The Portland daily press., 1900-09-24

eo'oAHHehO Oh Ohe United States IN ro
gard to the exemplary punishment OF the
notable leaders IN the crimes cona,,..4+a.s
III Fekln, against International law
nave the honor to make the fo1ls,xvin,r
statement:
Inc government of the United S<Ha+as
mas from the outset proclaimed It's mr.
pose to hold to the nttermost accoxz1ta-
plllty the responsible authors e2r anv
wrongs dons in China to citizens ar,r +ha
Ohl1so states and their interests, As was
soaueu IN the governments c1rnular
ooinnunloatlon to the powers of I1aIv 3
iaso' These wrongs have been cona1rz4fted
not alone in Pek1n. but in mara-- 49,
Oh one empire, ana their punishment i
nelleVeo ID be an essential element r,r anv
effective settlement which shall x-.,.zz<-r-,t !
recurrence of such outrages ana 1,r,ne,
about permanent safety and peace -,
emma 1t is thought, however, that no
puhluiVe measures can be so effective. Inv
way Oh reparation for wrongs zufr-rad
ana as deterrent examples for the fzztr,ra
as Vne degradation ana punishment of
I the responsible authors by the surname
imperial authority itself; and IL seems
only just to China that she shorz1d. ba
afforded In the first instance an or9nortu-
hlUy TO do this and thus rehabilitafs. l,er
seh before the world. Believing 1sbus
and without abating IN any wise It's de-
1berate purpose to exact the frl Hest a.
countability from the responsible n1~z.,,,ns
OF the wrongs we have suffered In fx.5,.
the government of the United States =
not disposed as preliminary. Condition
to entering into diplomatic negotiations
with the Chinese government to 5cszn IN
the demand that said government zrzrren-
uer TO the powers such persons as, accord
ing to the determination of the mowers
themselves, may be held to be the f4rs+
and real perpetrators of those WRONGS
On the other hand, this governnaen+ i
disposed to hold tnat the punishment of
the high responsible authors Of these
wrongs not only in Pekin, but throu0b-
out China, IS essentially a condition 10 ne
embraced and provided for in the 1ego-
tiations for final settlement II Is the
purpose Of this government at tbs zzarI1-
est practicable moment to name its z7JeuI-
= potentiarles Tor negotiating a settlement
? with China, and, IN the meantime. to
authorizs its minister in Pektn to enter
s forthwith into conference with he duly
S authorized representatives ofEthe Chinese
= government with view of bringing
, about preliminary agreement whereby
l. the full exercise of the imperial powers
70 for the preservation OF order and the
5, protection of foreign life and property
throughout China, pending final negotf-
r ations with the powers, shall be assured.
|. Accept, sir, the renewed assurances Of
~ my highest consideration.
a. DAVID j. HILL, Acting Secretary.
in FRIEHERR SPECK Won SEEN-
IS, BERG, etc., etc., etc., Washington
T. CONCERNING THE APPOINTDz Envr
- OF PRINCE CHING AS PLEx1Po-
- TENTIARY.
- = (Handed to Mr.. Adee by the Chinese
= - minister, Mr.. Wa, September Il. 1900,
y. 1915 a. ny
- - Cablegram from Prince Ching, dated
- Cat Pekin) SeptemD per s, 1900, transmit
- - ted by the Chinese minister at St. Peters
- burg on the 10th inst, to Minister Wu,
who received 1t on the night of the same
=, day:
- Foreign troops having entered Bek1n
= and Their MajestIes, the Empress DOwa-
2. ger and the Emperor, having gone west
ward on tour, have received an 1znpe-
rial edict appointing me envoy ple11po-
tentiary with full discretionary powers, in
conjunction with Grand Secretary Ii
~ Hung Chang, to negotiate peace. Please
inform Secretary of State and request
- that, IN view of the long friendly reIa-
= tions (existing between the two oOun-
y tries) instructions be teIsgraphed 10 the
n Omitted States) minister at Pek10 TO
p open negotiations in harmonious way
at an early date to the interest and graft
ncation of all concerned
es OI)
(Handed to the Chinese Minister by the
Acting Secretary OF State, September q,
1900 3.45 D. m)
Memorandum In response to Mr.. Wu's
communication, September II, 1900, Of
! cablegram from Prince Ching, dated Pc
kin, September 8, 1900.
The government of the United States
accepts the plenipotentiary authority of
" Earl Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching
as prima facie sufficient for the pre11mI-
. nary negotiations looking toward tbs re-
= turn of the imperial Chinese government
and to the resumption of It's authority
at Pekin, and towards the negotiation
:, of a complete settlement by the duly ap-
pointed pIenipotent1aries of the Powers
and of China.
gTo these ends, the United States min
- lister in Pekin viii be authorized to enter
fnto relations with Earl Lii and Prince