The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-21
lBINET MEMBERS PLEASED
HEY SAY CONCERTS CODE is IN
ANSWER TO A CODE QUERY.
fnte Department Adheres to It's BE.
n lief that Chinese Government
Is Not mt Fault.

|Nashington, July 20.-The various cab
~ officers gathered in Secretary Hays
Ice and an impromptu cabinet confer
zee was held In the diplomatic chamber,
hinly for the purpose Of exchanging con-
Valuations and OF taking "a survey OF the
|knaticn.
The consultation brought about no pro-
Spnced change OF policy, for it was seen
At already every energy has been beat
ward meeting the situation and that
fere was absolutely nothing more that
|uld be done. After all, the cabinet Of
Malls felt, and SO stated. that the mes
'ge was an evidence OF friendliness and
200 faith of the pro-foreign ele-
|ent Of the Chinese and that
sdom indicated course which
|puld continue to utilize the friendship.
he government accepted the message as
theniic and Secretary Hay transmitted
TO all our ambassadors and ministers
Proad with Instructions to lay it before
IL respective governments to which they
. accredited and to urge upon them the
fcssity of cooperation for the immedl-
relief OF the foreigners at pekn.
a message also was seat by Secretary
|png TO Admiral Remey conveying The
|teIligence OF the desperate situation il
fkin and instructing him to use and
fge every possible endeayor for relief"
|This message Secretary Long explained
peant for Admiral Remey himself TO
use" and to urge" upon the command
Is Officers of the other powers the use
.fevery endeayOr for the relief of Pekin,
.Secretary Root sent a similar notifica-
pr to Colonel Coolidge the senior Amer
ban officer ashore at Tien Tsin. This
$tion was the result OF the conference o.
fcretaries Hay, Long and Root. II was
ALLIED that the hand and naval forces Of
be United States now in China could
pt snglehanded push on to Pekin ana
Ne other powers accordingly were APP
Nailed 10, ON the basis OF Minister CJnS
RS message to cooperate for rellet.
bcretary HAY explained his reasons FOR
acing reliance in the authenticity OF
|inlster Conger's dispatch, saying that
was a complete reply in code to the code
Message sent by hlm aud that lis du-
{enici,y was vouched for by the tsung
yameu.
."of course" said Secretary Hay, smii
.g. II may be fooled, but can not see
b% the authenticity Of the cable can be
|iestioned"
A message from Consul Fowler that
|eneral Yung Sih Kai, governor OF Shan
ing province, reported that the Chimes
Ithorities were doing all in their power
cut down the Instruction, Is exceed
|giy welcome. 1t only confirms the theory
| sihe state department that the position
the Chinese government Is correct, huy
| Seemed to Indicate that Yung Sih Kal
hs thrown the weight of his influence on
&e side OF the government, Yung Is con-
|dered one of the ablest, II not the aolcst,
fnerll in China.
.Secretary Hay was congratulated on
be success OF the steps he had adopted
btopen up Communication between Fekin
bid Washington for. while the chancel-
Niles OF the whole world stood inactive,
b had adopted course which had
Fought message from our minister.
. The Chinese minister Mr. WI, snarei
|so in the universal appreciation OF what
hd been done. He seconded Mr.. HAYS
ffort in the outset. and it is due 90 the
{hcal machinery act in motion by him
hat the communications were gotten
though. II is appreciated by the officials.
|bth American and Chinese. that there
III be suspicion in some quarters. Against
hese, It Is declared that a message au-
herticated by the American cipher code
nd backed by the integrity OF the Off
3ale through whom 1t has passed must
81 accepted as authentic until something
litter than mere suspicion Is brought
birth.
. later in the day several messages were
Rceived from Consul Fowler at Chez Foo,
krongly confrmatory of the news that
be foreigners We're alive.
. The fact that the cabegrsn from MIN
5ter Conger was given scant credence
Nj London official circles had no damp
hing effect upon Abe optimism OF the
kate department.