The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-02-21
CHINA WILL YIELD.
Full Compliance with the Demands
Will Be Made.


Chinese will comply with all the de-
mands of the powers, although they
desire information on few minor
details. The foreign ENJOYS look for
ward confidently to absolute com
pliance by Thursday at the latest.
Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang have
been greatly worried by the prepare
tons for the expedition into the in
terror, and they have strongly urged
the court to yield, pointing out that
lotherwise the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
empire was probable.
Instructions to Conger.
/ Washington, Feb. 20.--Minister Con-
ger has been instructed by cable to
communicate to the foreign ministers
at Picking the feeling of the United
States government that further hos
tile expeditions should not be in
dulged in at this time.
This action was taken by the state
department after the cabinet discus
sion had developed the attitude of the
administration. 1t is understood that
this course was regarded as best,
since it left room for another appeal
to the powers, directly through their
foreign offices, in case Mr. Conger's
efforts are futile. The state depart
ment officials decline to make public
the text of the note. However, it was
said to be in perfect accord with the
policy already developed and to make
manifest the deep conviction of the
United States government that these
proposed hostile expeditions are in
violation of the rights of the in
dividaul parties to the peace nego-
| tiations, because tending to bring
about the failure of these negotia-
tions. If the threat of military ex-
| petitions is based upon a desire to
| force the Chinese ENJOYS to speedier
action upon the ministerial proposals,
then it must be stated that our gov
eminent disapproves, feeling that it
has not yet been demonstrated suffi-
GENTLY that the Chinese government
is not acting to the best of its abil-
ity.
| Regarding the insistence Of the
foreign ministers on the imposition
of the death penalty upon the whole
list of prescribed Chinese officials, it
is recalled that the Chinese agreed
to administer the severest possible
| punishment, and it is conceived here
that it may be entirely impossible for
that government to go to the length
| demanded by the ministers. These
| considerations are of course known
| to the foreign ministers in Picking,
but it win be Mr.. Conger's duty to
| refresh their recollections as to the
| engagements their governments en-
tered into with the United States, as
well as with China, and he will point
out that our attitude is in exact ac-
cordance with the outline laid down
in the formal notes preceding the be-
| ginning of the negotiations. The
| United States government will con-
| tinue to deal with the other powers
| through their diplomatic agencies,
ignoring the suggestion that the min
| listers at Picking have no control over
the military forces stationed there;
| and carrying out the same theory
| Gen. Chaffee will act in thorough har-
mony with any suggestions made by
| Mr.. Conger.
| SBy Court Has yielded.
London, Feb. 20.-Dr. Morrison, wir-
| ing to the Times from Picking, says:
"The Chinese declare that the threat
| of the Waldersee expedition has been
| successful and that the court has
| yielded and issued decree fully com
| plying with the demands of the for
eign ENJOYS on the question of pun
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confederation. but they are generally
believed here"
| ConEer Made Protest.
Washington, Feb. 2O.-During the
cabinet meeting Tuesday a cablegram
| from Minister Conger was submitted
| referring to the proposed military ex-
| petition in China. under command of
| Count Won Waldersee. 1t disclosed the
| fact that our minister had protested
to the ministers council against hos
| tile movements of this character, but
that his protest had failed to receive
| consideration, the other foreign min
listers taking the ground that they had
no authority to influence military
operations one way or the other.
| Give China Eight Days.
Picking, Feb. 2O.-The foreign en-
voys have given the Chinese authori-
ties eight days in which to issue sat
isfactory edicts.
Picking, Feb. 2O.-The eight days
| given the Chinese authorities for the
| publication of satisfactory edicts can
not. the foreign ministers say, be con-
| sidered as an ultimatum, as the notice
only refers particularly to the cessa-
ton of examinations and also to the
liability of the governors of the
provinces where outrages may be
committed.
| The military officials fail to see the
| difference in series of ultimatums or
a single ultimatum covering the entire
demands, and ask if the Chinese refuse
to agree to any points during the num-
Der of days given what the ministers
intend to do.
Military Preparations Continue.
| In the meantime the military con-
tinue preparations for the expedition,
the intention being to send out six
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