The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-22
TO PUBLISH TEXTS TODAY
1t is Said That Washington Has Dis.
closed Its Purposes Fully.
CAPTURE Of PEI IA CHU BY GEN. WILSON
He is Expected to Move on San Hal Tien Now
and Take the Arsenal There. Com
missioner ROckhiI Has Ar
rived at Pekin.
(By the Associated Press.) }


Washington, Sept 21.--rhe United
States Government has made full and
complete answers to the various inn
portant inquiries that have been adj
dressed to it by the powers relative
to the Chinese trouble. 1t has gone
farther, and has made a disclosure of
all its purposes and, as a member of
the Administration puts it, it has
thrown it's hand open on the table.
This action was taken after the Cab
met meeting today, and a luncheon
at the White House that followed
served to reduce the decision TO the
ultimate form.
At $3.50 o'clock Minister Wa called
by appointment upon acting Secretary
Hill, and was handed memorandum
embodying the response of the United
States Government to the request OF
Prince Ching that Mr.. Conger or some
other person be Immediately empow-
cred to begin negotiations with Chi
| nese authorities for final settlement.
| The Minister came away with q dis
satisfied expression upon his face.
Next came NJ Thiebaut, the French
Charge. A few minutes conversation
sutficed to impart 10 him orally just
as he had made his own inquiry, the
| answer to il.
Then Baron Sternberg, the German
Charge, who had been notified Of the
readiness of the State Department TO
make answer to the German note.
called and was given that answer lie
hastened away to cable it to his Gov
ernment.
The Department then sent the an
swer to the Russian inquiry forward
by messenger and directed cablcgrams
containing the substance of the an
swers to diplomatic representatives
abroad. Thus closed one Of the most
interesting and important phases Of
the Chinese ENHANCEMENT.
The State Department absolutely re-
fused to make any statement as to
the nature Of the answers, taking the
ground that to do so would be vio-
lation Of the diplomatic proprieties.
However, it was calculated that all OF
these answers will have reached their
destinations abroad by tomorrow, and
il was promised that the text of the
communications should be given to
the press tomorrow afternoon The
Ministers and Charges who received
the messages here adopted the same
secretive attitude. The President
himself it seems. had given instruc-
tions that every effort should be made
to maintain secrecy in this matter
until the official disclosure.
With all this, it is known that the
German proposal that negotiations
with China be deferred until the
| Chinese responsible for tire Pellin out
RACES have been surrendered to the
allies has failed of approval by our
| Government. The declination has
been conveyed in a manner that can
not give offense, but it is believed that
the United States Government cannot
recognize the principle that a country
may be called upon to surrender its
| own citizens to a foreign power or
powers for punishment. The Govern
| ment does not relinquish the idea Of
the. ultimate punishment Of the Of
tenders when they are properly den-
titled, but il does not believe that the
pursuit of this object should put a
stop to all negotiations
The idea of a commission to adjust
the difficulties with China is again
| brought forward and it is suggested
that such commission on the part
of the United States may either form
part of the Joint international com
mission, which it is hoped will be APP
pointed for the purpose, or, in the
event Of the failure Of the effort to
secure Joint action. then the members
can 60 on and deal directly with
China for settlement. The names Of
Minister Conger. General James H.
| Wilson and Mr.. Rockhill are mention
ed i'm this connections 1t is believed
that the outcome from n military
point. Of today's action will be the
withdrawal Of all but one regiment
of the American troops from China to
Manila. where they can be held ready
to return in an emergency. General
Chaffee probably will remain in China
in command Of the force there, which
will he regarded simply as a legation
guard.
One fact concerning the United
States answers that was learned Of
ficially is that they contain no new
propositions; they simply clear away
the debris Of unanswered inquiries.
EARL III AT TONG KU.
Copyright 1900 by the Associated Press)
Tong Ku Sept. 19.-tVia Shanghai, Sept
20th)-Li Hung Chang arrived on Tues
day at the raku anchorage where he was
. visited by Rear Admiral Remey and the