The sun., 1900-07-25
oHINA,s APPEAL.
And the Answer That President Me-
KinIey Made to II.

Ana tne ANSWER MT
kinIey Made to II.
Washington, July 24.-The following
correspondence between the president of
the United States and the emperor of
China has been made public BY the state
department:
Translation Of cablegram received by Minister
WI on July 90, 1900, from the taotai of Shanghai,
dated July 10, 1900:
'.Have received telegram from Governor Yuan
OF shangtung dated 2sd day of this (July l0),
who, having received from the priyy council at
Peking a dispatch embodying imperial letter
to the president of the United States, has in
structed me to transmit it to your excelency.
The imperial message is respectfully transmitted
as follows:
arhe Emperor OF China TO His Excellency, 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 interna
tional commerce. Neither country entertains the
least suspicion distrust toward the other. Re-
cent outbreaks Of mutual antipathy between the
people and Christian missions caused the foreign
powers to view with unwarranted suspicion the
position OF the imperial government as favorable
to the people and prejudicial to the missions,
with the result that the faku forts were attacked
and captured. Consequently there has been clash
ing Of forces, with caldnitous consequences
:" The situation has become more and more se-
rious and critical We have just received tele-
graphic memorial from ON envoy, WI Ting Fang,
! pnd il is highly gratifying to us to learn Tint the
United Stats government, laying in view the
friendly relations between the two countries, has
/ taken deep interest in tho present situation.
| N5w China, 9iiyen hl the irresistible course OF
events hes unfortunately Incurred woll nigh uni-
vgrsd n3irnatian,
/ !. 'F9r settfiaq the present difficulty China
l. l,{1,,f ii IA 4hf Wp
address ellis message 10 your eNcellency in all
sactriiy and oandidness, with the hope that Your
te%ceiiency will delise measures and take the in
| iiative in bringing about concert Of the powers
for the restoration Of order and peace. The favor
Of kind reply is earnestly requested and awaited
With the greatest anxiety.
| " 'kwanglsu, 26th year, 9th moon, 23d day
(Juy 10, 190U.'
"lt is, therefore, my duty to transmit the
above with the request that your excellency, in
respectful obedience of imperial wishes, will de-
liver the same TO its high destination and favor
me with reply.
''Yu LIEx-YuAN (Taotai at ShanghaD.
"Kwanghsu, 2Gth year, 9th moon, 23d day (July
| TO- l90W''
This cablegram was at once communicated to
the president at Canton, and the following is his
reply
"The President Of the United States to the En-
| peror Of China, Greeting:
18th OF July and am glad to know that youi
majesty recognizes the fact that the government
and people Of the United States desire OF China
nothing but what is Just and equitable. The pur
pose for which we landed troops in China was the
rescue of our legation from grave danger and tn,
protection Of the lives and property of Americana
who were sojourning in China in the enioymen
of rights guaranteed them by treaty and by in
ternational law. The same purposes are publicl.
declared by all the powers who have landed mill
tary forces in your maiesty's empire.
81 am to infer from your majcsty's letter tina
the malefactors who have disturbed the peace o
China, who have murdered the minister of Ger
many and member Of the Japanese legation an
who now hold besieged in Peking those foreig
dponlatists who still survive, have not only no
received any favor encouragement from you
majesty, but are actually in rebellion against tn
imperial authority. II this be the case, | mos
s1lemnly urge upon your majesty's government t
give public assurance whether the foreign minis
tiers are alive, and II so, in what condition; I
put the diplomatic representatives Of the power
III immediate and free communication with thei
; respective governments and to remove all dangC
to their lives and liberty; to place the imperia
authorities Of China in communication with tn
, relief expedition that cooperation may be Sc
cured between them for the liberation of the legd
tons the protection of foreigners and the restore
tion of order
If these objects accomplished it is the bt
lief of this government that no obstacles will B
, found to exist on the part Of the powers to a
: amieable settlement Of all the questions arisin
out of the recent troubles, and the friendly goo
offices of this government will with the assent
other powers, be cheerfully placed at your maje
! ty's disposition for that purpose.
: CIVILIAN MCKINLEY.
4 "July %, 1900.
= "By the President:
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