Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-23
GEARY ACT IN CHINA
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CIsykLsNn. Aug. - China's ultima
tum with reference 20 the Chinese OK
e!usion act. as the 4 iary law is called
has reached the United States. AZ least
Information to that effect has hecn rc.
ccised by Mr.. 4. IA. Bostwick 10 this
city. The nifimatum q chira. AZ he
stated IL. il that the celestial empire will
resent the action of congress II con.
grcss decides 70 enforce the Geary law
China viii az cnce retaliate by expelling
all Americans from the empire. Mr..
Bustwick declined 10 give his source Of
Information further than a. say that he
has friends ia China with whom he is in
constant communication and through
whom he received the information he
was about 10 impart
Copy or the Original
The United States consul at Tien
Tsin." he said. rs az present William
Bowman who left China for this coun-
try before the letters were written which
contain my information on the subject.
He must. therefore. be in this country
now. and although have not read any
thing about il in the papers as yet. he
carries with him a paper containing the
ultimatum Of China in the matter Of
the Geary law. The paper is not Off
cial, for IL Is unsigned but il was die
tated by the viceroy Of China in Mr..
Bowman's presence TO Mr.. Tenney, who
is acting in the consuls stead during
the latter's absence in this country.
The viceroy. on learning that Mr..
Bowman was coming to the. United
States. sent for him aud on his arrival
gave him this message. which he desired
him 10 deliver To President Cleveland
direct. Ii was reduced 10 writing so
that there need not be the slightest pos
sibility of mistake. Mr.. Tenney. who
wrote il, is an Oberlin man. brother OF
the Rev. DIR. II. NJ. Tenney. Of Oberlin.
a former pastor OF the First Congrega-
tional church in this city. l can give
you the message as / have il, and with
out being quite sure. / think il is copy
Of the original. At any rate il is the
exact substance OF the message. IL is
a. follows:
yiceroy's Letter In Full.
Report OF an interview between the
viceroy. Lii Hung Chang. and United
States Consul Bowman, held June -.
1ssQ The viceroy. III Hung Chang, re
quested Consul Bowman on his return
70 the United States to call upon Presi-
dent Cleveland and state to him:
First, that Viceroy Ii appreciates
the good intentions of the president and
secretary of state and thanks them for
their elforts to secure kind and just
treatment for the Chinese residing in
the United States.
Second. that Viceroy Ii feels keenly
the unfriendly nature and injustice OF
the Geary law.
Third. that China will take no action
thereon until the next session OF the
United States congress In the hope that
the Geary law will DO modified or re-
pealed.
Fourth. that il the next congress de-
cides 10 enforce the law. China will at
once retaliate; friendly relations be-
tween the two countries will be broken
of and laws will be enacted looking
toward the expulsion OF all Americans
from China.
Fifth. that meantime. instructions
have been issued TO all China officials
TO take especial care to protect all Amer
lean citizens living in China from vio-
lence."