The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-08-29
POINT PLEASANT, MASON COUNTY, WEST
SOME PLAIN TALN
China Is Given to Understand
What Must Be Done.
CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED

correspondence with emma.
The cablegram dated August ~
from Viceroy LII Hung Chang trans
mitted by the Chinese minister i'm
London and received by Minister WI
the same day, is as follows 1t was
the declaration of all the ministers
for foreign affairs of the great powers
that the expedition of the allied
troops was solely for the rescue Of
the ministers in Peking. Now, the all
lied troops having entered Peling IN
found the ministera safe, 1t seems
proper that hostilities should at once
cease and that negotiations should
commence. l therefore request the
United States government to appoint
an envoy with full powers or appoint
the minister now in Peking for the
purpose, as he is necessarily acquaint-
ed with the affairs between Chinese
and foreigners and to inform me Il
the conference will take place In Pc
king. After receipt OF a definite reply
will at once proceed to the north.
Please request the secretary of state
to lay the matter before his excel
lency, the president. l await reply.
Tho second cablegram from Ii
Hung Chang, dated August 81, 1900,
and received by Minister WI the same
day, reads: The Boxer rebels in Pc
king having been dispersed, there will
be positively no more lighting. Furth-
er military operations on the part of
the powers are greatly to be deplored.
Besides urging cessation OF hostilt-
ties, please confer with secretary OF
state upon subject of withdrawal OF
troops and appointment OF plenipo-
tentiary to negotiate settlement of all
other questions so as to preserve ami
cable relations. await early reply.
Reply to Earl III.
Following is the memorandum In
response to the cablegrams from LII
Hung Chang, proposing the immediate
cessation of hostilities and the ap-
pointment of an envoy to conduct ne
gotiations which was communicated
to China through Minister WI:
While the condition set forth in the
memorandum delivered to the Chinese
minister August 12 has not been full
filled and the powers have been COM
PEELED to rescue their ministers by
force of arms unaided by the Chinese
government, still this government is
ready to welcome any oYertures for a
truce, and invite the other powers to
join. when security is established in
the Chinese capital and the Chinese
government shows its ability and
Willingness to make on its part an eff
fective suspension of hostllities there
and elsewhere in China. When this is
done, and we hope 1t Will be done
promptly-the United States will be
prepared to appoint representative
to join with the representatives of the
other similarly interested powers and
of the authoritave and responsible
government of the Chinese empire to
attain the ends declared in our circu-
lar to the powers of July 8, 1900.
While casual reading of this gov
ernment's reply would convey the
idea that 1t is a simple rejection OF
China's proposition, yet an analysis
discloses that 1t is full of important
propositions which will be the guild
ing principles of this government for
the present. ChIna's declaration that
the sole purpose OF international ex-
pedition was the rescue of the minis
ters at Peking is met by the state
ment than this rescue has been accom-
plished only by force of arms unaided
by the Chinese government. 1t next
makes plain that the United States is
ready to welcome any overtures for
truce. There Is no doubt that the
feeling of the United States govern
ment is much stronger than express
ed in the reply. This was couched in
diplomatic language, but officials of
the government in a position to know
the attitude OF this country state that
it is assumption on the part of Earl
Lii to intimate that the conditions i'm
posed by this government have been
fulfilled While 1t is the intention of
this government to stand faithfully
by the note of July 8, the chaotic con-
dition reported by Minister Conger,
the flight of the Chinese government,
the apparent inability or lack of de-
sire on the part of such government
as exists in China to cooperate with
the United States and with the allied
forces ehhEr to preserve order or to
protect the foreigners complicates the
situation aEd makes firm position
by the United States necessary.
Under these conditions, the troops of
the United States, together with such
reinforcements as seem desirable VIII
remain in China. There are several
conditions which. must be complied
with and after careful consideration.
1t has been determined that the Unit
ed States would be in no condition to
enforce demands which 1t must make
IL 1t should withdraw from the Chi
nese territory. 1t is known that in
demnity will be demanded and the
punishment of those responsible for
the outrages against the government
of the United States as represented
in Minister Conger and for the kill
ing of American citizens and the de-
struction of their property. 1t is said
that this indemnity must be exacted
and the punishment of the guilty
parties insisted upon as a warning to
all governments and to all peoples
that the life and property of American
citizens everywhere shall be respected
and protected. More than this, until
there is a responsible government in
hn