The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-12
THE CRISIS IN CHINA
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legations are still IN PeklnS, ana are
safe. This cheering news reached the
State Department today, and was Off
cially confirmed by ambassador Choate
at London. The administration officials
who yesterday had agreed that the min
listers had left Peking and had been muir
dered, or We're held as hostages, expressed
satisfaction today with their action in re-
naming in Feking and predict that they
will be protected by the Imperial Gov
eminent until the allied troops come to
their relief.
| ambassador Choate added to the feel
| ing of the relief of the authorities by |
! ca bling that all the foreign ministers in |
Picking were safe on Monday last He |
failed to give the source of his informa- |
/ ticn, but stated that it could be regarded |
as entirely trustworthy. In view of the |
messages of Admiral Kempff and Consul
RagsdaIe the authorities are inclined to
place entire credence in the information
regarding the security of the ministers,
and, in fact, all foreigners in the capital
! of China.
LONDON, July l, 355 a. ma st.
Petersburg correspondent quotes the No
vosti as declaring that the Russian Of
fetal view is that Russia must play the
leading part in the suppression of the re-
volt that her interests are supreme in
Northern China, and that she must have
the ruling voice in the settlement with
the Picking Government.
Reports from Rome are to the effect
that the warships Vesuvius and Strom-
boil have sailed from Venice for China.
According to the Clerical Ordinance the
Vatican has received from the Catholic
missions in China kilograms stating that
the attacks of the Boxers are directed
chiefly against the Protestant mission
aries, who are known to rely upon the
armed intervention of their governments.
special dispatch from Rome says
that Signor Crspi has been interviewed
on the Chinese situation, and that he has
made the following statement
"China Is neither Africa nor India
Europe which has never been able to i'm
pose itself upon the immense Chinese
Empire the oldest civilization In the
world, may yet awake the dormant lion.
, If China should arouse itself all the re-
: sources OF Europe would hardly suffice
to conquer that race. The missionaries
. are responsible for all that may happen"
WASHINGTON, June 30.-Minister WI.
the Chinese minister, called upon Act
i ing Secretary Hill TINS morning and in
. formed him that Ii Hung Chang would
j remain in Canton, his presence there be-
( ing necessary for the maintenance OF
y order.
POWERS l., FULL ACCORD.
= BERLIN, June so-A high foreign off,
}. cia1 said today:
1.-THE old theory of no war Is still up
:. held. The understandings between the
powers are SUN Intact. NO eACIdtiSc "
u notes is going on. Japan some time age
y asked the powers for their programme
i which communication was answered. TIL
= press has been exaggerating the shar
o which diplomacy hitherto has had In tn
- matter There has not been any talk o
= dismissirg the Chinese Ministers 4
Europe.
he Lord Cough, the Charge d'Affaires, sal
ar he thought the powers were keeping u
re the fiction of mo war; as long as pos
he sible out of fear of the difficulties tina
20 might arise. between themselves in Chin
If war were once officially admitted TIL
correspondent of the Associated Press fr
I" terviewed the Chinese biInister, Lui Hs
u: Houan, who said:
y "There has been no question hilbert
d. in Europe of handing the Chinese Mir
id listers their passports. No one know
- where the foreign Ministers to China arr
II they went to Shang Kwan 1t was
re step taken by the Chinese Governmer
IL for their protection and was not their di:
Id missal The sending OF troops hence I
UT China is useless, for everything will
l. over before their arrival. 1t will reQuiI
nj six weeks to get them to Tien Tsin, an
~ l. Hung Chang will suppress the Boxer
in three weeks.
OF The Chinese Minister, however, admit
n having received no direct news from IN
at Chinese Government.
GERMANS DISSATISFIED.
throughout Germany with the attituc
of the Government regarding China. e.
pecially because the Government pui
A, fishes little official news, and even son
IN of this is erroneous. At the Foreign o
fee evasive answers were given to il
quiries about the number of troops an
-, ships which may be dispatched.
w The correspondent of the Associate
Press understands that the Emperor ar
Count Won Bulow, the Minister of Foreie
Affairs, who have just returned fro
Kiel, have reached understands
about the general lines of Germany's a
titude in the present crisis, subject
n unforeseen circumstances compelling
Ter deviation. 1t is certain, however, that Il
he Emperor could have all the voluntee
10 for China he wanted Tor the army
Tn arger forces were needed there, for Il
popular sentiment against China is qui
:. strong.
OIL A number of papers, including the Tag
En- blatt, express astonishment at the me
ag, ger and il-considered reports from vi
wv. Admiral Bendeman, saying the other n
IF lions have been better served in this 7
- spect. Regrets are expressed by the Ii
eraI newspapers that the Reichstas
ha' summer adjournment deprives the natl
out of the chance of obtaining detailed
!: formation regarding the extent to viii
to l'Germany means to participate In t
md Chinese adventure, which will necessita
co., the expenditure of large sums of none
- Several Of the leading papers demand tn
ms the Reichstag meet in extra session
ont The lingo newspapers advocate CT
the many's acquiring large army for trar
arS. marine uses.
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