The Monticellonian., 1902-07-11
APPEALS I0 UN||EDSTAIES.
Wants Uncle Sam to Use His Good Offices With the Allied
 Powers.
ASKS THE EVACUATION OF TIER-TISR.
The Appeal is Made by Minister Wu Directly to Secretary Hay, ""
 Message From Yum Shih-kai. Who Has Taken the Place of Ei
 Hung Chang. to a Large Extent.

Washington, July 7.-The Chinese government has appealed 10 the gov ernment of the United States to use its good offices 10 cause the allied powers, who still retain their soldiers in TienTsin, to evacuate that place in conformity with the spirit of the agreement of Pekin. which settled the Boxer troubles. The appeal was made by Minister Wu directly to Secretary Hay, in the shape of a cablegram from Viceroy Yuan Shih-Ka. of Chi Li, which the minister supplemented with long verbal explanation.
 The cabiegram is as follows:
 Translation of a eablegram re- ceiyed July 4. 1902 (fifth moon 29th dayl from Niceroy Yuan ShihKai of Chih-Li, dated July ,, 1909 (fifth moon 2sth day
 "Your eablegram of July 2 is re- eeived with much qualification. In the final protocol signed by the diff ferent powers there is no stipulation that a supplementary convention will be made in regard to the restoration of TienTsin. But the foreign mili- tary officers at Tien-Tsin have ;,rbi- traly given rise to fresh complica- tions, and drawn up many articles limiting to 300 the number of Chinese guards to be stationed at Tien-Tsin within the limit of 30 kilemeters. Since the brigands in the vicinity of Tien-Tsin, on account of the footing of the sarsenals in 1900, are generally well armed, it would be impossible for such a small force to suppress and punish brigandage; much less can it police the city and vicinity and pre- serve order generally. The military officers appear to be willing to re- store the city, but in reality they wish to delay. There is reason ta fear that their action is not by any means for the public good. The for eign ministers at Picking do not ap- prove their action. and they have re- peatedly remonstrated with them; but the military officers have not been willing to come to an agree ment. The ministers and the mili- tary officers each hold to their own opinions, wEieh greatly impede the progress of our affairs. l request you to ask the government of the United States to consult with the oth- CT governments so that instructions may be sent to the different military officers, directly, ordering them to accede to the suggestions of the for eign ministers. to the end that nego- tiations may not be further delayed"
 The author of this message, Yuan Shih-kai, has taken the place of the late Ii Hung Chang, to large cx- tent, in dominating Chinese foreign policies, and the United States gov ernment is the more disposed to heed his appeal, because of his excellent conduct during the Boxer uprising He was the principal means of com municatien between the outside gov- ernments and the legationers during their time of peril, and but for his strength of character the entire province of shan Tung would have been drawn over to the Boxer cause.
 Secretary Hay will address himself to the different governments. proba- bly through Minister Conger, at Pe kin, and the foreign ministers there located The situation at Tien-Tsin is peculiar, and in the view of the state department, the attitude of the foreign military officials there is perfectly unreasonable. The state department has satisfied itself that the foreign ministers at Pekin, whose governments are represented by these military leaders, are thorough ly anxious to have the treaty of Pc kin executed in fair spirit, and to that end to have Tien-Tsin evacuated at the earliest possible moment by the foreign officers, so II will carry the Chinese appeal to the govern ments concerned.