Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-02-20
CHINESE CRISIS.
Hostile Expeditions Should Not
B, INDUCED In.
Feeling of United States to Be Com
munica.cd to ENJOYS.
Attitude in Exact Accordance With Formal
Notes Of Agreements.

Washington. Feb. 19.-Minister Con-
ger has been instructed by cable to
communicate to the foreign ministers
at Pekin the feeling Of the United
States government that further hostile
expeditions should not be INDUCED in
at this time.
This action vas 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.. Congcr's efforts are
futile.
The state department officials decline
to make public the text of the note.
However. it was said to be in perfect
accord with the policy already devel-
oped and to make manifest the deep
conviction of the United States gov
eminent that this proposed hostile ex
petition in violation of the rights of
the individual parties to the peace ne
gotiations because tending to bring
about the failure OF these negotiations.
The threat of military expeditions is
based upon desiLc to. force the Chi
ncse ENJOYS to spcedicrs{ ctioRs en- the
ministerial proposals. then it much be
stated that our government djsap
proves. feeling thTt it has not yet been
demonstrated Sufficiently that the Chi
nese government is not acting to the
| best of it's ability. &
Regarding the insistence of the for
eign minister's on the imposition of the
death penalty upon the whole list of
| prosecuted Chinese officials it is re
called that the Chinese agreed to I'D
| minister the severest possible punish
| ment and il is conceived here that it
may he entirely impossible for that
government to go to the length de-
manded by the ministers. These consid-
| rationS are of course. known to the
| foreign ministers in Pcllin. but it will
be Mr. Conger's duty to refresh their
| rccOllections as to the engagements
| their governments entered into with
| the United States as we'll as with Chi
| ma. and he will point out that our at
\ titude is in exact accordance with the
| outline laid down in the formal note
! preceding the beginning of the neSotia-
! lions.
| The United States government will
| continue to deal with the other powers
| through the diplomatic agencies, ignor-
| ing the suggest ion that the ministers
a Iekin have no control over the mill
tary forces stationed there and carry
rying out the same theory Gen. Chat
| fee will act in thorough harmony with
any suggestions made by Mr.. Conger.
Pekin. Feb. 19.-Field MarrhaiI
| Count Won Waldersee, command
chief of the allied forces. has planned
| a Joint expedition against Tayuan Flu.
which is southwest of Pekin AMI on
the road 70 Singan Flu. where the Chi,
nese court has taken refuge. The cxpc-
dition is to start at the end of the
month If the Chinese do not come to
their senses promptly and comply !. itn
| the demands of the powers, particu-
| larly those referring to the punishment
| of the guilty officials. In an order :. SIX
| ing for n general statement of the
number Of troops that can hc sent.
Count Won Waldersce says that the ex-
petition is contemplated in case China
does not act quickly. The statement is
taken seriously by all the military Fore
| es. and the idea is enthusiastically re-
CeiVed.
Judging from their past conduct.
Niceroy Chang Chin Tung and other
disturbers in the south may advise the
Empress Dowager to balk. in which
case naval expedition to Hankow,
simultaneous with the military expe-
ditIon IN the north. will probably re-
veal to the Chinese the error of their
ways. If it had not been for the influ-
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