Show A MESSAGE Say Says Ae Are to Stop Advance W Aug iThe minister called led at tire the state den department ely early today and presented to Secretary Hay ay a copy of the dispatch from Li Hun Chang which was re receive received by Mi iter V last nIght from the Chine in Lo Just ec v a te egr m fr Pao t Ting Fu o h sL th m on 2 da July 19 l f tHe I privy day rec h impei imperial l fol lows t Weh We er e m mor l of L LI and an i t r us to the mini ts of the varlo various s n nations tons Now O th ln ister are alse safe ans well veI and nd LI Hung Chang is d r ted to wIre ire to toYang toYang Yang Yu Vu and the they may inform tire the secretaries for foreign affairs accordingly Respect this This has been delayed In It its transmission The other day I and other s sent a joint memorial requesting tat that the different ministers be out of Pekin or that they be enn enabled led to freely communicate Jt Iy government governments by letter or wIre wih with theIr r respective Wen When an imperial edict is received again wire IwU f aSin t t Minister Minister Yani Yan tf r Yu at FarIs arIs I and Minister Wu at Washington for them to te inform the respective foreign secretaries Ch Chut Ter Te Not d The imp ral nt is putting forth the most powerful efforts to secure through negotiations the abandonment of the International movement upon Pekin The cablegrams received at the state department to today today day from the Earl LI Hung Chang al all tend to demonstrate his d desire to seure secure the succor of the mini at Pekin and theIr dever delivery at T sin sink if tills cn can be safely effected lag Ing that In return the mn inn can be haled halted Unquestionably a proper assi ce of the safe delver delivery of the have some effect upon th the temPer of the power powers and I it is possible that the United States would give ear to over overtures tures turea in that direction were not the attempt made by the Chinese to Im Impose impose pose conditions upon the delver delivery that are altogether objectionable Such for instance is a stipulation that th the Chinese imperial authorities shall be absolutely absolved from the consequences of the agreement and for liability for what has taken place in Pekin The first stipulation ton might be regarded a as direct invitation to the Boxer Boxers to murder the ministers on their I way to the coat coast and therefore our government will leave It to Mr Con i ger himself whether or not he regards it as as safe to leave Pekin when the op opportunity opportunity Is held out outA A statement has been made in the dispatches from Europe to the effect that the United States Is pushing Cn n eral Chafee Chaffee for first command I It Is said at th war department today that such war war not the case it was recognized that the situation might be besuch besuch such as to make i it necessary f for r him to accept command if t tendered by oth other other er powers |