The Irish standard., 1900-07-28
HIS TERMS TO CHINA,
Conditions Under Which President
Mckinley Will Act.
Text Of His Answer to the Appcal-It
In Thought There liz Little Chance
for Mediation II the Pow
erx Object.

| SHA oOJcCN
Washington, July 25.-The state de.
! partment is again in waiting atti'
tude regarding China. 1t has frankly
promptly and fully answered the Chi.
nese elnperor's appeal for mediation
and the correspondence given public.
ity Tuesday makes it appear that the
next move is 1or the Chinese govern.
ment 1t is expected to accept or re.
ject our terms at once, and in either
case tn, answer must convey tidings
of the state of affairs at Picking and
the welfare OF the legationers.
At least one of the greatest powers
is under strong suspicion here Of acting
cold-bloodcdly and without regard to
sentiment or anything more than the
most material of considerations. 1t is
believed here that this power is quiet.
ly taking measures to drop out of the
league at Tientsin and conduct cam
paign on its own account against Pc.
king, and it is even suspected that this
power is already moving troops toward
the Chinese capital.
| Correspondence Published.
Washington, July 25.-The following
correspondence between the president
of the United States and the emperor
of China was made public by the state
department Tuesday:
| Translation Of cablegram received by
Minister WI on July 20. 1900, from the
taotai of Shanghai. dated July 49, 1900:
Have received Il telegram from Gov.
| ,trt "a Il Il r. IL
moon July l9). who. having received
from the privy council (at Pcking) dis
| patch embOdying an imperial letter to the
president of the United States. has in
structed me to transmit 1t to your ex-
| cCllency.
| The IGmpcror'x Message.
The imperial message is respectfully
transmitted as follows:
THE Emperor OF China to His Excel
lency the President of the United States.
Greeting: China has long maintained
| friendly relations with the United States,
and is deeply conscious that the object
| of the United States is international COM
| merce. Neither country entertains the
least suspicion or dstrust towards the
| other. Recent outbreaks of mutual an
tipathy between the people and Christian
missions caused the foreign powers to
| view with suspicion the position of the
| imperial government as favorable to the
people and prejudicial to the missions.
with the result that the Taku forts were
attacked and captured. Consequently.
there has been clashing OF forces with
calanitous consequences. The situation
| has become more and more serious and
critical. We have just received a tele-
| graphic memorial from our envoy, WI
| Ting Fang, and 1t is highly gratifying
to us to learn that the United States gov
| eminent, having in view the friendly re-
| p
| taken d deep interest in the present sit
uation. Now China, driven by the ire
| siStible course of events, has unfortun-
ately incurred well-nigh universal indg-
nation. For settling the present difficulty
| China places special reliance in the Unit
| ed States. We address this message to
your excelcncy in all sincerity and can
| didness. with the hope that your excel
| lency will devise measures and take the
! initiative in bringing about IL concert of
! the powers for the restoration of order
| and peace. The favor of a kind reply is
| earnestly requested. and awaited with the
| greatest anxiety.
| NWanShSu. tWcnty-siXth year, sixth
moon, 23d day July 49,"
1t is. therefore, my duty to transmit tho
| above with the request that your excel
lcncy, in respectful obedience of imperial
| wishes. will deliver the same to it's high
destination and favor me with Il reply.
YU LIEN YUEN.
Taotai ut Shanghai.
Kwanshsu. twenty-sixth year, sixth
moon. 23.l day duly 10. 1yOD).
| The Presidents Reply.
| This cahleGram was at once commune
| Gated to the president at Canton. o.. and
| the following is his reply:
| '"Ihe President of the United States to
| the Emperor OF China. Greeting: ! have
| received your mnjcsty's message of the
| 18th OF July. and am glad 10 know that
| your ma icsty recognizes the fact that III.
| government and people of The United
| States desire of China nothing but what
| is JUS: and equitable. Tie purpose for
which we landed troops in China was the
| rescue of our legation from grave danger.
and the protection Of the lives and prop
| crty of Americans who were SOjuurnii,s
| In china in the enjoyment Of rights guar
autccd them by treaty ana by internal
tional law. The same purposes are pub
licly declared by all the powers which
have landed military forces in your ma :
jcsty'S empire.
- am to infer from your majcstys let
ter that the malrinctors who hive dis
turied the peace of China, who have muir
dercd the minister Of Germany. and Il
member of the japanese legation. and
| who now hold beaicgcd in Picking those
foreign diplonats,S who still survive,
| have not only not received amy favor or
encouragement from your majesty. hut
are actually in rebellion against the inn
pcrial authority. Ir this be the case.
| most solcmnly urge upon your ma jest Us
government. ID TO give public assurance
| whether the foreign ministers are alive,
| and, If so. in what condition. (2) TO put
the diplomatic representatives of the pow
| erS in immediate and free communication
with their respective governments, and
to remove all danger to their lives and
liberty. CO TO place the imperial author
| itcS of China in communication with tho
relief expedition so that cooperation may
be secured between them for the liberia
| tion Of the lcgHioncrs. the protection OF
foreigners and the restoration of order.
''lr these objects are accomplished. ii Is
the belief of this government that nc
| obstacles will be found to exist on the
| part of the powers to amicable set
Element of all the questions arising out OF
the recent troubles and the friendly good
Offices of this government will. with the
assent of the other powers. be Ghccrfully
| placed at your inajGStyS disposition ioi
that purpose.
civilian M'KINLEY. July %, 1900"
i .Hy the President, JOHN HAY. Score
tary Of State"
Ambassador Nexisns.
Milford Mass, July 25.-Gen. Viii
liam f. Draper, of Iiopeda.e, Monday
night sent to Washington Il letter
rendering his resignation as United
States ambassador to Italy. Gen
Draper made no statement as to The
reasons he has for taking this slcl
other than that his business at Hope
dale demands MS entire attention.