Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-08-23
CUR STAND WITH CHINA.
Reply Sent to Earl Ii Hung Changes
Appeal for a Halt and an
Armistice.
GEN. GHAFFEE HAS HIS INSTRUCTIONS.

Cnder Certain Conditions He May Call
- Halt, But the Continued Attacks ON
the Legations at Pekin Would Seem to
Preclude Amy Other Solution Than
Sheer Force. Well Sustained.
Washington, Aug. 16.-The depart
ment of state made public last night
the communications exchanged yes
terday between the Chinese minister.
Mr.. WI Ting Fang, and the acting Sec
rotary OF state:
The following memorandum was
handed to Mr.. Adee by Mr.. WI at
nine o'clock this morning:
Memorandum Handed to Adee.
"A cable from Earl Ii Hung Chang,
envoy plenipotentiary of China, dated
August Is, and received by Minister
WI at Z p. M, on the same day:
1.-The allied forces are approaching
Tung Chow. l have m~emoralized the
imperial government to depute envoy
to negotiate anarmistice with the sew
eral commanders on the spot. l will
also shortly proceed to Pekin. The
powers. being fully ware of the EN-
~barrassing position in which their
majesties, the empress dowager and
the emperor, are placed, are earnestly
requested to telegraph instructions to
their respective commanders, after
arriving at Tung Chow with their
forces, to stop their further advance
to the capital, so as not to cause
alarm and fear to their majesties and
90 l. n,i1ioS 70 tho nnonIn For SI1nh
advance would shake the foundations
of the Ia Ching empire and wound the
feelings of all her people, high and
low"
Secretary of States Reply.
The following memorandum in re-
ply wa handed to Mr.. WI this after
noon:
"'Foreseeing that there would be
insufficient time after receiving a re-
ply to our memorandum of August IL
to get instructions to the relief col
umn before it had reached Pekin, we
sent, on the same day to the general
commanding the American forces in
China the following dispatch:
to Gen. Chaffee.
Adjutant Generals Office,
hdSuIHS IOu, aug. L. 1SOo"
Fowler, Che Foo. For Chaffee. Au-
gust 12.-The secretary of war di-
reefs me to inform you that Lii Hung
Chang, appointed by Chinese govern
ment to negotiate with the powers,re-
quested cessation of hostilities. We
have replied that we are ready to en-
ter into agreement between powers
and Chinese government for cessation
of hostilities on condition that sufi-
cient body of the forces composing
the relief expedition shall be permit
ted to enter Pekin unmolested and to
escort foreign ministers and residents
back to Tien Tsin, the movement be-
ing provided for and secured by such
arrangements and dispositions of
troops as shall be considered satisfac-
tory by generals commanding the
composing relief expedition.
ave communicated this to all the
powers japanese government takes
same position. We have not heard
from other powers.
CORBIN.
"tAnd two days ago, in view of the
rapid progress of the relief expedi'
ton, we sent the following:
supplementary Instructions.
Adjutant Generals Office,
Washington, Aug. IA, 1900.
Fowler, Che Foo. For Chaffee. Au
gust IA: In anticipation of accept
by Chinese government of condi-
ton in our reply to them cabled you
August ~. If Chinese authorities
communicate willingness to deliver
and persons under their
to relief column at Pekin
under arrangements which you con-
slider safe, you r authorized to
make and carry out arrangements in
with other commanders,
without referring it here. From in
communications with repre-
sentatives of other governments here
we believe all to take substantially
same position. The question whether
you should insist upon entering Pekin
and going to legations or will receive
delivery at gate of inner Tartar city,
at outer wall, taking risk of min
passing through city with only
Chinese escort, you and the other
generals must determine.
By order Secretary of War,
CORBIN.
Can Not Stop
eve are advised by Minister Coz.
ger that the attacks by imperial
upon the legations in Pekin
have not ceased. While these attacks
we can not stop the advance
of our forces toward Pekin. If such
attacks cease, the above quoted in
cfruotioDS will he allowed tn stand
and they would seem to provide for
all the action required under the cir
culnstances stated by Earl Ii in his
dispatch.
ALVEY A. ADEE,
Acting Secretary.
FROM ADMIRAL REMY.