Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-11

Washington. July 1l.-The secretary OF
state has received dispatch from Mr..
Goodnow, United States consul general
at Shanghai, stating that it is given out
by the governor of ShaDgtung that the
legations were standing on July ) and
that the outlaws were dispensing. Mr..
Goodnow adds that this statement does
not obtain general crcdence.
General Macarthur cables the war de-
partment that the Fourteenth infantry
and Fifth artillery will leave on Friday
for Taku. Other troops are being sent
to replace these.
The state department has finally CON
ciudeG 10 make public the Identical note
which was recently delivered to the pow
crs as defining the position of the United
States respecting the Chinese troubles
1t is understood that this circular instruc-
tion was drawn mp ON the Both of June
and transmitted to Canton for the APP
proynl of the president and communicated
to the powers concerned on the Sd of
July.
1t embodies the views to which this
government has strictly adhered from he
very beginning of I'll" present troubles
and which the different powers havc one
by one taken into favorable consideration.
The view announced ut the start hy the
president that he did not consider our
selves at war with the Chinese nation
and that all our efforts should be directed
to localizing the disturbances in the PROV
ince of Chill and keeping them from
spreading throughout the empire by en-
listing on the side of peace the powerful
1rinnrnvs nf .nnfIol and snIIt horn ( 'binD
has now apparently been adopted by all
the other powers.
1t is too soon to prophcsy the ultimate
results of this policy, but thus far the in
dications are all favorable. 1t will be
seen that no answer from the different
powers was required or expected to the
circular of July 3, but it is understood it
has been everywhere favoraby received
and that no objections have been made to
it in any quarter. 1t is not true that
there has been any formation of groups
or combination of powers of any sort
whatever. 1t may be positively asserted,
for instance. that the cooperation of
France and the United States has been
most constant and cordial.
The circular which was sent by Secre-
tary Hay to our foreign representatives
is as follows:
"ln this critical posture of affairs in
China it is deemed appropriate to define
the attitude of the United States as far
as present circumstances permit this to
be done We adhere to the policy initi-
ated by us in 1857, of peace with the
Chinese nation, of furthcrance of lawful
and of protection of lives and
of our citizens by all means
guaranteed under eXtraterritorial treaty
rights and by the law of nations.
"If wrong be done to our citizens, we
propose to hold the responsible authors
10 the uttermost accountability. We re-
gard the condition at Peking as one of
virtual anarchy, whereby power and re-
sponsibility are practically devolved upon
the local provincial authorities. So long
as they are not in overt colluson with re-
bellion and use their power to protect
foreign life and property we regard them
rs representing the Chinese people with
whom we seek to remain in peace and
''The purpose of the president is. as it
has been heretofore. to act concurrently
with the other powers, first, in opening
Up communication with Picking and res
,uing the American officials, missionaries
md other Americans who are in danger;
secondly, in affording all possible protec-
ion everywhere in China to American
ife and property; thirdly in guarding
md protecting all legitimate American
interests, and, fourthly, in aiding to pre-
Ient a spread of the disorders to the
'ther provinces of the empire and re-
Of such disasters.
ut is of course too early to foreca st the |
means of attaining this last result. but |
he policy of the government of the Unit
d States is to seek a solution which may |
,ring about permanent safety and peace |
o China, preserve Chinese territorial and |
entity, protect all rights |
guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty |
md International law and safeguard for |
he world the principle of equal and i'm
partial trade with all parts Of the Chi
lese empire,
"You will communicate tho purport OF
hla Instruction 70 tho minister Tor foreign
Naire"
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