Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-07-10

Wants Uncle Sam to Use His Good
Offices With the Allied
Powers.
ASKS THE EVACUATION OF TEN. TISA.
The Appeal is Made by Minister WI
Message From Yuan Shih-Kai,
Who Has Taken the Place of Ii
Hung Chang, to q Large Extent.

Washington, July THE Chinese
government has appealed to the gov
eminent of the United States to use
it's good offices to cause the allied
powers, who still retain their soldiers
in Tien-Tsin, 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 WI directly to Secretary
Hay, in the shape of a c%ablegram
from Viceroy Yuan Shih-Kai, of Chi
Ii, which the minister supplemented
with a long verbal explanation.
The cablegram is as follows:
translation of a c%ablegram re-
ceived July A, 1902 (fifth moon 10Th
day. from Viceroy Yuan Shih-Kai of
Chilli, dated July 3, 1902 (fifth moon
2Sth day.]
"Your cablegram Of July 2 is re.
ceived 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 Tien-Tsin. But the foreign mill.
tary officers at Tien-Tsin have Hrbi.
traly given rise to fresh compiled,
tions, and drawn up many articles
limiting to 300 the number of Chinese
guards to be stationed at flemish
within the limit of 30 kilometers
Since the brigands in the vicinity OF
Tien-Tsin, on account of the l~ootins
of the arsenals in 1900, are generally
well armed, 1t would be impossible
for such a small force to
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 tc
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 demonstrated with them;
but the military officers have no,
been willing to come to an agree.
ment. The ministers and the mill.
tary officers each hold to their OWL
opinions, which greatly impede the
progress of our affairs. l request
you to ask the government of the
United States to consult with the 9th.
err governments so that instructions
may be sent to the different military
officers, directly, ordering them tc
accede to the suggestions of the for.
eign ministers, t. the end that nego.
tiations may not oe further delayed
The author of this message, Yuan
Shih-Kai, has taken the place of the
Late Lii Hung Chang, to a large OK
tent, in dominating Chinese foreign
policies, and the United States gov
eminent is the more disposed to heed
his appeal, because of his excellent
conduct during the Boxer uprising.
He was the principal means of com.
m%unication 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 Pc
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 a fair spirit, and to
that end to have Tien-Tsin evacuated
at the earliest possible moment by
the foreign officers, SO it will carry
the Chinese appeal to the govern
ments concerned.