The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-25
HIS AGREED 70 MEDIATE
PRESIDENT M,KINLEY'S RESPONSE
TO APPEAL OF CHINESE
EMPEROR
SEEMS EAGER TO INTERVENE
Full Text of the correspondence
Between Kwang Hsu and Mr.. Nc
KinIey-Germany Declines to
Act at Present.

WASHINGTON, July A.-The following
correspondence between the president of
| the United States and the emperor OF
! China was made public by the state de-
partment today:
(Translation Of a cablegram received by
Minister WI, on July 20 1900, from the
Taotai of Shanghai, dated JURY 49, 1900:
''IIave received a telegram from Gov.
Yuan (of Shan Tung) dated 23rd day OF
this moon July 19) who, having received
from the privy council Cat Pekin) a dis
patch embodying an imperial letter to the
president of the United States, has in
structed me to transmit it to your excel
lency. The imperial message is respect
fully transmitted as follows:
81 The emperor of China, to his excel
Iency, the president Of the United States,
Greeting: China has long maintained
friendly relations with the United States,
ana is deeply conscious that the object
of the United States is international com
merce. Neither country entertans the
feaSt suspicion distrust towards the
other. Recent outbreaks of mutual an
tipathy between the people and Christian
missionaries caused the foreign powers to
view with suspicion the position of the
| imperial government as favorable to the
people and preJudicial to the missions,
were
attacked and captured. Consequently
there has been clashing of forces, with
calam1tous consequences The situation
mas become more and more serious and
crlIlcaE we have just received a tele-
graphic memorial from our envoy WI
Ting Fang, and it is highly gratifying to
US TO learn that the United States gov
eminent, having in view the friendly re-
latlons between the two countries has
taken deep interest in the present sit
uation.
" Now China. driven by the irresistible
course of events, has unfortunately in
CURED well-nigh universal INDIGNATION
FOR settling the present difficulty, China.
places special reliance in the United
states. We address this message to your
eXcellency, in all sincerity and candid
ness, with the hope that your excellency
VIII devise measures and take the initia-
i've In bringing about a concert of the
powers Tor the restoration of order and
peace. The favor Of kind reply is earn
estly requested, and awaited with the
greatest anxiety ' INC
.. .oe.,. =" 'Kwanghsu,
.I 18Th year moon, sd day July 49,
q, II is therefore my duty to transmit
the above with the request that vonr exe
celency, in respectful obedfence of i'm
periaI WISHES, will deliver the same to ite
reply. -'cYI1 Lion W., IN q
t.11, o Taotai at Shanghai
o.n5 hW%aanghsu. 18th year. 9Th moon, day
z5rd (July 49, 1900" '
PRESIDENTS REPLY
Ihls cablegram was at once COM
municated to the president at Canton.
~, and the following is his reply:
>. Inc president of the United States
nave received your ma iestv;s 1nsso
VI tne l9th or July, and am glad to know
your majesty recognizes the fact that tba
ss tataa deai and people Of the United
is just and equitable The pnrnose i TO-! =
MLlch we landed troops in China was tha
rescue OF our legation from grave danper
Gnu ertI, the ne protection of the lives and prop
erty or Americans who were soiournip o.
IN CHINA in the enjoyment of rights guar.
anteed them by treaty and by interna-
Iiohal law. The same purposes are pub
Lcy qeclared by all the powers which
nave landed military forces In your ma
Jesty's empire.
Il am to infer from your majesty's let
ter that the malefactors who have dis
Iurped the peace of China, who have
murdered the minister of Germany, and a
member of the Japanese legation, and
VINO now hold besieged in Pekin those
foreign diplomatists who still survive
nave not only not received any favor
or encouragement from your majesty,
but are actually in rebellion against the
imperial authority. If this be the case
l most solemnly urge upon your majesty 8
whether the foreign ministers are alive
and If so in what condition
ITO put the diplomatic representatives
OF the powers in immediate and free
communication with their respective gov
ernments and remove all danger to their
lives and liberty
ITO place the imperial authorities of
China in communication with the relief
expedition, so that cooperation may be
secured between them for the liberation
Of the legationers, the protection of for
eigners and the restoration of order
IF these objects are accomplished, it is
the belief of this government that no
obstacle will be found to exist on the
part Of the powers to an amicable settle
ment 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 cheerfully
placed at your majesty's disposition for
that purpose. William Mckinley,
July %, 1900.
"By the president:
John Hay, Secretary Of State"