Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-12-07
M'KNLEY'S MESSAGE.
The Annual Communication of the
President to Congress.
MAEYlhPORTAST RECOMMENDATIONS


Regulation for the PHILIPPINES
and Asks Ratification of Hay
PaunceeOte Treaty.
Washington, Dec. 4.-The following
Is comprehensive synopsis Of the pres
tdent's annual message to congress:
The p president INT gives first place in his
our connection with the allied forces OPP
Grating Grating there; He reviews the causes
nese territories. In this Connection he
The increasing gravity of the conditions
In China and the imminence OF peril to our
well as to those of ali the other treaty gov
ernments, were soon appreciated by this
government, causingit profound solicitude
OF foreign intercourse with China had fol-
lowed policy of peace. emitting no occa-
extension Of lawful trade. to respect tine tine
sure by All legitima te and kindly but earn
est means the fullest measure of protec-
ton for the lives and property of our law
abiding citizens and for the exercise of
their beneficent callings among the Chinese
pe S4indtu, 81 tb,. e wa. ,e,+ 70 no .nn,o-
bounced in favor of such course as se wa PrH7
hasten united action OF the powers at Pc
king to promote the administrative reforms
imperial government and maintaining the
integrity of China, in which we believed the
TO these ends / caused to be addressed to
the several powers occupying territory and
maintaining spheres of influence in China
from them declarations of their intentions
and views as to the desirability of the
Of equality of treatment of ali foreign
trade throughout China.
sPropOsals Well Received.
With With gratifying H,nanimity the so,,r re-
enabling me to see In the successful ter.
various Dower r inte rested in the les UNI UNI
trammeled development of commerce and
source of vast benefit to the whole COM
naercial world.
In this conclusion. which had the graf
1ncat1on to announce as a completed en-
March 20. 1900. hope was fully discerned a
potential factorfor the abatement OF the
distrust of foreign purposes which for
year past had appeared to inspire the
Tor the effscs,ve e1ertion by It Of power
and authority to QuelI the critical anti
In the bP fSe
Seeking to testify confidence in the
prevent the evils we suffered and feared.
to Picking In the autumn Of 1899 for the
protection of the legation was withdrawn
at tho earliest practicable moment. and
far as we were concerned. to the
binary resorts Of diplomatic intercourse.
ViEOr OF the Siege.
The history Of the efforts made at re-
neving the belea guered legationers in Pc
king is thoroughly covered no important
with the Chinese forces is MENTIONED,
whethersour forces were engaged or not.
Of the legations was pushed by the Chi
Hsse he QUOTES reports from Minister
,, Prem June 20 until July H." writes
hour hour during II which there was not firing
single ns shot to general ana continTous
the Overlooking palace walls. and thou
all So thickly did the balls rain that.
low, five quarts of Chinese bullets were
gathered in an hour in one compound
Attempts were made to burn the Legal
tons by setting neighboring houses on
FIRE: but the flames were successfully
gian. Italian and Dutch legations were
then and subsequently burned. With the
Grafton Mr.. Conger awards unstinted
yeritable fortress. Ths British S minister aae
Sir Claude Macdonald was chosen gen.
secretary OF the American legation, Mr.
z. G. Squiers. as chief of STAFF
Defense of the LeEatfOners.
sieged sparingly returned the incessant fire
of the Chinese soldiery. fighting only to
repel attack or make an occasional sue
as that Of IS Americans. British and rus Rus
sian marines led by Capt. Myers, of the
United States marine corps, which result.
ed in the capture of a formidable barricade
on the wall that gravely menaced the
American position: It was held to the last
which the relief column entered.
killed. 1S5 wounded and seven by disease
the last all children.
On July IA the besieged had their frs
communication with the tsung-H-yamen
conference. which was declined. GORE
VpOndence, however, enSued and q sort O.
armistice was agreed upon. which stopped
the bombardment and lessened the rifle fir,
for a time. Even then no protection what
ever was afforded. nor any aid given. saw,
to send to the legations small supply o
fruit and three sacks of flour.
Dupicfty of Chinese Government.
Indeed. the only communication had will
the Chinese government related to the oc
casional delivery or dispatch Of telegram
3sr the IN" WithdraWai Of the legation to o1 tn
coast under escort. Not only are the pro
Sf s ana the
positively contradfcted. but frresistibl
proof accumulates that the attacks upol
them were made by imperial troops. regu
iariy uniformed. armed and ofhcered, be
longing to the command Of jung Lu. tn
Imperial commander in chief. DEGREES en-
couraging the Boxers. organizing them I'm
der prominent imperial officers. provision
ing them, and even granting them larg
sums in the name Of the empress dowagel
are known to exist. Members of tn
tsung-li-yamen who counseled protectio
OF the foreigners were beheaded. Even
the distant provinces men suspected OF for
eign sympathy were put to death. proml
nent among these being Chang Yen-Hoor
formerly Chinese minister in Washington
istice of July IA. a proceeding which wa
doubtless promoted by the representation
Of n Chinese In WaShingt0n. tn