Bisbee daily review., 1904-05-27
Fighting Bob Evans
 of Our Navy
READS THE RIOT TO CHINA, AND
 SENDS HOT ANSWER.
Severe and Lasting Punishment to Any One, instapter. Who Shows Any Disrespect to Americans-The State Department Approves of Rob- ert's Action and the Admiral Re- mains America's Pride.

Washington, Thursday.-China has been inforemed that the Washington government claims the right to dis patch warships. not only to those Chinese ports declared by treaty to De open to the world, but also into the inland waters of China wherever Americans may be and where, by treaty with China, they are authoriz- ed to engage in business or reside for the purpose of spreading the Gospel
 The Toatai, of Gjukjang, protested to the American Consul at Hankow, boat Villalobos to Nanchang. The Taotai said that bad men" inhabit ed that section, and that the Viceroy had informed all the foreign consuls at Shanghai to instruct their captains not to visit Pcyang Lake except on most important business. Minister Conger called on Admiral Evans fer the facts. and requested him to point out the provisions of the treaty khich give cur gunboats the right to go wherever they please in the inter- ior of the Empire except upon rivers leading to open ports"
 In reply Admiral Evans wrote:
 T have to inform you that where as there may have been an express stipulation in our various treaties with China covering entirely the mat ter to which you refer, and I may be therefore unable to point out any specific paragraph granting this gen eral authority. yet I consider that the clause embodied in our trea,y, which grants to us the same or equal rights as may be granted to any other country-in short the most favorable action clause-covers my action in authorizing our gunboats to cruise III the same manner and through the same waters as are allowed by China to the armed vessels of other nations; and in this connection I have 10 state that the Poyang Lake and neighbor- sng waters have been for some time past visited by the gunboats of va rfous other nationalities, very prob ably, I presume, for the same pur- ited these waters, and apparently with the same sanction of the Chinese authorities"
 Acmiral Evans then sent the fol lowing instructions to the command ing officer of the Villalobos:
 You will. if occasion offers. in- from the Taotai, who wrote the le.- ter protesting to the ConsulGene.al against our vessels. that his object ions will not receive your considera- ton, and that if he thinks the people of Poyang District are bad men such H reason is the greater cause for more frequent visits and more careful in- spections of our interests by our arm ed vessels, and that these visits will be continued in the future as in the past. You are also authorized to inform the Toatai, should occasion offer. and any other Chinese officials who may raise objections of this char acter, that our gunboats are always amply provided for dealing with bad men, and that should there be any in- chnaticn to pay other than proper re- spect to American life and property on the part of these men, they will be dealt with immediately, and that the gunboa.s will without further in- structions administer severe and last ing punishment"
 The State Department now approves Admiral Evans action.