The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-12-06

regarded the local authorities In the lax
| people with whom we sought to remain
IN peace and friendship Our deciarsd
\ aims involved no war against the chi
| nese nation. We adhered to the legltl-
| mate ONCE of reScuing the Imperial lega-
! tion, obtaining redress tor Wrongs Al
READY suffered. securing wherever possible
| the SAFETY OF sAmericati lie ana properly
IN Cnlna ana preventing u spread u tne
disorders OF their recurrence. ~, q
AS WIS then said, .'the policy o. tne
seek a solution Wnicn may BRING sapoul
| permanent saIety anu peace 70 emma:
preserve Chinese territorlai ana adinlnls-
trative eisliIy, project all rights guaratl-
teed to friendly powers py lreaty
and International law, and safeguard lof
Inc word Inc priIclpie OF eQuai ana IN
partial trade with iii parts OIL the Chlnese
\ empire. s53 ssH
raltnful to these protestations, which, as
1T proved, reflected views and purposes OF
the otner co-opeTatllig gcsetnnAents, al
uIr enorts nave peen uneeteu toward
ending the anomalous sirualIon IN emma
I by negotiations Tor Il settienienI AT tne
earlleSJ possible moment. AS soon as the
sacred anly Of renewing our legation and
its dependents Was accomplished WetWltfi-
drew from active INSTITUTES leaving QUE
legation unuer an adequate guard IN
PeKin as a cnannel OF negotiation ana set
tlementL-a5 COURSE adopteu by others of'
the Interested parties. OYefluress OI the
empowered representatives Oh the Chinese
emperor nave been CONSIDERABLY enter
talIed.
The Russian Proposition
looking 10. the restoration OF the inpesial
power in Pekin mas Deen accepted as IN
1ull coLSonancs. with our own ueSlres, 8Ior
We have held anu holu that elrectiye rep-
aration for wrongs sulrered ana an endur-
ing settlement That viii maze their re-
3cu4'rence Impossible can best be brought
about under an authority which the chi
ness nation reyerencss and obeys. Wnue
SO doing we foregO no Jot Oh our UNI
DOUBTED right to exact exemplary and
ueterrent punishment of Inc lssponslD.e
authors and abetters OF the criminal acts
which hereby we and other NATIONS have
For the real culprits, the evil COUNSEL
ors who have Inisled the imperial jJuGS-.
to their own guilty ends, full expiatioil
| becomes imperative within the rational
limits OF retrlbutiye justice. Regarding
this as the initial condition OF acceptapie
settlement between China and the DOVES.
said IN my message OF Oct. IL to the
Chinese emperor: s1lss st8 81
| 4 trust that negotiations may begin SO
| soon as We and the other onended gov
ernments shall be effectively satiSi1ed OF
your majesty's ability and power TO treat
with lust sternness the principal Offend
toward the foreigners, but SoWs-rd your,
majesty, under whose RUE the purpose
of China to dwell IL concord with the
| world had hitherto found expression N
| the welcome and protection assured to
4Strangers.' u 5s5${ a II
Taking as a point OF departure the i'm
L.
| and Prince Ching plenlpotentiaries to ar
range a settlement, and the edict$ OF Sept.
| 20 whereby certain high 9th Gals were
has moved IN eonnecton With tie
| powers toward the opening OF negotia-
! lions which Mr. conger, assisted by Mr..
Rockh has been anthoriSsd te conduct
The French Proposal.
| The general basis of regulations formu-
lated by the governmen OF. the y. French
tain rsseTyations as 70 details, made
necessarSsby our own circumstances, but,
like similar reservations by other powers
| open to discussion in the progress of the
negotiations The disposition Of the em-
i peror $ government to admit liability for
| wrongs done to foreign governments and
ditional designation Of the guilty persons
| as the Ioreiat, ministers at Pekin may
! be In a position 10 make, gives hope OF
a complete settlement Of all questions m
/ Volved, assuring recognized rights OF resi-
1 dents and intercourse on terms OF equal
ity for all the world. regard, as one OF
the essential factors of durable adjust
ment the securenlent Of adequate guar
! antees for liberal faith, for inse-
curity Of those natives who may embrace
alien cresds Is scarcely less eMeesha a
j and teaching than would be the direct
invasion thereof.
The matter Of indemnity for our
concern. Measured in money alone, q
SUFFICIENT reparation may prove to be be-
sond the ability Of. China to meet. All
the powers concur in emphatic disclaiIa-
Sers of any purpose of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
! through the 61isme mbership Of the empire.
1 / am disposed to take due compensation
that may be made In part by Increased
guarantees Of security for foreign rights
and immunities, and, most important of
all, by the opening Of China to the equal
commerce Of all the world. These views
have been and will De earnestly adyo-
/ Gated by our representatives.
1 The government of Russia has put for
4 ward i suggestion thu in the event of
4 sprotracted divergence of views in reia-
tion to indnlanities the matter ne rele-
i Hague n favorably incline to this, beiey-
/ ing S.hat high tribunal of arbitr alton
| coulH not fan to reach a solution 10 less
i conducive TO the stability. ana enlarged
/ ~ beneficial to the powers.