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Show I FRANCE TALKS PLAIN. ! fntlmrites to China That Consequences May I be Serious Cnles. She Behaves. The Tsung-li-Yamcn has forwarded through the Chinese minister in Paris, Yu Kong, a message to the French government complaining of the tardiness tardi-ness of the foreign ministers in Pekin in replying to the offer of the Chinese government to conduct theirescort." j The message proceeded to say that the Tsuog-ti-Yainen declined to be responsible re-sponsible for any casualties which might follow these delays and insisted that the European governments order tl.eir representatives to leave Pekin. To this communication M. Delcasse, minister of foreign affairs, sent the following reply: j "No order to depart from Pekin will be given to our minister so long as the route is unsafe. If a casualty occurg the responsibility will be entirely with the Chinese government. Its strict duty is to protect foreign ministers even more than its own. If it be true that the Chinese government has great iliUiculty in defending them and in defending de-fending itself against rebels, it should order its troops to stand aside before the allied forces. This would render free the road from Tien Tsin to the capital and would accomplish work of .protection wnicli is encumbered. The .Chinese government should understand that the only means of proving the sincerity of its designs and of limiting its responsibility is a cessation in the placing of obstacles in the way of such i an arrangement." |