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those foreign ~diplomatists who still
survive, lave not only not received any
favor or encouragement from your
majesty, but are actually in rebellion
against the imperial authority. If this
be the case | most solemnly urge upon
your majesty's government to give pub
lie assurance whether the foreign min
listers are alive, and if SO, in what con-
dition.
SO. To put the diplomatic represen-
tatives with their powers in immediate
and free communication with their re-
| spective governments and to remove
all danger to their lives and liberty.
80. To place the imperial authori-
ties of China in communication with
the relief expedition, that cooperation
may be secured between them Tor the
liberation of the legatloners, the pro-
lection if foreigners and the restora-
ton of order.
IF these objects are accomplished, it
is the belief Of this government that
no obstacles will be found to exist or
the part of the powers to an amicable
settlement of all the questions arising
out of the recent troubles, and the
friendly good offices of this govern
ment will, with the assent of the pow
ers, be cheerfully placed at your majes-
tvs disposition for that purpose.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
July 90, 1900.
by the President.
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State"
Washington, July 24.-The depart
ment Of state made public the Chinese
appeal for mediation and the presi-
dents reply; Minister WI brought to
the department a copy Of the identical
telegram sent out by Sheng to the
powers, repeating the Chinese assur-
ances of the safety of the legationers
up to the 18th instant, and finally,
Special Commissioner Rockhill return
ed to Washington and began to pre-
pare for his journey to China. Such
we're the developments or the morn
ing, so far as China was concerned.
The Chinese appeal is Internationally
an adroit production.
The presidents answer is equally
clever and more sincere; hat is the
opinion of the officials here who have
studied both. The president succeeded
in asking for conditions precedent to
mediation. quite as valuable as those
laid down in Europe, yet he has tenn
pered his requirements as to make
them unexceptionable to the Chinese
government. At the same time there
Is nothing in. the note to which the Eu-
ropean chancellors can object, openly
at least. The president expressly
states that his mediation is subject to
the approval of the powers; he will
not attemp to force it upon Europe.
And the Chinese government must
produce the ministers in safety.
Minister WI declares that his gov
eminent will meet that obligation, in
proof Of which he produces Sheng's
telegram, in which he expressed i'm
plcit confidence. Certainly if the last
promise Is baseless the Chinese gov
eminent is party to one Of the most
barefaced receptions practiced upon
another nation, in the estimation Of
the state department.
The Sheng telegram was made pub
lie at the state department in the fol-
lowing statement:
Minister VT visited the state de-
partment this morning Gully 24), and
handed to the acting secretary of state
the following text Of a cable message,
explaining that 1t was a cablegram
from Director General Sheng at Shang-
hal, dated July 20, 1900. to the Chinese
minister at London, by whom it had
been re-transmitted to Minister WI
and received by the latter on the night
of the same day:
News from Picking of 22d day Of
sixth moon. corresponding to July 10,
says Wen Jul. by direction of the tsung
Ii yamen, went to see the various for
| eign ministers and found not one of
them harmed. Jung Lu proposes to
memorialize imperial government to
supply them with provisions at once.
and then devise plan to detail troops
to escort them to Tien Tsin.'"
Washington, July 24.-The Chinese
minister received a dispatch this morn
ing from Sheng. the director of rail-
roads and telegraphs at Shanghai, stat
ing that the foreign ministers are to
be sent from Picking 20 Tien Tsin u.-
der escort; also that the imperial gov
eminent has not only been protecting
n Il the Joy of the household, fot With
out It no happiness can be complete.
= The ordeal through which the expec-s
tant mother must pass, however, il
90 full of danger. and suffering that
E fear. Every wor1a:. stould know that