Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-20
A PATRIOT
WI TING FANG BELIEVES IN HIS
COUNTRY.
WANTS EMPEROR SUSTAINED,
Believes That Everything Will Be
Settled Satisfactorily-China
Will Right Her Wrongs.

New York, August ga dispatch to
the Herald from Washington says:
WI Ting Fang, Chinese minister to the
United States, in an interview, made the
following statements: ,
China recognizes the emperor and
empress dowager as her rulers. / have
no idea that an attempt will be made by
the Chinese to overthrow them. An Off
cial dispatch which 1 received yesterday
from Lii Hung Chang, announcing the, en-
rance of the allies into Pekini and the
safety Of the legations also stated tina.
before the city was attacked the court
had zone to the west. M
Naturally. I am deeply grieved," he
continued, that conditions should have
arisen which have brought about a
conflict between the Chinese and the al
lied forces, but I am hopeful that a full
and free discussion, such as will undoubt-
eddy occur between Lii Hung Chang and
the representatives of the powers will in
dictate where the responsibility lies, for
what occurred. n will eliminate in a
settlement of the questions and a perma-
nent withdrawal of the foreign troops.
Now that the ministers M those under
their protection ave been rescued, and
the emperor and empress dowager, have
sisnifled through Ii Hung Chang their
desire to accomplish a complete restora-
ton of friendly relations with the western
world, I am confident that in the interest
of all the nations and their subjects, not
to mention their a satisfactory
termination of the trouble will be
attained.
81 AVE said from the first that China
did not want war with the whole western
world. She appreciates the immense
strength which it would be able to hurl
against her. Essentially a peaceful ma
ton. she has always e~ndeavored to MAIN
tain pacific relations with her sister ma
tions. In all parts of China, except Taku
and Pekin, there is aside from a few local
disturbances, order, and the fact that it
is has been maintained uhde most trying
conditions, shows the strength of the i'm
perial government and of its servants. In
southern hin particularly there has
been no disturbance of any moment, the
VlceroyS there preserving order quite 10
the satisfaction of the foreigners as we'll
as to that of the Chinese. I do not an
ticipate, from the reports. which l have
at this moment, any outbreaks in these
provinces, as the vieeroys have the situa-
ton well in hand.
Il presume from Ii Hung Changes dis
patch. saying the courts has gone to the
west, the emperor and empress dow
ager are meant. I believe the report of a
few days g nat the emperor and en-
press dOwager mad gone to Tsi Nan Flu is
correct. The mere fact that the emperor
and empress dowager are not now, in
Pekin, does not change the governing
power of China. Queen Victoria gently
went to Ireland. but she still remained
queen of Great Britain. So with the en-
peror and empress dowager. I have old
You that do not fear an internal revolt
against them, and sincerely trust that
the powers will do nothing to remove the
present ruler from the government Of
China.
Il am not informed as to the terms
which the powers viii present. n I am
equally uniformed as to the PROPOSE
tons, if my which Ii Hung Chang will
submit Whatever the wrong for which
China may be responsible, she will rectify
it, I am sure"