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Will NOT TAKE PART.
United States Declines to Join Won
Waldersee's Proposed Expe-
dition Against China.
coNeER TRIES TO PREVENT The MOVE.

C0hGER Tries tn PREVENT lHe MUVt.
Appeals TO the Ministers of the Other
Powers But They Refuse to Act
Report from Picking That China
Has Been Given Eight Days to
Yield.
Washington, Feb. 2O.-This govern
ment will not join in the contemplated
movement of the allied armies against
China and an indication of our pur-
pose will be sent to the powers. This
determination was reached at Tues
days cabinet meeting. 1t is believed
by the president and the members OF
his cabinet that such movement
would be unwise from every point OF
view and would be in the nature of a
demand that China shall do what is
proba bly, impossible for her to accom-
plish.
ConEcr Made Protest.
Washington. Feb. 2O.-During the
cabinet meeting Tuesday cablegram
from Minister CoDger 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
considerat ton, 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. 20.-The foreign en-
| voys have given the Chinese authori-
ties eight days in which to issue sat-
isfactory edicts.
Not an Ultimatum.
Peking, 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 a series of ultimatums or
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
columns of troops, two columns leav-
ing Picking, Tientsin and Pao-tingfu
respectively. Field Marshal Count
| Won Waldersee believes that eight
| days rations will be ample for the
| columns to take with them, as the
lines of communication will be open
and fresh supplies will be obtainable.
1t is reported on some authority
| that if the present negotiations prove
unsuccessful the warships of some OF
the powers viii seize Chefoo, Canton
and other places, as soon as the win
ter is over.
All the troops are being put through
severe course of drill, especially the
| Germans, from daylight until dark.
China snid to Have Yielded.
Paris. Feb. 2O.-A Havas agency dis
patch from Peking says Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Ching have in
formed the legations that the courr
agrees to infiict the punishments de
manded.
A cabinet council was held at TIL,
Eiysee palace Tuesday. The premier
M. Waldeck Rousseau, was still indis
posed, and was absent. The ministe
of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse, an
nounced that the French minister a
Peking NJ. Pichon, had notified tn
Chinese government of the early re
turn of the French agents to Mong
Use and Yun-Nan, and demanded tina
the yiceroy of Yun-Nan send hig,
! mandarin to receive them and expires
regrets for past events. The Chimes
government, the minister added, ha
just replied that first-class mandari
would be sent to give satisfaction.
London Papers Oppose Expedition.
: London, Feb. 20.-The afternoo
newspapers follow the morning pa
. pers in opposing military expedition
into the interior of China. The Wes'
minister Gazette says:
; 'If the United States and Great Brutal
maintain their present opposition to tt
expedition policy, it is safe to prophes
that an expedition is not likely to /
launched in the interior"
j. VIII Bring Emperor Back.
l. Shanghai, Feb. 20.-A special di
+ patch from Picking says Field Ma
h shall Count Won Waldersee's exped
r. ton to San-Fu will comprise $500
h men, British, Germans, French ar
IS Italians. 1t is understood that if tt
a expedition starts it will act as
guard of honor to the emperor on h
way back to Picking. 1t is rumore
that the allies will simultaneous
- operate in the Yangtse-Kiang vale
e County Assessors Meet.
Springfield, H., Feb. 2o-The thi,
J" annual convention of the county asses
e ors and supervisors of assessments