The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-12-08

provisional administration.
Our Chinese Policy.
\ He recalls the circular note to the pow
ers issued by this government on July 8
outlining our policy as one OF peace
says:
government of the United States is to
seek a solution which may bring about
permanent safety and peace TO China,
preserve Chinese territorial and admin
istrative entity. protect all rights guar
anteed to friendly powers by treaty and
international law, and safeguard for the
tiai trade with all parts of the Chinese
empire"
Faithful to those professions which. as
IL proved. reflected the views and purposes
of the other cooperating governments.
all our efforts have been directed toward
ending the anomalous situation in China
by negotiations for a settlement at the
earliest possible moment. AS soon as the
sacred duty of relieving our legation and
It's dependents was ccomplishe we with
drew from active hostilities, leaving our
egation under an adequate guard in Pc
king as a channel of negotiation and set
tlement-a course adopted by others OF
empowered representatives OF the Chi
nese emperor have been considerably en-
tertained-
Accepted Russia's Proposition.
The Russian proposition looking to the
restoration of the imperial power In Pc
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sonance with our own desires. for we have
held and hold that effective reparation for
wrongs suffered and an enduring settle
ment that will make their recurrence i'm
possible can best be brought about UNI
Ger an authority which the Chinese nation
rsverences and obeys. While so doing We
forego no Jot OF our undoubted right to
exact exemplary and deterrent punishment
of the responsible authors and abettors of
the criminal acts whereby we and other
nations have suffered grievous injury.
For the real culprits, the evil counselors
VINO have misled the imperial judgment and
diverted the sovereign authority to their
own guilty ends, full expiation becomes
imperative within the rational limits OF
retriputive justice. Regarding this as the
initial condition of an acceptable settle
ment between China ard the powers, l said
IN my message OF October Is to the Chi
nese emperor:
Il trust that negotiations may begin so
soon as We and the other offended govern
ments shall be effectively satisfied of your
maJesty's ability and power to treat with
just sternness the principal offenders, who
are doubly ~culpable, not alone toward the
foreigners. but toward your majesty. un-
DER whose rule the purpose of China to
dwell IN concord with the world had hith-
erto found expression in the welcome and
protection assured to strangers.
The Peace Negotiations,
Taking, as a point OF departure, the i'm
peTial edict appointing Earl 4 Hung Chang
and Prince lining pienipotontiaries to ar
range a settlement. and the edict of Sep
TEMPER 3, whereby certain high officials
were designated for punishment, this gov
has moved. in concert with the
other powers, toward the opening OF me-
sotiations, which MIR. Conger, assisted by
MIR. Rockhill. has been authorized to con-
Duct on behalf OF the United Staes.
General bases Of negotiation formulated
py the government of the French republic
have been accepted with certain reserva-
tons as to details, made necessary by our
own circumstances. but. like similar res
ervations py other powers. open to dis
Sussion IN the progress OF the negotiations.
ment TO admit liability for wrongs done
TO foreign governments and their nationals.
and 10 act upon such additional designa-
uon OF the guilty persons as the foreign
ministers at Peking may be in a position
to make, gives hope OF a complete settle
ment or al questions involved, assuring
foreign rights of residence and intercourse
on terms of equality for all the world.
Foundation of Durable Pence.
1 regard as one of the essential factors OF
a durable adjustment the securenent of
adequate guarantees for liberty of faith,
since insecurity of those natives who may
embrace alien creeds is a scarcely less eff
fectual assault upon the rights Of foreign
worship and teaching than would be the
direct invasion thereof.
The matter of indemnity for our wronged
citizens is a question OF grave concern.
Measured in money alone, a sufficient
PREPARATION may prove to be beyond the
abllity or China to meet. All the powers
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pose of ACKNOWLEDGMENT through the dis
memberment of the empire. ] am disposed
70 think that due compensation may be
made in part by increased guarantees of
security for foreign rights and immuni-
ties, and, most important OF all, by the
opening of China to the equal commerce of
all the world. These views have been and
VIII be earnestly advocated by our repre-
sentatives.
The government Of Russia has put for
ward a suggestion that in the event OF pro-
y I-- l. a.
indemnities the matter may be relegated
70 the court of arbitration at The Hague. l
favorably incline to this. believing that
high tribunal could not fail to reach a solu-
tlon no less conducive to the stability and
enlarged prosperity of China itself than
Immediately beneficial to the powers.
First Place at Paris.
Our relations with other countries are
gone into in detail. The Paris EXPOSE
ton is referred to as offering an opportu-
nifty for a display of the good viii ex-
listing between this country and France.
He notes that there were many draw
backs 10 a proper exhibition of American
products, but says:
Despite all these drawbacks the con-
tribution of the United States was not
only the largest foreign display. but was
among the earliest in place and the most
were shown in l01 out of 121 classes, and
more completely covered the entire classi-
t%ication thar those Of any other nation.
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those of France, and the attractive form
in which they were presented secured
general attention.
A criterion of the extent and success
of our participation and of the thorough
ness with which our exhibits were or
ganized Is seen in the awards granted to
American exhibitors by the international
jury, namely, grand prizes. 24O: gold med
ais, 59I; silver medals. 776; bronze medals,
54l. and honorable mentions. 322-2,4 76 in
all, being the greatest total number
given to the exhibition of any one ex-
hibiting nation, as well as the largest
number in each grade. This significant
recognition of merit in competition with
the chosen exhibits Of all other nations
and at the hands of Juries almost wholly
made up OF representatives of France
ana other competing countries Is not
only most gratifying. but Is especially
valuable, since 1t sets US to the frort
In international questions OF supply and
demand. while the large proportion of
awards in the classes of art and artistic
manufactures afforded unexpected proof
OF the stimulation OF national culture by
the prosperity that flows from national
productiveness Joined to Industrial ex-
cellence.
Apart from the exposition several occa-
sions for W international good will
occurred. The inauguration in Paris of
the Lafayette monument, presented by
the school children OF the United States,
and the designing of a commemorative
coin by our mint and the presentation of
the first piece struck to the president of
the republic, were marked b. appropri-
ate ceremonies.