Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-12-10

sides. The tsung-Ii-yamen, alre ady
permeated with hostile synlpathies,
could make no effective response to the
appeals Of the legations. At this crit
ical juncture. in the early spring Of
This year. proposal was made by the
other powers that a Combined Heet
should be assembled in Chinese waters
as a moral demonstration, under cover
of which to exact CT the Chinese gov
eminent respect for foreign trf atty
rights and the suppression Of the Box
erS.
The United States, while not partici-
pating in the joint demonstraticn,
promptly sent from the philippines ali
ships that could be spared for service
on the Chinese coast. A small force
of marines were landed at Taku and
sent to Pekin for the protection Ct the
American legation. Other powers took
similar action, until some 400 men were
assembled in the capital as legation
guards.
/. 1.-THE president here tells ofethe siege
of the legations at Pelkin. the landing
Of troops and the rescue Of the foreign
ministers.l -
Taking, as a point of departure. the
imperial edict appointing Earl Ii Lung
Chang and Prince Ching pleripotentla,f-
les to arrange a Settlement ena the
edict of Sept. %, whereby certain high
officials were designated for punish
ment, this government has moved, IN
concert with the. other powers, toward
the opening of negotiations, Which ME,
Conger assisted by Mr.. Rockhill, has
been authorized to conduct IN beEalf
of the United States.
General bases of negotiation fornu
lated by the government CT the French
republic have been accepted With GER
tain reservations as to details, made
necessary by our own circumstances,
but, like similar reservations by ether
powers, open to discussion in the prog
ress of the negotiations. The DISPOSE
ton of the emperor's government to
admit liability for wrongs done TO lot
eign governments and their nationals,
and to act upon such additional desfgr'
nation Of the guilty persons as the for
eign ministers at Pekin may be in po-
sition to make, gives hope of a complete
settlement of all questions involved, as
surfing foreign rights of residence and
intercourse on terms Of equality for all
the world.
I regard as one Of the essential fac
tors of a durable adjustment the Sc
curement of adequate guarantees Tor
liberty of faith. since insecurity. OF
those natives who may embrace alien
creeds is a scarcely less effectual as
sault upon the rights of foreign wor-
ship and teaching than would be the Gil
rect invasion thereof.
The matter of indemnity for our
wronged citizens is question of grave
concern. Measured in money alone, a
sufficient reparation may prove to be
beyond the ability of China to meet.
All the powers concur in emphatic dis
Chalmers of any purpose of aggrandlze-
ment through dismemberment of the
empire I am disposed to think that
due compensation may be made In part
by increased guarantees of security for
foreign rights and immunities, and,
most important of all, by the opening
of China to the equal commerce of all
the world These views nave been and
will be earnestly advocated by our rep
resentatives.
The government Of Russia has put
forward a suggestion, that in the event
Of protracted divergence Of views In
regard to .indemnities the matter may
be reIega ted to the court Of arbitration
at The Hague. I favorably incline to
this, believing that high tribunal could
not fail to reach solution no less
conducive to the stability and enlarged
prosperity of China itself than immedi-
ateIv beneficial to the powers.
THE president here tells of our rela-
tions with other foreign countries,
which are very friendly. E4e devotes
considerable space to our exhibit at the
Paris exposition, the Samoan settle
ment boundary questions and other
matters in which the United States is
interested with other countries.1