Show LATINli ON POWERS II I I r United States Has Acted W the Russian r Proposition as to Withdrawing r I Troops from Peking l Other Governments Invited to Express Their Desires in the Matter of a Settlement or Rather to Indicate How in Their Judgment Peace Negotiations Could be Best InstitutedMay ltst Require t I Several Weeks to Obtain Responses Washington Aug 30The United States Government having acted on I the Russian proposition as to the withdrawal with-drawal of troops from POkIng Is now quietly waiting for responses to the notes which have been sent to our various va-rious representatives for presentation to the The text of powers official communications relating to China follows fol-lows TELEGRAM TO U S DIPLOMATS Telegram sent to the representatives of the United States In Berlin Vienna J Paris London Rome Tokio and St Petersburg Department of Slate Washington August Au-gust 21 1SCO The following role vas received re-ceived h l y us from the Charge oJ the Russian ChuTfr sian Government at this capital August litn I litnI I have Just received n communication from the Imperial Government Informing me of the resolution ol the Admiral of tho allied fleets Interdicting1 the plenipo tentiary of thc Chinese Government LI Ilting Chang rnjrr al 1 communication with the Chinese authorities In the event of his arrival at Taku This resolution being inexplicable In view of tho fact that all powers have recognized the utility of admitting his LI Hung Chang services In the eventual negotiations for peace and especially because be-cause it wotId bo impossible for him to fulfill his mission In the capacity of plenipotentiary pleni-potentiary If this wero done It would be desirable that the interested Governments I should give orders to countermand tho above mentioned decision ADMIRALS DID AGREE AtREE Inquiry of Admiral Remoy commanding our fleet at Taku was first answered that l tr no such resolution had been adopted Ho now cables that the Admirals have I agreed to write the dean of the legations at Peking InstructIng in case LI Hung Chang should arrive at Taku In the meantime mean-time not to allow him to communfcato with Chinese shore authorities Rcmey dissented from last proposition HOLD TO RUSSIAN VIEW Wo take the same view expressed In the Russian note In Interests of peace and effective presentation of just demands of all jowers against China it scorns Important Impor-tant that tho Chinese plenipotentiary honl < L bo abla to communicate both with l mv > lGov rimCnt and Its military tom mundant Tvhosr action will ncceebory to any suHpcnalon of hostilities asl ra qulrcd in t ulpcnslQn to y6u ot 22nd Chinese Minister her is without power or advices LI Hung Chang Is I prima facie authorized by Imperial decree to t negotiate and is i tho only venresentatlvc of responsible authority 1 author-ity In China so far ns wo ore advised uo ITVC Instructed our representative In China In spirit of Russian hole INFORMATION fcSIRBD > divergent Any misunderstanding or tion on the sUbject by the representatives of the powers In China would be unfortunate unfortu-nate and wr would l bo clad to Irani from 1n tc 1 < tho powers Itthere arc reasons not known to ys which In their judgment should lead to a view different from that which wo take You will communicate this to the Minister of Foreign Affairs awaiting early response earlyresl1onseADEE Acting Secretary Judging ht the rate ot progress mac several In the preceding negotiations days and perhaps It week may pass before all t Jerhap replies are received AGREED UPON ONE POINT According to their 1 formal expressions expres-sions all of the powers are greed upon slonsnl point They do not desire to enter upon a formal war lon China The United Suites Government Is Irving1 to bring about this result 1rllb For the moment It I finds itself side by side with Russia whose earnestness cannot be questioned at this lime OBJECT NOW IN VIEW The object now II view is to bring In China that will about a situation Chinn wil admit of the beginning of negotiations looking to the establishment pi order or-der and the cessation of hostilities with the InsuVamc of protcvtlon to foreign life and property After that t nL n nlh Innn nthr lllv ili uvici11 iMr n u II5ULI questions llC 1tUILO that remain to be soltlid 1 it Is with Ibis object that Russia has suggested the withdrawn from Peking In order that the Chinese CiOViinmetU may resume the reins of powr for the I Chinese pfople being guldod by eternals eter-nals arc not apt to yield fealty to a government not In possession of Its own capital CHAMPIONED EARL LITho j LI-Tho United Slutcs Government has the cause been earnestly championing the eau l champlonlng of LI Hung Chang from a precisely similar motive namely a desire to speedily rehabilitate the Chinese Government peedly ernment order that U may carry o tit Its express desire to stlilr the dlfnrul ties which have arisen This bus been the object of the negotiation of time last few days and th Russian note and the United States response were but party of the general plan INVITATION TO POWERS In responding to the Russian note ns It did time United StiitPs Government availed Itself of the opportunity of directly inviting the remaining powers to express their desires In tho d mall Indicate of a settlement or rather to indicate how In their Judgment peace negotia < Lions could be thus Instituted This note Is calculated < to secure a full disclosure dis-closure of the intentions of the powers if the Inquiry Is made by them In the frank spirit In which it was conceived spllt The by the United States Government dIfficulty apprehended