he.'A,., AZ
whole nor in substance 1,-.- s,,f-
,,lain. however. that the mesSs - ,1aes.
s.s;4I, Guarded as not 10 further liei et7s
~ ieona,.iv of our Minister N case 1ts
,,,3raea have access to our ci'aei
~ he terms Of The message lnes d.
,,.s.it,-ed 10 make plain that th5s Wv ma
p,snt viii not advise, much 4TSs "a S,s,;.ss
,rs,is,,r C,,-7ger leave f'ekin undef S4i-t.s .S
escort. when the Niri7se5 .5!, .1sn I,@ certain
washington that this woud ;'tl.- lIiet! lots
s-I, Moreover. the reply doueleSa iss7
~ Minister know that there is an eiI.,s
'.1l,,,,-sl,Ia error in the statement OF ~
t-,trese Government as convey 81 70 ,ba
through the Tsung ii 4alnell' thas t,,S,I,,
foreicr Governments had urged fei,e1,elti pe,tin
that the ministers De sehe o''
,lnder suitable escort
DOUBLE DEALING.
qv,is clause. contained in Mr. cong, .,,a
1a,est dispatch clearly shows lia ~
Chinese Government is leaoitte W. sbi,-ton
lievt that il is the wish OF "ast'-..7 I7ort
.,,o+ 5a leave under Chinese es.pt.
,,.hzrsa= the United States EoVetiiiiiet's .,e
never. has entertained for a 1hoLieit ~.
idea of having the Minister set ou' olt tTs
dangerous pilgrimage from fehtti -
coast under Chinese .protecHoii- .-,+3o,,
There is no probability that the a,.sitSoti +,i
~ I,[irase Government viii be directed
ite annarent double dealing, as allo1casru s,,.
nv +f7a f-onger dispatch. TINS t1oH = et5
has transmitted 10 the Powers -I'Ats -
the noie 10 the Chinese GoNefsliiieh'
,rusteG 10 Minister Wu on the iss a.,,sr
SIN. II has assurances from the ,bai-
Powers that they have not aos-gsS ,St C,hi-
respective representatives 10
nese escort from Pekln. oe tho
II was officially stated at the ciose " - 80
6ay that no further representations I9. - -.
49,, ,nade to the Chinese Goyernfleii.
since the Adee note of the SIN, anu
none would be made until the Ch.He9e 80
e,-,,,,an, mas given some indication OF ~
.+i.s,5a n viii assume in complying VIII
or denying the demands OF lae
States. ,+;-,,ir,e-
While the State Department IS eonf,Iusns f,n'.s,.
n 5fs1atch messages 10 Minister Censs-
upon he assurances Of the Chinese 9eq
eTn,rent that communication is uI.i,te ;,si,,
rupted. ii is doing 50 with compafaase,s 49,,
small hope of their delivery: rms asse. sa,,,
ton was borne out tonight wflefi So
Root sad that there was no cen.-i.-ns @
evidence in possession OF this Govern roy ,slz
nlent thai any of our dispatches really sS.aa nao
reached Minister Conger, This 1ao.saee9 c.,
that the Minister has not given q" no
and satisfactory answer 10 many o. Nv ~,
queries that have been addresseo iiii1 y
tho Department. Of State.