Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-05

lantly repealed. 1t fell to the occupying
forces to restore order and organize a
provisional administration.
Our Chinese Policy.
He recalls the circular note to the pow
ers issued by this government on July 3,
outlining our policy as one of peaces
guaranteeing the integrity of China, and
says:
AS was then said, "the policy of the
government of the United States is to
permanent safety and peace to China
preserve Chinese territorial and admin
istrative entity protect all rights guar,
anteed to friendly powers by treaty and
international law, and safeguard for the
world the principle of equal and impair
| tial trade with all parts of the Chinese
| empire
Faithful to those professions which, as
| it proved, reflected the views and purposes
| of the other cooperating governments,
| all our efforts have been directed toward
| ending the anomalous situation in China
| by negotiations for a 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
king as a channel of negotiation and set.
| tlement-a course adopted by others OF
the interested powers Overtures OF tn the
| nese emperor have been considerably 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 for
ment that will make their recurrence i'm
possible can best be brought about I'M
der 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 punishment
of the responsible authors and abettors of
| ,,c1 vI,nrn INV hoy,
| 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
| ment between China and the powers, said
| in my message of October Is to the Chi
nese emperor:
| Il 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
anu IIlICS SIlIlS plSIlpOI6nlldTl6S TO ar
range settlement, and the edict of Sep
| TENDER % 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
Nj. Roekhill, has been authorized to con-
| duct on behalf of the United Staes
General bases of negotiation formulated
! by the government of the French republic
| have been accepted with certain reserva-
| lions as to details, made necessary by our
| own circumstances, but, like similar res
! ervations by other powers, open to dis
| cusslon IN the progress of the negotiations.
ment to admit liability for wrongs done
| to foreign governments and their nationals,
and to act upon such additional designa-
| ton of the guilty persons as the foreign
| ministers at Picking may be in a position
| to make, gives hope of a complete settle
ment OF an questions involved, assuring
| foreign rights Of residence and intercourse
on terms OF equality for all the world.
Foundation of Durable Peace.
regard as one of the essential factors of
| a durable adjustment the securement of
| adequate guarantees for liberty of faith,
| since insecurity of those natives who may
| embrace alien creeds is q scarcely less eff
| fectual assault upon the rights of foreign
worship and teaching than would be the
| direct invasion thereof.
| The matter of indemnity for our wronged
| citizens is a question of grave concern.
Measured in money alone, sufficient
| reparation may prove to be beyond the
ability of China to meet All the powers
| concur in emphatic disclaimers of any pur-
| pose of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT through the dis
| memberment Of the empire ] am disposed
to think that due compensation may be
made in part by increased guarantees of
security for foreign rights and immuni-
| ties, and, most important of all. by the
| opening of China to the equal commerce of
| all the world. These views have been and
will be earnestly advocated by our repre-
| SentativeS.
The government of Russia has put for
| ward suggestion that in the event Of pro-
| tracted divergence Of views in regard to
| indemnities the matter may be relocated
| to the court Of arbitration at The Hague. [
| favorably incline to this, believing that
high tribunal could not fail to reach solu-
ton no less conducive to the stability and
| Immediately beneficial to the powers.
First Place at Paris.
Our relations with other countries are
gone into in detail. The Paris EXPOSE
| ton is referred to "a offering an opportu-
nifty for display Of the good will ex-
| listing between this country and France.
He notes that there were many draw
| backs to a proper exhibition of American
| products, but says:
Despite all these drawbacks the con-
tribution of the United States was not
among the earliest in place and the most
| orderly in arrangement Our exhibits
were shown in 101 out of 121 classes, and
! more completely covered the entire CLASH
fication than those, Of any, other nation.
In total number they rank next after
| those of France, and the attractive form
IN which they were presented secured
general attention.
| A criterion of the extent and success
of our participation and of the thorough
| ness with which exhibits were or
/ ganized is seen in the awards granted to
| American exhibitors by the international
| jury, namely, grand prizes, 240; gold med
ais, 597; silver medals 776; bronze medals
| SAL and honorable mentions, 322-24 ATS in
all, being the greatest total number
| given to the exhibition of any one eX-
| hibiting nation, as we'll as the largest
| number in each grade. This significant
| recognition 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
| and other competing countries is not
only most gratifying, but is especially
valuable, since it sets US to the front
in international questions Of supply and
demand, while the large proportion of
awards in the classes of art and artistic
manufactures afforded unexpected proof
of the stimulation Of national culture by
| the prosperity that flows from national
| productiveness joined to industrial eX-
| cellence.
Apart from the exposition several occa-
| sions for showing international good will
occurred. The Inauguration in Paris of
| the Lafayette monument, presented by
the. school children of the United States,