Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-11
APPEALS OUN|1[DSIAT[S.
Wants Uncle Sam to Use His Guod Offices With the Allied
 Powers.
ASKS THE EVACUATION OF TIEN-TISN,
The Appeal is Made by Minister Wu Directly to Secretary Hay, on a
 Message From Yuan Sbih-Kni, Who Has Taken the Place of Lii
 Hung Chang, to a Large Extent.

Washington, July 7.-The Chinese government has appealed to the gov ernment of the United States to use it's good offices to cause the allied powers, who still retain their soldiers an 1len-Isin, 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 cablegram from Viceroy Yuan Shih-Kai, of Chi hi, which the minister supplemented with long verbal explanation.
 The cablegram is as follows:
 Translation of a cablegram re- ceived July 4, 1902 (ffth moon o9th day) from Viceroy Yuan Shih-Kai of Chih-Li, dated July 3, 1902 (ifth moon 2sth day.]
 Your cablegram of July 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 Tlen-Tsin. But the foreign mili- tary officers at Tien-Tsin have arbi- traly given rise to fresh complica- tons, and drawn up many articles limiting to 300 the number of Chinese guards to be stationed at Tien-Tsin within the limit of 80 kilometers. Since the brigands in the vicinity of Tien-Tsin, on account of the footing of the arsenals 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 to fear that their action is not by any means for the public good. The for eien ministers at Picking do not ap- prove their action, and they have re- peatcdly demonstrated 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, which greatly impede the progress of our affairs. I request you to ask the government of the United States to consult with the otth- er governments so that instructions may be sent to the different military officers, directly, ordering them to accede to the suggestions of the for elgn ministers, to the end that nego- tlatlons may not be further delayed"
 The author of this message. Yuan Shih-Kai, has taken the place of the late Lii Hung Chang, to large ex- 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 munlcatlOn between the outside gov ernments and the lcgationers 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- ply 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 it will carry the Chinese appeal to the govern ments concerned.