Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-12-15
The CHINESE ImBR0GLIO.
Eastern Complication ExhaustiveIy Re-
viewed by the President.

viewed by the President.
In our foreign intercourse the dom
tnant question has been the treatment
OF the Chinese problem. Apart from
this our relations with the powers have
been happy.
The president reviews the Boxer
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The Increasing gravity OF the condl.
lions In China and the immInence of
peril 10 our own diversified interests in
the empire, as well as 10 those OF all
the other treaty governments, were
soon appreciated by this government
causing II profound solicitude. The
United States from the earliest DAYS of
foreign intercourse with China had fol-
lowed a policy OF peace, emitting no
occasions to testify good will, 10 fur
Their the extension or lawful trade. TO
respect the sovereignty OF its govern
ment, and to insure by all legitimate
and kindly but earnest means the full
est measure or protection for the lives
and property OF our law-abiding citi-
zens and for the exercise OF our call
ings among the Chinese people.
n OF this, IL was felt to be APP
propriate that u purposes should be
pronounced in favor OF such course as
would hasten united action OF the pow
ers at Peking TO promote the admins
trative reforms so greatly needed for
rAA GiS hiciiliH tic lHlIeIlal government
n maintaining the integrity OF China.
I'm which we believed the whole west
ern world to be alike concerned. To
these ends / caused to be addressed TO
the several powers occupying territory
and maintaining spheres of influence In
China the circular proposals OF 1899,
inviting from them declarations of
their Intentions and views as TO the
d~esirabi!ity OF the adoption of meas
ftrau ing.a rin gha A.zn. "
OF treatment of all foreign trade
throughout China.
With gratifying unanimity the re-
sponses conceded In this common pol
Icy, enabling me to see in the success
full termination OF these negotiations
proof OF the friendly spirit which ami
mates the various powers Interested i'm
the untrammeled development OF COM
merce and industry In the Chinese en-
plre as a source OF vast benefit to the
whole commercial world.
In this conclusion, which | Ind the
qualification TO announce as a com
pleted engagement TO the interested
powers on March 20. 1900, 1 hopefully
disccrned a potential factor for The
abatement OF the distrust OF foreign
purposes which for a year past had an
peared TO inspire the policy OF the i'm
perial government, n for the effective
exertion by It OF power and authority
10 quell the critical anti-foreign move
ment in the northern provinces most
Immediately influenced by the Manchu
sentiment.
Misplaced Confidence.
Seeking to testify confidence In the
Willingness and ability or the imperial
Administered ton to redress wrongs and
prevent the evils we suffered and
feared. the marine guard, which had
been sent to Picking In the autumn of
1899 for the protection OF the legation.
was withdrawn at the earliest practi-
moment, n all pending cues
lions were RENTED, as far as we were
concerned. to the ordinary resorts of
intercourse
The Chinese government proved,
however, unable to check the rising
strength OF the Boxers, and appeared
be a prey to internal d~issensions. In
the unequal contest the anti-foreign in
fiuences soon gained the ascendancy
under the leadership of Prince Tuan.
armies of Boxers, with which
imperial forces afiliated. held the
country between Peking and the coast,
penetrated into Manchuria up to the
border, and through their
emissaries threatened a like rising
northern China.
ATTACKS upon foreigners, destruction
Of their property and slaughter of na-
converts were reported from all
The tsung-li-yamen, already per-
with hostile sympathies. could
no effective response to the APP
peals of the legations. At this critical
Iuncture. in the early spring OF this
,ear, a proposal was made by tho other
powers hat a combined feet should be
in Chinese waters as a moral
demonstration, under owe of which
% exact OF the Chinese government re-
spoct for foreign treaty rights and the
OF the Boxers.
The United States. while not partici-
In the joint demonstration,
promptly sent from the Philippines all