The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-10

The first sentence of Minister Conger's
message TO the State Department received
today through Minister WI. and printed
elsewhere on this page. shows in every
word that the Chinese Imperial Govern
ment is Intentionally deceiving the Dip
Iomatfc Corps at Pekin as 10 the attitude
of the outside world The only possible
conclusion to be drawn from this is that
it is the desire of the Chinese Government
to deliver the ministers now to the Boxers
to be massacred.
Mr. Conger's message states that the
Tsung- -li-Yamen represents to the diplo-
matte body that the various foreign Gov
ernments have repeatedly asked through
the Chinese ministers to their capitals
that the diplomats depart from Pekin un-
der suitable Chinese escort.
Denounced as False.
No such requests have ever been sent
to the ministers at Pekin. The statement
BY the Tsung-li-Yamen that they have is
a falsehood.
This Government has never directed
anything of the sort, but on the contrary
has maintaired that the ministers should
not be allowed 10 leave Pekin under any
conditions until the allied forces were there
to protect their departure to the coast
This Government has held that the mo-
ment it assented TO its minister leaving
Pelzin the Chinese Government would be
relieved in a considerable measure OF re-
sponsibility for the safety of Mr.. Conger.
None OF the other powers represented in
Pekin has asked that its minister leave
Pekfn as suggested. so far as this Govern
ment is advised.
Minister Conger and the other dip.onats
were imprisoned in Pelin. ,.nable to COM
n1unicate with the outsia1 world. There
is now almost every evidence that the I'm
perfaI Government itself prevented COM
nlunication And while the ministers were
thus hopeless, the Government officials de
TberateIy lied TO them, to induce them to
leave Pekin under the supposed protee-
tion of the Imperial authorities.
The situation presented in this disclos-
ure, apparently unanswerable proof of the
foulest duplicity on the part of China, is
recognized by the Government heresas of
the EXTREMIST gravity.
Minister Conger in his message states
that the Tsung-lj-Yamen mas told the dip
lomatic body at Pekin of repeated requests
from the various foreign Governments that
the ministers depart from the capital city
under suitable escort. He says that the
diponats have replied that they are wait
ing instructions from their Governments
and that in the absence of such instruc-
tions they cannot quit their posts.
Mr. Conger says to the State Depart
ment that an escort of foreign troops is
necessary to insure the safety in such
retreat from Pekin of the ministers and
other foreigners, and the 600 native Chris
tians, who would be massaered if left be-
hind. He asserts that Chinese escort
cannot be accepted under any cireum-
stances
Mr.. Conger states that all the other
ministers have sent similar messages to
their Governments. He adds that seven
American marines have been killed at
Pekin and sixteen wounded. Among the
latter Captain Myers and DR.. Lippett.
This message accords substantially with
the despatch of the French Minister NJ.
Pichon, to his Government. the substance
of which was made public in Paris yes
terday, and is printed in this mornings
papers. 1t is supposed that other similar
messages have been or will be received
by the other Governments having repre-
sentatives at Pekin.
The Ministers Suspicious.
That fact that all the ministers join in
sending out such a message simultaneously
is recognized as most significant. 1t is be-
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