The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1900-08-22
REPLY TO CHINA.
Government Will Mediate on
Certain Conditions.
I,yN,1cTr>T,c .sJic,,r T)t, DT-ccIlT.n
MINISTER'S MUST BE RESCUED
suGlicient Force Must BE Admitted
to Peking UnmOlestcd.
INSURE SAFE HscoRr.To TEN TsIN.
These Demands Must BE Actually
and FuIly Complied With Be
fore Tins Government Will
Negotiate With earl LII
Hung Chang to Restore
Ponce In tho OrIent.

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Washington, Aug. 13.-The depart
ment of state has made public the re.
ply of the United States government
to Minister Wu's communication no.
tifying the department of the appoint
nfent of Earl Ii Hung Chang as envoy
plenipotentiary to negotiate with the
powers. The reply says that the gov
ernment of the United States learned
with satisfaction of the appointment
of Earl Ii Hung Chang as envoy
plenipotentiary to conduct negotia-
tions with the powers and will enter
at once upon such negotiations with a
desire to continue the friendly rela-
tions long existing between the two
countries. 1t is evident that there can
be no general negotiations between
China and the powers so long as the
ministers of the powers and the per-
sons under their protection remain III
their present position OF restraint and
danger and that the powers cannot
cease their efforts for the delivery OF
those representatives, to which they
are constrained by the highest cOnsid-
Grafton of national honor except un-
der an arrangement adequate to ac-
complish peaccable dcliverance. This
government is ready to enter into an
agreement between the powers and the
Chinese government for cessation CT
hostile demonstrations on condition
that sufficient body of the forces
composing the relief expedition shall
be permitted to enter Pe<ing unmo-
Tested and to escort the foreign minis
ters and residents back to Tien Tsin,
this movement being provided for ana
sucurcd by such arrangements ana dis
position of troops as shall be consld-
cred satisfactory by the generals COM
manding the forces composing the re-
lief expedition.
The text of this reply to the over
lures communicated by Minister WI
was telegraphed to the representatives
of the United States for communica-
ton to the governments of the powers
cooperating in the relief movement.
That the United States had taken
this course had already become pretty
we'll understood, but the announce
ment of the text of the message dis
closed the policy the United States
has adopted. The Importance of the
action taken by this government lies
to a considerable extent in the word
ing of the message. China had made
overtures for peace, and had thus
opened the way for possible compro-
mise or for further diplomatic tempor-
izing. The United States in its re-
sponse, lays down certain specific pre-
Iiminarles to any peace overture, in
Guiding an entirely new demand, name
ly that sufficiently large force from
the allied column shall be allowed to
enter Peklng unopposed and conduct
the members of the legations and their
followers from the Chinese capital to
Tien Tsin While this last demand
might have been inferred from the
previous rejection by the United States
OF the proposal for a Chinese escort, it
Is now put forward as an exact and
unalterable demand which China must
accept Internationally if she hopes to
stay the advance of the international
forces or hopes even to have consider
ed any other conditions of peace which
she may desire to put forward to the
offended powers.
A member of the cabinet says
no consideration will be given
promises of the Chinese govern
ment until the demands that have
been made by this government are
actually and fully complied with.