Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-01
HOLDING Of PEK|N IS PURPOSELESS
WILL SEND MINISTERS BACK TO CAPITAL TREAT FOR PEACE
WHEN GOVERNMENT RETlIRNS-TOOK NEW CHWANG ONLY
TO PROTECT RAILWAY INTERESTS.

81. petersburg, Sept. 1.-The Official
Messenger today publishes the text of
the circular addressed to the Russian
! minister's abroad, dated August 25, the
glst OF winch was shown by the CORE
spondence issued yesterday at Wash
| ngton. the Russian charge d'affaires
having communicated the contents of
the circular to Acting Secretary Adee
on Monday. The official announcement,
alter mentioning the unexpected rapid
turn of military events at the seat of
war, IN Pei Chi Lii, enabling "compara-
! lively insignificant detachments" of the
allied forces to attain the original main
object, the relief of the legations and
foreigners and the dispersal of the rebels
at the capital, proceeds:
These favorable circumstances how
ever, change in no way the political pro-
gfamnle OF Russia as previously marked
out in the last government communiuue
and in order that no MISUNDERSTANDING
or incorrect interpretations regarding
! the further intentions of Russia may
arise the emperor has directed the act
ing foreign minister to address to his
representatives abroad, the circular
which follows:
The immediate objects which the i'm
perial government had In view at the
very outset of the Chinese trouble We're
as follows:
First, to protect the Russian lega-
ton at Pekin; second, to assure the
criminal intentions of the Chinese reb-
els; third, to aid the Chinese govern
ment IN its struggle with these troubles
IN the interest of a speedy and legal Or
der of things in the empire.
=" AS a result, all the powers interest
ed decided with the same object in view,
to send troops to China. The imperial
government, therefore, proposed the fol-
lowing fundamental principles to guide
the powers in China:
agreement among the powers.
Second, the maintenance of the for
mer state of organization.
Third the removal of everything that
could lead to the partition of the Celes-
tial empire.
Fourth, the establishment with the
united powers of legal central govern
ment at Pekin, able alone to preserve
order and tranquility in the country
"On these points agreements prevailed
with almost all the powers.
while pursuing no other objects, the
imperial government will continue to
steadfastly adhere to it's former pro-
gramme of action. when the course of
events, such as are to be taken on our
troops at New ChWang, owing to series
of hostile acts by the Chinese on our
state frontier, as for instance the bonn
bardment of BlagOveStchenSk, induced
Russia to occupy New Chwang and
march troops into the Manchurian terri
tory. Such timely measures, which We're
exclusively prompted by the necessity
of warding off the aggressive acts of
the Chinese rebels, can in no way tes-
tify to any independent plans which are
completely foreign to the policy of the
imperial government AS soon as lasting
order shall have been established in
Manchuria and indispensable measures
taken for the protection of railway con-
struction, which, according to formal
agreement, China assured, Russia will
not fail to recall her troops from these
territories of the neighboring empire,
provided the position of other powers
does not place any obstacle in the way of
such a measure.
1T is manifest that the interest of the
other foreign powers and international
companies at the port of New Chwang,
occupied by Russia and open to inter-
national trade, and also the railways,