The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30


WIN tho outgoing Of the old and the incom-
Iroftho new century you begin the last sos-
/ .ion Of the nty-slHth congress with evidences
~, e,crv hand OF Individual and national pros
perity and with proof Of the growing strength
and Increasing power Tor good Of ropubiean
institutions.
when tho sixth congress assembled In No
vonbcr. iso0 tho population Of the United
state. vasamLtsl. 10 d now 7o3oiTp0. Then
-, had sixteen states Now we have forty
I'VE. Then our territory consisted Of 1900
square miles II u now 1,si6,slS square miles
Education. religion aud morality have kept
pace with our advancement In other directions
and while extending ita power the government
has adhered 10 its foundation principles and
abated none Of them In dealing with our new
peoples and possessions
FOREIGN RELATIONS.
In our foreign intercourse the dominant cues
lion has been the treatment Of tho Chinese
problem. Apart from this our relations with
the powers have been happy.
Tho recent troubles Ia China spring from the
anti.forrign agitation which. for the past three
years. has gained strength In the northcru
provinces Their origin lies deep In tho char
acter Of the Chinese races and In the traditions
Of their government The Tal-Ping rebellion
and tho opening Of Chinese forts " foreign
trade and settlement disturbcd alike the homo
geniety and the sccluslon Of CHINA.
Thotolcgraph and the railway spreading over
their land. the steamers plying on their water
ways, tAc merchant and tho missionary pcnc-
trailing year by year farther into the intorl or,
became TO tho On nose mind types Of an allen
invasion. changing tho course of their national
life and fraurht with vague forobodlngs OF dis
astsr 10 their beliefs aud their seli-controi.
Anti.forcign agitation throughout tho empire
resulted In attacks upon foreigners. dcstruction
Of property. aud slaughter Of native converts
we're reported from all Sides. Tho tsung IL
I yameu. already pcrmeated with hostile sympa-
thics, could make no elective response TO the
, appeals Of tho legations. ~ this critical juno
turc. IN the early spring NJ this year, proposal
was made by the other power. that combined
. feet be assembled IN Chinese waters a. moral
demonstration. under cover Of which TO exaci
/, Of tho Chinese government respect for forclgn
treaty rights aud the suppression ofthe Box
err.
d SIN the peril Increased. while preparations
/ were In progress for large expedition, %
i, strengthen the legation guards and keep the
railway open. an attempt Of tho foreign shirs
. 10 make q landing at Taku was met by IRE from
q the Chinese forts. the forts were thcrcupoa
shelicd by the foreign vessels, the Americas
admiral taking no part In the attack. on the
ground that we were not az war with Clina, and
that hosti demonstration might consolidate
4 tho anil.foroign element and strengthen the
Iioxors to oppose the relieving column Two
q days later the 1nku forts were captured after =
sanruuary conflict. Severance Of communica-
2 tlon with Pckin followed and combined force
N Of additional guards which was advancing q
Al polip hy the rgi iIo was checked as s'-.-san-
The Isolation OF the legations was complete.
on June y all tho ministers NJ pckln wcro
ordered 10 leave under promised escort. TH
y order was diSrcgardod aud preparations Tor d.
Tense made ON the morning Of the 2lth The
. German minister, naron Won Kotieior Willie
u proceeding to visit tho tsung II yamen was
y killed By mob. An attempt TO recover his
= BODY was thwartod. From that time until
y July u the legations were under nro almost
V every hour. Attempts were made TO burn tho
" legations by setting nro to adjoining buildings.
IN and the Austrian, belgian, Dutch aud Italian
X legations were destroyed.
n During the siege tho defenders lost sKiy-nye
I, killed, one hundred and thlrty-nyo wounded
and seven by disease. tho last all children
y Tho only communication had with the Chin
y ESQ government related 70 the occasional de-
livery or despatch Of telegram or 10 tho
Y demands OF the tsung-ll-yamcn for the With
Y drawal Of tho legation to the coast under
y escort Not only are the pfotesiatons Of the
y Chinese government that Il protected and sue
. oorcd the legations positively contrade,od,
% but Irresistible proof accumuia,os that tho
attacks upon them were made by imperial
y troops. regularly uniformed. armed and on
= cercd belonging TO the command OF Jung La.
Is tho imperial oommandor-in-chlef Decree,
encouraging the boxers, organizing them un-
dor prominent imperial Ulcers, provisioning
them and even granting them large sums in
the name OF tho cmpross-dowager, arc known
y 10 exist. Member, OF the tsuna III amen who
counscled protection OF the foreigners were
bcheaded. Even In the distant provinces men
suspected OF foreign sympathy wors put 10
DEATH prominent among these being Chang
Yen iIoon, formerly Chinese minister In
Washington.
The policy Of the United States through all
y this uylng period was clearly announced ana
~ scrupulously carried out, A circular note 10
b the powers, dated July 0. proclaimed our AMI.
N tudc treating the condition Ia the north a, ono
" Of virtual anarrhy In witch the great province
M OF the south ana southeast had no share. A.
!. soon as the sacred duty Of relieving our lesa.
u ton and ~ dependents was accomplished. Nc
,, withdrew from active hostlltics, leaving our
q. legation under On adequate guard In Pckln. Al
n channel OF negotiation and ssttlement-a
COURSE AuNltNu ny NAhNfH or inc lntrrrstof
powers, oyor1uros Of the empowered repr,.
sentatlyes OF tho chinese emperor have been
considerably entertained.
y The Russian proposition looking TO the res
.e torution Of the imperial power ia pckln IA,
4. boon accepted ns Ia full consonance win o,,
own desires, for we have held and hold that N.
10 fcctiyo rcparatiun Tor wrongs suffered and a.
%, enduring settlement that Will make tholr ~
currpnce impossible. can best DO BROUGHT nbl.s,
A under on authority which the Chinese nnti1.
rcYcrrncrs and ohcyg. While 70 doing n"
L forcgu no lot OF our undouhted right 10 srast
"a, exemplary and deterrent punishment pf ~
~ responsible authors and uhhctIrs Of The erl1i-
10 nal act whereby We aud other natlous have si,t
frrcd gricyuus Injury
10 REAL CuLPRTrS MUST SUFFER-
le For tho real culprlts the evil counselo,,
h, who have mlslcd tho imperial Judgment sns
' diverted the sovereign authority to their oess
guilty ends, full oNnlaton becomes impsrativs
within the rational limits OF rotributiye iusti,S
i. Proposed Tunnel Under:GihraItar.
n The state department has received
m reports conveying information "a 10
D a