The evening times., 1900-09-25
ORDERS TO LEAVE CHINA
General Chaafee Directed to With
draw the American Troops.

Az But One Regiment of Infantry,
Four Troops of Cavalry, and a
Light Battery, Which viii BE Left
An PeIsin as n Legation Guard. VIII
BE Sent at Once to ReeHforce
General HIucArthur at Maniia-An
Authoritative Statement That Min
lister Conger VIII Not BE Selected
as n Peace Envoy by the President
for Political and other Reasons.
At L :: So this afternoon Adjutant Cen
eral Corbin signed the order to General
Chaffee directing the immediate with
drawaI from China of ali the American
forces with the exception of legation
guard, to consist of one regiment OF
infantry, four troops of cavalry, and one
light battery Of artillery. The order was
Immediately sent to the telegraph room
for transmission to General Chaffee.
General Corhin gave out the following
statement in regard TO the instructions
to General Chanee:
instructions of the Secretary of
War were cabIed to General Chaffee
today that. pending negotiations for
the settlement, a legation guard of
one regiment of infantry. four
troops Of cavalry, and one light bat
terry of artillery, under the COM
mand of General Chaffee. will re-
main in Pekin for the protection Of
our minister and American inter-
ests, and the remainder of General
Chaffee's force, along with staff cfti-
ers not required, stores, and mate
rial Will be sent to General Mac
Arthur at Manila
The order of withdrawal includes all
the marines in Pekin and elsewhere in
China. Instructions to send them to the
Cavite naval station were telegraphed by
Secretary Long to Rear Admiral Remey
this afternoon.
Several communications have reached
the Government, which throw more light
OIL Iub dltltuuS Ol Ger TAIN VI lbS pOHS4S IL
regard to Germany's proposal that the
anti-foreign leaders in China be punished
by the nations whose subjects and citi-
zens were attacked, as a condition prece-
dent to peace negotiations, hut no definite
information on the subject has been re-
ceived. The Government has advices
l.
practically in accord with the United
States in holding that the Imperial au-
thorittes of China should be given the op-
portunity of Furnishing the leading male
factors and that peace negotiations should
proceed without reference to the punitive
action of the Chinese Government.
Japan's position. as interpreted from
the official advices received here, is that
Germany's proposition to punish The lead
ers could not be carried out, as il depends
for success largely on the Willingness OF
the Boxer leaders to surrender themselves
TO the powers No guilty Chinese official
would, OF course voluntarily put his
Government believes, are in accord with
the stand it has taken, but 10 official ex-
plantations of the attitude of those two
countries has reached the State Depart
ment
Prince Tuan Net Accepted.
The Government has heard by telegraph
from one of it's officials in the East the
report that Prince Tuan, the Boxer leader
has been promoted to be Grand Secretary
of the Chinese Empire. The information
was sent merely as report, however, and
the official who transmitted it could not
vouch for its accuracy.
From what the authorities here say it
is evident that Prince Tuan would not
be acceptable to the Government of the
sociated with tf~a Psxer outrages to
permit this and other nations to rec
ognize him as a person charged with
power to conduct a settlement of the
Chinese question, and to accept him
would be inconsistent, in view of the
American declaration to China that the
appointment as peace plenipotentiary
of any person concerned in the attacks
on foreigners would not be agreeable tc
this country.
In one of the communications received
by. the State Department from Ii Hun:
Chang, it was stated by the great Chinest
diplomatist that he had suggested tha
IN addition to Prince Ching, he SHOULD
nave associated with him in conducting
the peace arrangement, Gen. Jung LII
and the Viceroy of Hankow Jung L,
would not be recognized in that capacit,
by the United States. In view of Minis.
ter Conger's statement that Imperfa
troops fired on the American Legation
Jung Lu, as commander of the Chinese
forces in Pekin. would be disqualified t,
act as a negotiator.
There is excellent authority for tn
statement that Seth Low, of Brooklyn
is under serious consideration by tn
President in connection with the selection
Of plenipotentiaries TO assist in the cen
duct of the peace negotiations 1t is no
likely in the slightest degree that Johl
W. Foster, former Secretary of State. viii