Show LOSE FAiTH IN CHINA t Washington t < f Officials are Now Doubting the TtT Stories Sent Out by Officers of > Chinese Government r S Admiral i Kcmpff Writes that the Imperial Authorities arc in Sympathy ipathy With the Boxers TIiS is the First I pathy Official 1 Declaration to S Reach Our Government Contradictory of Chinese Statement a Uncle Sam Will Therefore Accept Admiral Kempffs Word VTnshlngton July 2GThere were no developments today to warrant thens sumptlon that there was the slightest Improvement in the Chinese situation Indeed the general tenor of such ncwj a found light was to add to the steady growing doubt us to the good faith of the Chinese Government as manifested In Its ncts SYMPATHIZE WITH BOXERS Admiral Kempffs letter given publicity pub-licity by the Nay department today jnade the direct statement that the ira perlul authorities were In sympathy with the Boxers though he added that the Government was afterward paralyzed para-lyzed and Incapable of Controlling the situation Admiral KcmpiTs report S I I follows I KUMPFFS REPORT IU S Flagship Newark Taku June II 20 1910 Sir Referring to my recent actions in declining to take part in the tldugoC the Taku forts and In afterward after-ward making common cause with the foreign forces in the protection of foreign for-eign life raid property I I would respectfully respect-fully state that the Chinese Govern irlcnt Is now paralysed and the secret idiots show that it J is In sympathy vth the Boxers GIVEN EXTRA DRILL Second Under the existing circumstances circum-stances the troops at the fort were given ihucli extra drill torpedoes were provided and it is claimed planted m the entrance of the Pel Ho river lb considered menacing and by other senior officials sufllclcnf cause to Justify them In demanding temporary occupation occupa-tion of the forts This culminated In the bombardment ol the forts by other foreign gunboats on the morning of the 30th inst which has been described jp thin bombardment the Monoca viisfueir upon and struelc 1 t 110U hav insLrcqclvecl previous warning MUST JOIN ALLIED FORCES ThlrdItis necessary to join with tIe other foreign powers for common I defense and preservation of foicijn people and the honor of our country Fourth I refused to Join In taking l Chinese railway possession of the Imperial rn I way station and also declined to Join In the demand for temporary occupa tion of the Tahiti forts for I thought It against the poll and wishes of our Government to be entangled with other foreign powers in such a stepx and also because It endangered the I lives oC people in the Interior In advance ad-vance of absolute necessity for up to early morning of June 17th the Chlnese Government had not committed so far as I am aware any act of open hostilities ties toward the foreign allied forces ACT OF WAR COMMITTED Fifth In opening fire jtfthout warning an act of war was committed when many shots were llred at the place where the TVIonocacy was moored about 3000 yards from the fort Those firing must have known of her frng prepuce there a she had been moored lJeSinco In that position for a number of days Under the circumstances I icgarded the situation as ono for the lilolect Ion or the national honor and the preservation acted accord of our people and have ncted ingy Very respectfully LOUIS KEMPFF RearAdmiral U S N Second In Command U S Naval Force Asiatic Squadron KEMPFFS WORD GOOD This way the first ofllclal declaration nl contradictory to reach our Government OU1 that the representations 1hot of the Chinese mtons imperial Government had steadfastly Boxer and from the first opposed the movement and our Government is bound to accept the word of its own officer until that Is overcome by li refutable re-futable evidence SUSPICIOUS OF CHINESE The exchanges that are in constant progress between tire power ore tern tm progress and more t cst suspicion upon the genuineness of the army communications com-munications that have come from Peking Pe-king through thnt Chinese Governmental 1 sources JUt ShQuld be finally established that fnal their part there has been an attempt on theh pa the to practice a gigantic fraud upon 1 lgnl world that act may call for n change fae of attitude on the part of the I United States Government toward China This the military policy al would not affect mllar potc arec but merely the tech read under way Gov 1 between the two nical relations two eVjmenU which probably would close formal war of step 13 1 approximate a VINDICATION OF MARINES contributed The Navy department today NnY deprtment thertiapc tributed a brief newS Horn In the Admiral Remcy ot of a vindication by Terey the United States marines from the I charge Tien Tain general charge of lootlmr at gene rle tenerl deal more had a good AdmIral The than Admirl this to har to a the > Navy department depart-ment but the ofllclala did not regard as proper for tho rest of his report Iust now publication n7Sn Bufflnstou were Gen Miles and Bufnslon again Secretary In consultation Root today separately and the suppo wIth sition is that the Chinese campaign was under consideration cmpa1n LEFT BAD IMPRESSSION The imperial edict promulgated yes terday by Viceroy Tak at Canton has left a disagreeable impression imerej Despite the Chinese Ministers view tof the contrary this edict Is looked upon as suspiciously like a preliminary to n formal declaration ot war nnd onjy one step toward securing time to movo Chinese forces into a better position lel for defense against thc internationals KOREA FREE FROM BOXERS The notice that came to the State department that Korea Is free from the Boxer agitation was well received for it is believed that Russia will thus be enabled to spare muny more troops from her Siberian army for use In the International force With It the Navy department sent over a copy of 0 dispatch dis-patch received from Admiral Rcmcy making some changes in the marlnq I body S WU IS SANGUINE Minister Wu asked for half an hour I I with Acting Secretary Hill but he dei clared he had nothing from home though he waS confident of Important developments in the immediate future The Chinese Minister expressed to Secretary Hill his continued hope thac the Ministers in Peking were still safe and said he believed he would ho able to deliver to the department a message from Minister Conger that would mako that hope certain NO WORD FROMCHINA The State department had no information Infor-mation of any kind from Ita ofllccrs In China Acting Secretary Hill said thq Chinese Minister had received no communication com-munication from China undlmd no Information In-formation to vlmparl and the conference con-ference with the Minister was Imply an interchange of courtesies S MEADESENT HOMEL ThoNavy department this morning received the followJng7cablC5ram from Admiral Remcy Talui July 2 tr Che Foo July 25 Bureau Navigation Washington Col Meade condemned tb Mare Inland hospital hos-pital rheumatism MaJ Walker succeeds suc-ceeds command first regiment My obtainable i I ob-tainable Information clears marines pf talnn Infolmaton 1J3rlnes I any Imputation burning houses or I I I looting Tien Tsln COL MEADE ILL I The fact that Col lead who was In command of the marines at Taku has been invalided home on account of rheumatism has created no surprise among his comrades of the navy who know him best While IL man of In hest domltablo will Col Mcadcs vitality has been below par and It has been ana an-a mosl constant struggle for him to perform his duties Col Meadc has dules been the ranking marine officer at iho Canto naval station since Us cstaibl sh Cnvlto mcnt His departure from Taku will of the Ninth leave LleuUCol t Coolidge IntI Infantry in command of the American and forces The hatters command Ilnd rces however will be only temporary aa wi Gon arrival of the Grant with ClmfCcc the within the next few days will Chafee com place the General In supreme maud |