The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-04

b. hfghly commended In Shan-tung and
eastern Chill TIE task vas difficult. bat.
thanks 10 their energy and the co-0pera-
ton of American and foreign naval COM
ulEderS. hundreds ~ ioreigneTs, inelii4-
i-- chose % other nationalitle3 tlan ol4As
vtre rescued from imminent peril.
tai.ea state. sought 30 War.
The policy of the United States throgsh
al this trying period was clearly an
rrlnced ana scrJIpulousiy carried ou;. )
circular note 90 the powers dated July
Proclaimed our attitude. Treating the
condition IN the north as ore of virJeal
tnarchy. In Which the great provinces Of
the s0uth and southeast hal nc tihrc,
ue ragardrd tho local authorities tn The
latter quarters as repr ssentiug the CHI
neea people. with whom We sought 10 re-
main .r peace and friendship our de-
clared aims Involved no war against The
Chimes nation We adhered 20 the lezit-
iuetr Office ~ resculng the lmperiIed le-
F4-i8r. obtaining redress for wrongs ai-
ready suffered. securing Wherever pcssi.
Die the safety of American lifc and prop
.rty ln China. and preventing q spread Of
the disorders or their recurrence.
As was then gal4, 'the policy % the
government OF the United States Is 10
seek a solution which Ilsy bring about
preserve Chinese territorial ana admins
trat.ye entity, protest ali rights guoran-
teed 20 friendly poWe.s IS treaty and IN
tcruatlJndl law. and safeguard Tor the
world the principle Of equal and impartial
trade with all parts OF the Chinese en-
pire"
Faithful 20 those professions which. as
s. proved reflected the views and pur-
poses OF che other cooperating govern
Hents. at our c1OTts have been directed
toward ending the anomalous situation n
China by negotiations Cor a settlement at
the earliest possible moment. A soon
as the sacred duty OF relieving our lega-
lion and rs dependents vas accomplished
We withdrew from active hostililies. leay-
ing our legation under an adequate guard
lH Pekin as a channel OF negotiation and
settiemert-a course adopted by others Of
The interested powers Overtures of the
empowered representatives Of the Chi
nese Emperor have been considerably en-
tcrtalned
The Russian proposition looking 10 the
restoration Of the imperial power IN Pc
kin has been accepted as In fdl consOn-
ance with our own desires. for We have
he'd and hold that effective reparatiOn
for wrongs suffered and an enduring set
tlement that viii make their recurrence
impossible can best be brought about un-
der an authority which the Chinese na-
tiOH reverences and Obeys. While so do
Ing We fJTego no iot OF our uad0ub;cd
right 10 exact exemplary and deterrent
punishment Of the responsible authors
and abettora Of the criminal acts whereby
We and other nations have suffered griey-
Gus injury.
For The real culprits, the evil counselors
who have misled the imperial Judgment
and diverted the sovereign authority 10
their own guilty ends. full expiation be-
comes imperative within the rational lin
its Of retributive justice Regarding this
as the initial condition of an acceptable
settlement between China and the pow
ers said in my message Of October Is
10 the Chinese Emperor:
Il trust that negotiations may begin 50 soon as
We and the other offended governments shall be
tneeuVey satisfied Of tour msjesty's ability and
power to treat with u sternness the principal
offenders. who are doubly culpable, not alone
toward the foreigners but toward your majesty
under whose rule the purpose Of China to dwell in
concord with tie world had hitherto found express
sion in tbs welcome and protection assured 10
EtTanEeHH."
Present Negotiations.
Taking as a point Of departure the i'm
perial edict appointing Earl Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Ching plenipotentiaries
10 arrange a settlement, and the edict Of
September y. whereby certain high Off
cials were designated for punishment, this
government has moved. in concert with
the other powers, toward the opening of
negotiations, which Mr.. Conger, assisted
by Mr. Rockhill, has been authorized to
conduct on behalf OF the United States.
General bases OF negotiation formulated
by the government of the French republic
have been accepted with certain reserya-
ucns as 10 details MADE necessary by our
own circumstances, but, like similar reser-
Vations by other powers, open 10 discus
sion in the progress Of the negotiations
The disposition of the Emperor's govern
ment 10 admit liability for wrongs done to
foreign governments and their nationals,
and 10 act upon such additional designa-
uon OF the guilty persons as the foreign
ministers AT Pekin may be I'm a position to
make. gives hope cf a complete settlement
OF all questions involved. assuring foreign
rights Of residence and intercourse on
terms OF equality fer all the world.
regard as one Of the essential factors
of durable adjustment the securement
OF adequate guarantees for liberty of faith
since insecurity Of those natives who NAV
embrace alien creeds is a scarcely less ef-
tecJu2i assault upon the rights Of foreign
worship and teaching than would be the
direct invasion thereof.
The matter Of indemnity for our wrong
ed citizens is question Of grave con-
,eln- Measured IN money alone a sufi-
Gent reparation may prove 10 be bevond
The AGILITY Of China to meet An the now
ers concur in emphatic disclaimers of anv
purpose Of ACKNOWLEDGMENT through the
o.-memberment Of the empire. / am dis
posed 10 think that due compensation may
De- made In part by increased guarantees
u- security Tor foreign rights and i'm
Latiues, ard, most important of all. by
ir opening of China To the equal com
mefce OF all the world These views have
been and Will be earnestly -a,3Nor-s-sI3 b,,
our representatives, -
The government OF Russia has nut for
Nafd a suggestion, that In The event 40
protrocted divergence ~ 1ri,,,' ~ - - VI ~
10 mdemnlJles the matter MAJ, - StIo-
Elru 10 the Court Of Arhitr9fior az M
i-15ue. ! IaEoIahly incline tn This he
AeNlng that high tribunal couId n0f fat,
Ia reach solution no less 1DGdur{Sa 80
the stability and ENLARGED prosnerftN oF G
emma Itself than immediately beue6ci3i
10 the powers. '''
Other Foreign Relations.
RatlacatiOns OF a treaty Of extra.7itio,,
With the Argentine Republic. were ey-
changed on June last
While the Austro-H Hungarian govern
nent has in the many cases that have
teen reported Of the arrest Of our nat
uralized citizens Cor alleged evasion of
military service faithfully observed the
provisions Of the treaty and released such
Iersons from military obligations. II has
ln some instances expelled those whose
presence in the community OF their ori-
SIN was asserted 10 have a pernicious
influence. Representations have been
made again5. this course whenever its
adoption has appeared uaduly 0ner0us.
We have been urgently solicited by Bel
g.lm 10 ratify the international cOnyen-
uon uf June. 1892 amendat0ry OF the
previous convention OF 1880 in respect 10
tae regulation Of the liquor trade In AZ
I.,d. Compliance was necessarily with