The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-29
CHINA'S APPEAL TO JAPAN.
correspondence showing That As
sistance was Asked.

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-The fact that
China tried to form an alliance With Japan
and that the Chinese Government appealed
to the Emperor of Japan for assistance in
bringing about order in the troubled En-
| pire, was made known by the publication
| in the Japan Weekly Tines of July Il,
copies of which have just reached here,
of the following article:
ION the 18th instant, His Excellency Ii
sheng-toh. the Minister of China at To-
kyo. called at the Foreign Office and sub
mitted the following Geographic message
from his imperial master. addressed to His
Majesty. the Emperor of Japan:
I've, the Emperor OF China to His
Majesty the Emperor of Japan. greeting
Our country being ON terms of intimate
friendship and mutual reliance with your
majesty's country, it was great
shock to us that the Chancellor of
your majesty's Legation was about
month ago attacked and put to death.
Profoundly touched by this sad event. We
caused steps to be taken for the arrest
and punishment of the perpetrators OF the
crime. But the powers, suspecting that
in the prevailing conflict between our
Christian and non Christian subjects our
Government was supporting the non-Chrfs
tians against the Christians, attacked and
occupied the forts at Taku. Thus HOSTILE
ties were commenced and the situation has
become more and more complicated.
-" From the gene .al trend of events in
the world. we are persuaded that he East
and the West confront each other: and that
your majesty's country and ours are the
only powers that maintain their ground in
the East. 1t is not China alone which is
made the object of the ambitious longings
of the powers that assert their strength in
the West. Should China fail 10 hold her
own we are afraid that your maiesty's
country might also find the situation I'M
tenabe. The interests of the two coun-
tries are. therefore, linked together, and
We venture to hope that your majesty may
find it possible to set aside, for the pres
ent, questions of minor Importance and
make common cause with US in the main
tenance OF our general interests. China is
at the present moment so completely oe-
cupied in conducting military operations
for the suppression OF the insurgents that
it is impossible for her to take proper
measures for averting the dangers from
outside and for bringing the complication
to successful termination. We are there
fore constrained to rely on the support of
that country which like our own domin-
ions, forms part of Asia.
Under the circumstances we prese mt
this message to your majesty in the spirit
OF absolute frankness and truthfunsss
and beg that your majesty will take such
action as may be deemed adequate in your
Judgment to restore order and peace under
your powerful guidance. We also most
earnestly beg your majesty to favor us
with reply.
% The 18th day Of the sixth month of the
26th year OF Kwsng Hsu July 3. 1900)'
In answer to the above the following re-
ply from the Emperor was handed on the
18th instant to the Chinese Minister who
doubtless at once transmitted it by wire:
We, the Emperor of Japan, to His Ma |
jesty the Emperor of China. greeting
The report that We received come time
ago announcing the murder of Sugivama /
Chancellor of our legation at Pekin. has :
so far lacked all positive confirmation. and
it has therefore been cause OF profound 4
grief and regret TO US TO be assured of
the correctness Of that report by the tele- /
gram just received from your majesty.
Since that sad event took place, the /
insurgents in the northern parts of your /
majesty's dominion have become more and /
more violent and their Iawlessness has /
been unboulded. They nave, we are in /
formed, not c1ly surrounded and attacked /
the foreign diplomatic representatives, the I
members of their suites and other for
eigners, but have even nassacred the |
Minister of a certain power. We are
further informed that your majesty's /
troops fail not only to AFFORD any relief
to the foreign Ministers. but to suppress
the insurgents. We need not remind your
majesty of the fact that under international
law. diplomatic agents are entitled to the
highest respect and that their person is
inviclable. Any offence against their per-
son is therefore. a direct contrayention
of international law, and it is not Reees-
sary to point out the extreme gravity of
the responsibility that would be incurred
when the offence consists in their murder.
4" If your majesty's Government earnest
ly suppresses the insurgents and rescues
the foreign representatives, their suites,
and other foreigners. We trust the difficult
ties of the situation might not prove in
We wish your majesty to
understand that the suppression OF the
insurgents and the rescue of the foreign
representatives are duties which your
majesty owes no less to your own country
than to the other nations of the world, a
duty the fulhllment of which does not ad-
nit CT the least delay or hesitation. Since
last month the powers have despatched
large forces to Tientsin. and Japan has
likewise found it necessary to send her
troops In taking this step the object kept
in view has been to suppress the insur
gents and TO rescue the diplomatic repre-
sentatives and other foreigners. Beyond
that the powers have no Interior motive.
II your majesty's Government should lose
no time in rescung the Ministers of for
eign nations from their dangerous posi-
ton, such action on your majesty's part
would. we trust. be recognized an in
iication Of your majesty's sincere wish to
avoid rupture with foreign nations and
would lead to the mitigation of the dangers
over your majesty's county.
Our Government as is known TO your
majesty, entertains feelings OF cordial
for your majesty's country, so
hat should circumstances make it neces-
sary Japan will not decline to use her
good offices on behalf of China If your
maiesty's Government. therefore. at once
suppress the Instruction and actually res
,ue the foreign representatives. Japan viii
be prepared to use her influence. in event
Ial negotiations between your country and
foreign nations with a view to conserve
he interests OF your Empire.
:" 1T is our earnest wish that this teie-
graphic reply to your majestys message
will receive the serious consideration OF
our majesty.
e The 18th day of the eth month OF the !
Sd year of Meiii July IS, 1907"
YUKON MINING REGULATIONS