The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . verifietiorc^nxTcd a\on^rout^t:afw>^^ch?. ffo^/? of US r^apa^of china fiffirfZtprdifihn. 4^^.-1 fi At^f /4, fGOO. ?aamf aafnaT of ii\3ofi-^ CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION—TIENTSIN TO PEKIN. CHINA. ScrTiccs of Gradnatcs in China, igoo-igoi. 797 The gravit} of the situation was not full} appreciated byall the ministers. The British and American were loth to takesteps which would place their Governments in a criticising,or, possibly, belligerent attitude toward China. As late asMay 21 the British minister in a not
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . verifietiorc^nxTcd a\on^rout^t:afw>^^ch?. ffo^/? of US r^apa^of china fiffirfZtprdifihn. 4^^.-1 fi At^f /4, fGOO. ?aamf aafnaT of ii\3ofi-^ CHINA RELIEF EXPEDITION—TIENTSIN TO PEKIN. CHINA. ScrTiccs of Gradnatcs in China, igoo-igoi. 797 The gravit} of the situation was not full} appreciated byall the ministers. The British and American were loth to takesteps which would place their Governments in a criticising,or, possibly, belligerent attitude toward China. As late asMay 21 the British minister in a note to his Government,expressed the opinion that he did not share the gloomy antici-pations of the French Fathers, that he was convinced a fewdays heavy rainfall to terminate the long drought would domore to restore tranquility than an^^ measures which eitherthe Chinese Government or foreign governments could the populace w^as \)\ the end of Ma^-, 1900, completelyinflamed, and the events which transpired then and immedi-ately thereafter aroused the civilized world. About May 28 the ministers called upon the naval co
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