Show DVANCEMEAiS EATH Wove of Allied Troops on Peking < Pe-king Will Cause Massacre SO DECLARES LI HUNG CHANG DEGLABESLiHUNG > Earl Maintains that Members of Legation aro Still Alive but that the Marching of International Forces Upon < the Chinese Capital Would Men Annihilation of tho I I Diplomats Trouble Caused by Lack of Backbone on Part of China and Drastic Measures of Powers New York Jaly 21A dispatch to I tIle World from Shanghai I says I LI l Hung Chang who arrived hero Saturday > Satur-day on his way Poking received the World c correspondent today and talked of the situation He said to me The membersr of the legallon are still alive but un advance of the allied al-lied troop upon Peking from Tien I Tsln would probably be the death herald her-ald of every white man In Peking Then the conservative clement would bo entirely c overpowered by the radicals lndlc3I I tWe ca scot the present situation were tho Jack of backbone and a wrong policy on the part oCthcChlnosJo Gov hrnip nt while the drastic measures of the foreign powers aggravated the slt imtlon Wo thank the Americans for their friendship which we have always ap iWecl ted and Admiral Kcmpff for his justice a forbearance In refusing to join in the bombardment of tho Taku forts fortsWe We are trusting America to standby stand-by the Integrity of the Chinese empire I will say that Jf J Ihepowers do attempt at-tempt to partition China then the south rn and central provinces whloh I are now peaceful will no longer be nOulral but all the Chinese of all classes will fight the foreigners with every means In their power With a slrong hand to fight for the policy and Integrity of the empire It can bo maintained and efficient reforms can be made Despite his extreme abe i Is generally I gen-erally understood that Prince Lis am blllon Is to have n foreign army at his I I disposal to pacify the rebellious dls lrlct and maIntain order throughout I the empire after the present Insurroc lloil Is suppressed I asked him if i he could restore order with 20000 while troops With less he answered The Boxers are a rabble rab-ble not to be considered I would turn to my side the Imperial troops tlvn too but the powers do not want them and would not permit 1 I do not know when I shall go to Tien Tsln to tko up my duties as Viceroy of the melropolltan province of Chi Lt |