The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-07-26
WAITING FOR CHINA.
That Government Expected to Make
the Next Move.


partment is again in waiting atti-
tude regarding China. 1t has frankly,
promptly and fully answered the Chi
nese emperor's appeal for mediation,
and the correspondence given public
ity Tuesday makes it appear that the
next move is tor the Chinese govern
ment. 1t is expected to accept or re-
iect our terms at once, and in either
case the answer must convey tidings
of the state of affairs at Picking and
the welfare of the legationers.
Chances of Mediation slight.
The belief is not concealed here that
the chances for successful mediation
are slight. Mediation cannot be forced
upon party to a cause. 1t must be
acceptable to all the parties. If the
United states is to mediate in China's
interest she must first secure the as
sent of all the powers who have suf-
fered in life or property at Peking.
| The difficulties in the way of such an
undertaking are likely to be many and
serious, in view of the exhibition of
feeling in Europe. But it is said here
that the United States will cheerfully
undertake the task, provided its con-
dftions are met. II. it does not succeed
| in inducing the European powers to be
| lenient in their treatment of the i'm
| perial government of China, the
| United States government will not be
drawn INTO further hostilities after we
| have taken care of our own affairs,
but we will withdraw, taking care,
| however, to let it be understood that
| this government will not allow its
| proper interests in China to be in
| iured by the action of any of the pow
ers that may choose to remain obdu-
rate.
Under suspicion.
At least one of the greatest powers
| is under strong suspicion here OF acting
cold-bloodedly and without regard to
sentiment or anything more than the
most material of considerations. 1t is
believed here that this power is quiet
| ~ taking measures to drop out of the
league at Tientsin and conduct a cam
paign on its own account against Pc
king, and il is even suspected that this
power is already moving troops toward
the Chinese capital.
correspondence Published.
Washington, July 25.-The following
correspondence between the president
of the United States and the emperor
of China was made public by the state
department Tuesday:
Translation of a cabegram received BY
| Minister WI on July 20 1900, from thi
taOtai of Shanghai, dated July 10, 1900:
Have received a telegram from Gov
| Yuan (of Shantung). dated sd day of thi!
| moon July 19), who having received
from the privy council lat Peking) dis
patch embodying an imperial letter to tht
| president of the United States, has in
| structed me to transmit 1t to your ex'
| cellency.
The Emperor's Message.
The imperial message IS respectfully
transmitted as follows.
THE Emperor of China to His Excel
lency, the President of the United States
Greeting: China has long maintained
friendly relations with the United States
and Is deeply conscious that the objec
| of the United States is International com
merce. Neither country entertains tht
| least suspicion or distrust towards tht
| other. Recent outbreaks of mutual an
| tipathy between the people and Christian
missions caused the foreign powers II
view with suspicion the position of tbs
imperial government as favorable to the
| people and prejudicial to the missions
| with the result that the TaSu forts were
| attacked and captured. Consequently
| there has been clashing Of forces with
calamitOus consequences. The situation
has become more and more serious anC
critical We have Just received a tele
| graphic memorial from our envoy, WI
Ting Fang, and it is highly gratifying
to us to learn that the United States gov
eminent, having in view the friendly re
lations between the two countries, ha!
taken deep interest in the present sit
uation. Now China, driven by the IRE
sistible course of events, has unfOrtun
ately incurred well-nigh universal indig
nation. For settling the present difficulty
China places special reliance in the Unit
ed States. We address this message Il
your excellency in all sincerity and can
didness, with the hope that your excel
lency will devise measures and take tn
initiative in bringing about a concert o
the powers for the restoration of Orde
and peace. The favor Of a kind reply Il
earnestly requested, and awaited with tn
| greatest anxiety.
| 'Kwanghsu, twenty-six.h year, sixth
moon, 23d day DULY 49,"
| 1t is, therefore, my duty TO transmit tn
above with the request that your excel
lency, in respectful obedience of imperia
wishes, will deliver the same to it's higl
destination and favor me with a reply
| YU LIEN YUEN,
| Taotai at Shanghai.
| Kwanghsu, twenty-sixth year, sixth
moon, 2Sd day July 10. 1900.
The Presidents Reply.
This cablegram was at once communi
Gated to the president at Canton, o., an,
the following is his reply:
| The President OF the United States t
the Emperor of China. Greeting: hav
received your maiesty's message of tn
18th of July, and am glad to know tina
your majesty recognizes the fact that tn
government and people of the Unite,
States desire of China nothing but wha
is just and equitable. The purpose 70
which we landed troops in China was tn
rescue Of our legation from grave danger
and the protection of the lives and prop
erty of Americans who were sojournin
in China in the enjoyment of rights guar
anteed them by treaty and by interna
tional law. The same purposes are pub
licly declared by all the powers whfcl
have landed military forces in your ma
jesty's empire
Il am to infer from your majesty's let
ter that the malefactors who have dis
turbed the peace of China, who have muir
dered the minister of Germany, and
member of the Japanese legation, an
who now hold besieged in Picking thos
foreign dlplomatists who still survive
have not only not received any favor o
encouragement from your majesty. bu
are actually in rebellion against the i'm
perial authority. II this be the case,
most solemnly urge upon your majesty
government ~ To give public assuranc
whether the foreign ministers are alive
and, If so. in what condition. (2) To pa
the diplomatic representatives of the pow
ers in immediate and free communication
with their respective governments, am
TO remove all danger to their lives ans
liberty. 90 To place the imperial author
tiles of China in communication with tn