Daily Kennebec journal., 1900-08-10
YANG TsUM TAKEN.
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| MN upoH journey from Pekln TO
I the coast.
we therefore urge upon the inn
perial government that it shall
ADOPT the course suggested in the
| thlrd clause of the letter of the
| PRESIDENT to His Majesty, the En-
| peror of China, of July 90, 1900, and
| enter into communication with the
relief expedition so that co-opera-
tion may be secured between them
Tor the liberation of the legations,
the protection of foreigners and the
restoration of order. Such action
on the part of the imperial govern
ment would be a satisfactory dem
onstration of it's friendliness and
desire to attain these ends.
(SigneO ALVEY A. ADEE,
& Acting Secretary.
Department of State, Washing
ton, Aug. s. 1900"
Minister WI worked assiduouslv on
the message. during today. translating
it first from English to Chinese and
then from Chinese to the cipher code
OF China. Owing to the gravity of the
document. this work required scrupu-
lous exactness and time, but it is prob
able 1t is by this time on it's way to
the Chinese government. The various
foreign representatives in the city
showed keen interest in this latest
move of the United States and called
at the state department to inquire con-
cerning it. They We're furnished copies
of the demand and in an informal
manner expressed their approval of
what had been done. This action by
the United States was taken solely on
its own responsibility, without consult
ing other powers as to the advisability
of the demand
The use of the word demand in the
American note thor ,ughly indicates
the urgency of the message. In the
technical parlance of diplomacy it d:-
ferS from an ultimatum which usually
fixes a date or sets time within which
there must be compliance. the lack of
compliance during the stated time be-
ing a ground for war. While a demand
is less specific as to time or compli-
ance. it none the less asserts a posi-
tive right which the government will
enforce, if the right be not conceded.
Owing to the difficulties of communi-
cation with Pekin it is expected that
some days must elapse before an
answer can be received and there is n
disposition to grant all reasonable time
for the transmission.
Later in the day. the state depart
ment received an important dispatch
from Consul General Goodnow. at
Shanghai. announcing the landing of
British troops at that point. The con-
sui general did not state that he had
protested against this action and the
state department judged from this that
no protest would have been made by
him in the absence of instructions. He
states. however. that the merchants of
the city strongly disapproved the land
ing of the British troops. fearing that
it would incite the anti-foreign Chin
ese to hostilities.
The government at Washington has
taken no action in the nature of pro-
test and it is stated officially that no
such action will be taken. On the con-
trary the United States government
recognizes the right of any power to
protect it's citizens or their interests
when they are supposed to be in
jeopardy.
As Indicative of this policy it is stat
ed in the highest official quarters that
if the United States citizens at Annoy.
China. were renorted to be in danger
this government would maintain it's
right to promptly send an armed force
for their protection.
This right of protection claimed by
the United States is conceded to be
open to all powers alike. AT the same
time the state department recognizes
that there is a question of wisdom in
voIved in this particular landing of
troops. As to whether our government
would express any doubt upon the wis
dom of the movement the officials de-
cline positively to say.
Secretary Root regards the situation
from a military and diplomatic point
of view as much improved. The prom
ise of cipher communication with the
ministers in Pekin, together with the
advance of the International forces
toward Pekin. is believed to be rela-
lively significant. 1t is believed that
the resistance by the Chinese mas not
been and will not be as great as antlc-
ipated by some authorities who said
that the Chinese force consisted of the
best Of their army.
The movement on Yang Tsun is in
accordance with information contained
in the dispatch from Gen. Chanee
which was not made public and also
in a dispatch which was made public
after Pei Tsang had been taken; 1t Is
the expectation of the officials OF the
war department that the present
reconnaissance in force will commune
although nothing is said as coming
from Gen. Chaffee to that effect.
The state department has received a
cablegram from Consul General Good
now at Shanghai announcing tht con-
siderable British detachment OF troops
had been landed for the protection OF
the foreign settlement at Shanghai.
No protest has been made by the
American consul general, but he says
the merchants of Shanghai ,disapprove
of the action of Admiral Seymour,
fearing it will incite the anti-foreign
Chinese.
1t is learned at the state departs
ment that the United States govern
ment will enter no protest to the land
ing of the troops. as it comedies the
right of any power to protect its citi-
zens where they are deemed to be in
danger.
The subject of the appointment OF
Count Waldersee to command the in
ternational forces in China has been