Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-07-26
TERMS TO CHIn7EsE.
CONDITIONS ON WHICH UNITED
STATES WILL MEDIATE.
China Must Positively Assure Safety of
Experimentation This Is Accomplished
President Is Ready to Act az Peace
maker-Correspondenc Made Public.

President Is Ready to Act as Peace
neutrality-suspicious. Made Public.
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The state de-
pertinent is again in waiting attitude
regarding China. 1t has frankly,
promptly and fully answered the Chi.
nese emperor's appeal for mediation,
and the correspondence given publicity
today makes it appear that the next
move is for the Chinese government 1t
is expected to accept or reject our terms
at once, and in either case the answer
must convey tidings of the state of af-
fairs at Picking, and the welfare of the
legationers. The belief is not concealed
here that the chances for successful me.
diation are slight.
At least one of the greatest powers is
under strong suspicion here of acting
cold bloodedly and without regard to
sentim ent or anything more than the
most material of considerations. 1t is
believed here that this power is quietly
taking measures to drop out of the
league at Tien Tsin and conduct cam.
paign on its own hook against Picking.
and it is even suspected that this power
is already moving troops toward the
Chinese capital.
The following is the correspondence
between the president of the United
States and the emperor of China
Chinese Proposal.
The Emperor of China to His Excel
lency, the President of the United States
-Greeting: China has long maintained
friendly relations with the United States
and is deeply conscious that the object of
the United States is international com
merce. Neither country entertains the
least suspicion toward the other Recent
outbreaks of mutual antipathy between
the people and Christian missions caused
the foreign powers to view with suspicion
the position of heimperial governments as
favorable to the people and prejudicial to
missions, with the result that the Taku
forts were attacked and captured Con
sequently there has been clashing of
forces with calamitous consequences The
situation has become more and more seri-
Gus and critical. We have just received
Geographic 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.
lations between the two countries, has
taken deep interest in the present situa-
ton. Now China, driven by the irresist.
able course of events. has unfortunately
incurred wellnigh 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 candidness
with the hope that your excellency will
devise measures and take the initiative in
bringing about a concert of the powers
for the restoration of order and peace
The favor of kind reply is earnestly re-
quested and awaited with the greatest
anxiety.
Reply of President.
The President of the United States to
the Emperor of China, Greeting: l have
received your majesty's message Of the
18th OF July, and am glad to know that
your majesty recognizes the fact that the
government of the United States desire of
China nothing but what is just and equit-
able. The purpose for which we la nded
troops in China was the rescue of our lie
CATION from grave danger and the protec-
ton of the lives and property of Ameri-
cans who were sojourning in China in the
enjoyment of rights allowed them by
treaty and international law The same
purposes are publicly declared by all the
powers which have landed military forces
in your maiesty's empire.
l. ! am to infer from your majesty's
letter that the malefactors who have dis
turbed the peace of China, who have mur.
dered the minister of Germany and
member of the japanese legation and
who now hold besieSed in Picking these
foreign diplomatists who still survive.
have not only not received any ia or or
encouragement from your majesty, but
are actually in rebellion against the i'm
perial authority. If this be the case
most solemnly urge upon your maiesty's
government TO give public assurance
whether the foreign ministers are alive.
and, If SO, in what condition
2. To put the diplomatic represents
tives OF the powers in immediate and free
communication with their respective gov
ernments and to remove all danger to
their lives and liberty
8. To place the imperial authorities of
China in communication with the roli.s