now In reaching dllculty in Intentional delay a settlement lies eelo and a procrastination on the part of any power which Is concealing its true pun pose and does not desire to avoid u formal war EMBARRASSED BY DELAYS I The Stale department Is already embarrassed em-barrassed by delays cxperlonc In securing se-curing responses to its not challenging the production of objections to LI producton J6 appears that much confusion exists at Taku as to what I has been decided upon 10 actually leen decWc 1C npectlng the treatment of LI Hung opeclngthe Chang he arrive at that place j en onto to Peking The report of the naval commanders to their home Ccv crnmenla rather Increased the confu crnmenlt Admiral International senHc sion In an Inelnatonal tt1C miral Remey an found It difficult to Bin I out the facts at Taku ANSWERS ARE VAGJJE finds tho i State department Now the cS c front Europe I received j replies so far reeelver ror I reples fqtory for the rca and unsatisfactorY vague tfaGtor son that tho various Governments ap different understandings have near to conditions at Taku ft J 1 could as to the not exact be learned from Whom the J replies wera receive and which were I I missing but it can be stated that aL present the question a to the ac ceptability of Earl ceptabity LI ns an envoy and freedom from Interference remain unsettled remalt REMOVES DIFFICULTIES The advance of the Russian prono sltion may reduce the nnmay redtJCD Importance of the other questIons for wIth the questonsfor e re SEithe Chlnwe Government to Peking the 3mall6r mattere of the fionclltles of the envoys and L the suffi per clency of credentials could be speidily adjusted Altogether 0 opinionS opinion-S tho member of the Adminis tration herd Is 1 thai the Russian move has made directly for an earlier settle carler mont of the Chinese difficulties than difcultes seemed possible a few days ago COMMENT ON CONGERS MESSAGE Secretary Root In speaking today of thc statement In the Conger dispatch saying that Prince Chlng was coming to Peking said that It was wa a favora ble Indication Prince Ching a tavorn been known as friendly to the foreigners and has been among the more progres sive of the Chinese officials It was also stated that the conditions seemed to be Improving TO SECURE ORDER IN CHINA r So far no orders have been Issued I directing the return of the United i States trbops from China or their re moval from Peking to Tien Tsin or to any point on the seacoast It is still the policy l of the United Slates as ex pressed In time note of July 3rd to se cure order In China If there should appear In Peking members of thc Chi nese Government Who were duly au thorized to organize a government and could do so with the prospect of restor ing order throughout thc empire it would be considered as a movement on the part of China toward carrying out the designs of the United Slates This Government might then consider the I advisability of withdrawing troops from the capital especially If I this ac I tion would tend toward the pacifica tion of China l SITUATION IS CLARIFIED Thexactlon of the Japanese Government Govern-ment In withdrawing from Amoy iho J troops or marine which have aroused I the suspicion of the European pmveis has done much to clarify the situation i situa-tion By this dlcclalmcr of a purpose to seize Chinese territory Japan has avoided entering a wedge which might result In the splitting up of the Chinese empIre among the powers It row remains re-mains for Russia to take similar action ac-tion as to the Russian forces at New Chwang and from the intimations that have been conveyed to the State department de-partment Russia has acstircd us that this occupation has been purely military mili-tary and temporary It was necessary It was represented in view of the In terrupllon l of the Russian railroad In I the upper peninsula to seize upon New Chwang supply by sea thc Russian troops to the northward but within their own territory ROCKIIILL HEARD FROM Thc State department today received a telegram from its special commissioner commis-sioner to investigate and report upon conditions in China W W Roekhlll dated at Shanghai today saying that lie was about to leave for Peking Short messages descriptive of the situation situ-ation In Ainoy and Shanghai were received re-ceived from thc Consuls at those points but being devoid of Interest they wero not published IMPERIAL PALACE ENTERED ilie ouiic ucn UIHIIL iiiuivi3 jjuuiiu I the following cablegram from Minister Conger received this morning through the United Slates Minister at Che Foo Cho Foo Received August Mth 641 n in Secretary of State Washington Thirtieth following dispatch datrd yesterday yes-terday IHoro Russian French Gorman and JtaJlan ttuopa are arriving Imperial palace will bo entered August iStli Military Mili-tary promenade of all nations made through uflcrwnrd closed and guarded Prince Chliu Is expected hi a few days Conger J < 0LIvR 1 CongerEXPLAfNS THE DATE Thc State department officials Fay Mr Fowlers prefatory statement that Minister Congers dispatch I dated yesterday August 20lh plobablyVc fers lo the Tftku dale line It being necessary ne-cessary to send U through Mint place The message was rccched by 1 mm at Che Foe They do not think H moana Mtn Peking August that It wabjlatcd CASUALTY LIST Thc War depai tment hs morning C list umumm cnstiaitY rohloing ceietl time casualties Chiuffet The folhcsving Ccc PriVate occurred1 August 1th ties compammY iI FoUr Tilet Iti Anderson effects of infantry died frolm tocaLl uthdron wound nihhiiLt11 II shrapnei Ninth infantry Second LleuteuJlmmt wounded in hand slighL |