The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-17
INSTRUCTIONS TO CHAFFEn
Authorized to Negotiate, If Ministers
Are Safely sRescued

Are Safely sRescued.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.4The depart.
ment of state makes public tonight the
communications exchanged TODAY be.
| tween the Chinese minister, Mr.. WI Ting
Fang, and the acting Secretary of state
! The following memorandum was hand
ed to Mr.. Adee by Mr.. WI at o'clock
this morning:
a cable from Earl Ii Hung Chang
envoy -plenipotentia!y. of China, dated
| Aug. 10 and received by Minister WIN Al
p m on the same day:
The allied forces are approa chine,
Tung Chow. [ have memorialized the
imperial government to depute envoy To
nesouate an armisiee with the several
commanders on the spot l will also
shortly proceed to Pekin. The powers
being fully aware of the emba FRA ssin1
position In which their ma1esties. the
1 eia doWager and the emperor, are
paced, are earnestly requested to teie-
graph instructions to their respective
commanders after arriving at Tung Chow
WIN WIN tnelr forces to, stop their further
alarm and fear to their majesties and
cdIdInlty TO the people. For such adj
vance would shake the foundations or
the Tai Ching empire and wound the
Feelings of all her people, high and low
BY compliance with this appeal the mill
4onS OF people of the empire would be
communicate this cablegram at once to
the secretary OF state %
The following memorandum In reply
was handed to Mr.. WI this afternoon:
Memo: misunderstanding that there
would be insufficient time after receive
ing reply to our memorandum of Aug
IL to get instructions to The RELIEF COL
u1nn before 1t had reached Pekin, we
sent sent, on On = the same day to the general
commanding the American forces in
emma the following dispatch:
80 AoJutant Generals Office, Washing
S Ton, e Aug' IL, 1T6O:-Fowler, Che Foo: For
reefs me to inform you that Ii Hung
Chang, appointed by Chinese govern
nent TO negotiate with powers, requests
cessation of hostilities., We have renIied
that we are ready to enter into aeree
nnent between powers and Chinese gov
eminent for cessation of hostilities on
coIoIelon that sufficient body of forces
composing the relief expedition shall be
permitted to enter Pekin unmo. ested and
10 escort foreign ministerSs and residents
BACK to lien Tsin, the movement being
engagements and dispositions of troOps "a
shall be considered satisfactory by gen
erals commanding the forces composing
relief expedition. We have commitment
ed this to all the powers Japanese gov
eminent takes same position. We have
not heard from other powers. -'Corbin.'
ana two days ago, in. view of the
we sent the following:
AdJutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, aug. l4--Fowler Che Foo: For Char,
49, US. LII anticipation of accent
ance by Chinese government of condition
IN our reply to them cabIed YOU Aug IL
II chinese authorities. communicates will
1nsness to deliver ministers and persons
under their protection to relief column at
Pekn under arrangements which Won
consider safe, you are authorized to
make and carry out, in concert with 9TH
er commanders, without referring it here
from informal communications with rem
resentatlves of other governments here,
we believe all took same position The
question of whether you should insist on
entering Pekin and going to legations Or
VII receive delivery at gate of inner
Iartar City or at outer wall. takine risk
OF ministers passing through CITY with
only Chinese escort, you and the other
generals must determine. BY order sec
rotary. of war -T,orhin
I'VE, are advised by Minister e c Slnr
That the attacks by imperial troops mon
tn the hs,,i legations in Pekin have not ceased.
While these. attacks continue, we can
not stop the advance of our forces
toward Pekin. If such attacks cease the
above quoted instructions will be allowed
TO stand, and they would seem to pro-
vide for all the action required under
the circumstances stated by Earl Ii in
MS ulPdIch' ALVEY A. Adee,
.rDo4..- ~. Acting Secretary.
Aug H." 1iS Oon'