World-crisis in China, 1900 A short account of the outbreak of the war with the "Boxers", and ensuing foreign complications . ing 43 poor women and their children, flying from themassacre, arrived at the house of the Sisters. More than fivehundred persons accompanied them, saying to them that ifthey had escaped this once they would soon die with theothers. Mr. Minister, I do not speak to you of placards with-out number which are posted in the city against Europeans ingeneral. Each day new ones appear, more explicit than theothers. Those who 30 years ago were present at the Tientsinmassacre are
World-crisis in China, 1900 A short account of the outbreak of the war with the "Boxers", and ensuing foreign complications . ing 43 poor women and their children, flying from themassacre, arrived at the house of the Sisters. More than fivehundred persons accompanied them, saying to them that ifthey had escaped this once they would soon die with theothers. Mr. Minister, I do not speak to you of placards with-out number which are posted in the city against Europeans ingeneral. Each day new ones appear, more explicit than theothers. Those who 30 years ago were present at the Tientsinmassacre are struck with the resemblance of the situation thento that of to-day—the same placards, the same threats, thesame warnings and the same blindness. Under these circum-stances, Mr. Minister, I believe it my duty to ask you to kindlysend us at least forty or fifty marines to protect our personsand our property. This has been done under circumstancesmuch less critical, and I hope you will take into considerationour humble prayer.^ About the same time Rev. Charles A. Killie, anAmerican missionary in Pekin, wrote a letter to. THE CBISIS IN DETAIL. 15 Hon. Edwin H. Conger^ the United States minister,setting forth in detail the recent operations of theBoxers and giving a list of villages near the capitalin which the organization was flourishing. Anappeal was made for immediate action. These reminders and the critical seriousness ofthe situation as observed by the ministers themselvesled to a meeting of the diplomatic body at Pekin onMay 20. The meeting drew up the following note,which was sent to the Tsung-li-yamen : The Prince and Ministers: I have the honor to commnni-cate to you the text of a resolution prepared by the repre-sentatives of the foreign powers accredited to Pekin. Thediplomatic body, relying upon the Imperial decrees alreadypublished which have ordered the dissolution of the Boxers,demands: First—The arrest of all persons practising the drills ofthat association, pr
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