The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-10

from Chinese into the cipher code OF
China Owing to TIE gravity OF the 90
yelopments. this work requires scrupulous
exactness and time. but 1t Is probable that
It Is by this time on Its way 10 the Ont
nese government.
The various foreign representatives IN
the city showed keen interest In this lat
est move by the United States and called
at the state department to inquire con-
corning it. They were furnished copiee
Of the demand and In Informal manner
expressed their approval of what Lad
neen done Th!. action by the un'ed
States was taken solely on its own re-
sponsihiity, without consulting other
powers as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF the de-
mand.
The use OF the word demand" in the
American document thoroughly indicates
the urgency of the message In the tech
nical parlance of diplomacy II differs from
an ultimatum. which usually fSes a date
Or sets time within which there must
be compliance. the lack OF compliance dur-
ing the stated time being a ground for
war. While demand Is lese specific as
10 time OF compliance. It none the less
nsserts right which the government
will enforce II the right ne not con needed,
owing 70 the difficulties OF communica-
ton with pekln 1t Is expected that some
DAYS must elspse before an answer can
ne received, and there is disposition %
grand all reasonable time for this trans
mission,
Late in the day the state department
received an important dispatch from Con
sui General Goodnow at Shanghat an
nouncing the landing OF British troops &C
thai point The consul general did npt
state that he had protested against TINS
action and the state department Iudgeo
from this that no protest would have peen
made by him in the absence OF insric-
lions He stated however, that me
merchants OF the CITY strongly disap'
proved the binding OF the British troops
fearing that II would incte the anti-for-
eiQn chinese 10 hostllties, The govern
meat AT washington has taken no acton
In fhe nature Of a protest and u is staten
officially that no such action VIII D,
taxen ON the contrary. the unitec
STATES government recognizes inc ribh'
OF ans power 20 protect its citHens OF
their interests when they are supposed 70
he in Jeopardy AS indicative OF tn's
ro,,cy II IL stated In the highest official
nuarters that II the United states CIV
,ynna AT Annoy China, were reported W
no In danger this government would nam,
tain rs right to promptly send an arlns. /,
,orre for their protection. TINS rignt 81
,.otoctIon claimed by the United Sta'o'
is conceded to be open to all powers uiino
Al the same time the state depaftn
recognizes that there Is question 81 MS,
dom involved IN this particular lannlnt
q, troops. AS to whether our government
Sould EXPRESS any doubt upon the wisdom
AZ The movement the officials decline pos
i'' Secretary Root regards the situation
both from a military and diplomatic POM
~ view as much improved. The promise
~ c,nher communication with the MIN.
,sters in Pekin, together with ihe adVance
y, the international forces toward thN'
civ * believed to have co-relatlVe s.sI
ntscance. 1t is also believed mat th'
reslstance by the Chinese has not been
and will not be as great as anticipated Dy
some authorities, who said that the Chi-
Inese forces consisted of the best of theii
army H. &, 40.
The movement on Yang Tsun ~ IN ac-
cordance with Information con ainel II
Inc dispatch from General chanee, wnieh
was not made public and also IN avs,
patch which was made public after Pe
Tsang had been taken. u Is the eKpecta'
tlon Of the officials OF S"~ war depart
mcnt that the present reconnaissance II
force will continue.