Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1900-12-06

CnIncsc truups uIiereu niue snow
tan it' position of H fs Woo was taken.
A rapid march brought the united forces
to the populous city of Tung Chow,
which caDitulated without contest
The Legations Relieved.
| On August IA the capital was reached
Alter a brief conflict beneath the walls
| the relief column entered and the lega-
| tons were saved. The United States sol
| men alike, in those distant chimes and
| unusual surroundings, showed the same
VaIor, discipline and good conduct, and
gave proof Of the same high degree Of
Intelligence and efficiency which have
| olSungulshed them in every emergency.
The imperial family and the govern
| city was without visible control. The re-
naming imperial soldiery had made on
the night OF the 18th a last attempt to
sXtermlnate the besieged, which was gall
| Lantly repealed. 1t fell to the occupying
| forces to restore order and organize a
| PROVISIONAL administration.
| happily the acute disturbances were
connned TO the northern provinces. 1t is
releI to recall and a pleasure to re-
cord the loyal conduct of the .viceroys
and local authorities of the southern and
| eastern provinces. Their efforts were
continuously directed to the pacific con-
troI OF the vast populations under their
|
| OF Iorelgn treaty rights. At critical mo-
ments they did not hesitate to memorial
ne re IN! me throne, urging the protection of
tne LEGATIONS, the restoration of comrnu-
ncation and the assertion of the i'm
perlal authority against the subversive
e1ie.iinents: Ihey maintained excellent re-
tatlons with the official representatives of
| Iorelgn powers. To their kindly dispo-
| sl.lon IS largely due the success of the
eionares IN frp pem4 3E many of the mis-
| SSttety. m IhiS relation the action of
Inc c eeons4 us should be highly commended.
was difficult but, thanks to their energy
| ana the cooperation of American and
fforeiign naval commanders. hundreds of
tinnaiitfa' including those of other ma
| imminent peril
Our Chinese Policy.
The policy CT the United States through
an ms trying period was clearly an
niounced and scrupu!ousIy carried out
| clrcular note to the powers, dated
July ., proclaimed our attitude. Treat
ing the condition in the. north as one of
| virtual anarchy, in which the great prov
lnces OF the south and southeast had no
snare, we regarded the local authorities
Chinese people Wth wFo we the ne
remain IN peace and friendship. Our
declared aims involved no war against the
Chinese nation. We adhered to the legit-
innate office of rescuing the mperiled le-
cation, obtaining redress for wrongs al
ready SUFFERED, securing wherever pos
s!ple the safety of American life and
| property IN China, and preventing a
spread Of the disorders or their recur-
| renee.
AS was then said, the policy OF the
government of the United States is to
seek solution which may bring about
! permanent safety and peace to China,
preserve Chinese territorial and admin
istrative entity, protect all rights guar
anteed to friendly powers by treaty and
world the principle of equal and impair
tai trade with all parts of the Chinese
Faithful to those professions which, as
1T proved, reflected the views and purposes
Of the ether cooperating governments,
all our efforts have been directed toward
ending the anomalous situa ton in China
| by negotiations for settlement at the
earliest possible moment As soon as the
sacred duty OF relieving our legation and
its dependents was accomplished we with
| drew from active hostilities, leaving our
! legation under an adequate guard in Pc
| king as a channel of negotiation and set
| tlement-a course adopted by others of
the interested powers. Cvertures of the
empowered representa tives of the Chi
| neSe emperor have been considera tely en-
| tertained.
Accepted Russia's Proposition.
The Russian proposition looking to the
! restoration of the imperial power in Pc
! king has been accepted as IN full con-
sOnance with our own desires, for we have
held and hold that effective reparation Tor
| wrongs suffered and an enduring settle
ment that will make their recurrence i'm
| possible can best be brought about I'M
Ger an authority which the Chinese nation
! reverences and obeyS. While so doing we
fOrego no jot of our undoubted right to
| exact exemplary and deterrent punis hment
of the responsible authors and abettors of
the criminal acts whereby we and other
nations have suffered grievous injury
For the real culprits, the evil counselors
who have misled the imperial judgment and
! diverted the sovereign authority to their
own guilty ends, full expiation becomes
! imperative within the rational limits of
retributive justice. Regarding this as the
IN n "a -nft In
ment between China and the powers, l said
in my message of October IS to the Chi
nese emperor:
II trust that negotiations may begin so
soon as we and the other offended govern
| ments shall be effectively satisfied of your
majesty's ability and power to treat with
just sternness the principal offenders, who
are doubly culpable, not alone toward the
foreigners, but toward your majesty, I'M
der whose rule the purpose of China to
dwell in concord with the world had hith-
erto found expression in the welcome and
| protection assured to strangers.
The Peace Negotiations.
Taking, as a point of departure the i'm
perial edict appointing Earl Ii Hung Chang
and Prince Ching plenipotentiaries to ar
range a settlement and the edict of Sep
tember %, whereby certain high officials
! were designated for punishment, this gov
eminent has moved, in concert with the
other powers, toward the opening of ne
gotiations, which Mr.. Conger. assisted by
Mr.. Rockhill, has been authorized to con-
duct on behalf of the United Staes.
by the government of the French republic
have been pied with certain reserva-
tons as to details, made necessary by our
own circumstances. but, like similar res
ervations by other powers, open to dis
Gussion in the progress of the negotiations
The disposition of the emperor's govern
ment to admit liability for wrongs done
to foreign governments and their nationals
and to act upon such additional designa,
ton Of the gplty! persons as the foreign
to make, gives hope of a complete settle
ment of all questions involved, assuring
foreign rights of residence and intercourse
on terms of equality for all the world.
Foundation of Durable Peace.
I regard as one Of the essential factors of
a durable adjustment the securement of
/ adequate guarantees for liberty of faith
I since insecurity Of those natives who may
embrace alien creeds is a scarcely less eff
fectual assault upon the rights of foreign
worship ard teaching than would be the
direct invasion thereof.
ali, being the greatest total number
given to the exhibition of any one eX-
hlbltlng nation, as well as the largest
recoSnition of merit in competition with
the chosen exhibits of all other nations
and at the hands of juries almost wholly
made up OF representatives OF France
ana other competing countries is NOT
only most gratifying, but is especially
valuable since it sets us to the front
demand. while the large proportion of
awards in the classes of art and artistic
nttanufactures afforded unexpected proof
OF the stimulation of national culture by
the prosperity that flows from national
productiveness Joined to industrial e1~
celence.
Apart from the exposition several occa-
slons for showing internal ional good will
occurred. The inauguration in Paris of
the Lafayette monument, presented by
the school children of the United States,
ana the designing of commemorative
com by our mint and the presentation OF
the first piece struck to the president of
tne republic, were marked by appropri-
ate ceremonies. and the Fourth of JulY