The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-13
BEFORE PRESIDENT M'KINLEY RE
CEIVEs Ii HUNG CHANGES
PEACE PROPOSALS
MUST COMPLY WITH DEMANDS
SUCH SAID TO BE THE SUBSTANCE
OF THE PRESIDENTS RE
PLY LAST NIGHT
TO THE IMPERIAL EDICT
Which Authorized Lii Hung Chang
to Telegraph to All the World
Proposal to Fix
Things Up.

WASHINGTON, Aug 12.-Tonight Sec
fetary Adee, by direction of President Nc
Kinley, presented to Minister WI for
transmission to his government the reply
Of the United States to the imperial edicr
appointing Ii Hung Chang envoy to ne
gotiate with the powers for a cessation
of hostilities. The text of the reply will
not be made public until tomorrow. In
effect, however it is a reiteration Of the
demands previously made by the United
States upon China, coupled with O vigor-
Gus intimation that no negotiations will
be entered into until the Chinese govern
ment shall have complied with those de-
mands.
This government, inspired by deter
mination to effect the rescue of the lega-
TONERS besieged in Pel1in, takes advan-
tage in It's reply to the edict to reiterate
the demand previously made on China.
These demands first were made by the
president on July 23 and subsequently
were reiterated substantially by Acting
Secretary Adee, by direction of the pres
ident. The demands for the protection Of
the ministers; for free communication
between them and their respective gov
ernments, and for the restoration OF or
der in China, form the key note of the
memorandum forwarded to the imperial
government by the president today. The
iteration and reiteratlon of the demands
must make 1t perfectly clear to the Chi
nese government, it is thought, that no
negotiations will be entered upon until an
entire compliance with them has been
made. Should the demands be acceded to,
there will be no obstacle, it is believed,
in the way of a settlement of other ques-
tons which have arisen out of the pend
ing troubles.
Minister WI declined tonight to make
any statement bearing on the reply, not
even being willing to say whether or not
it had been received by him.
Copies have been sent to the United
States representatives in Europe and Jap
On. to be submitted to the governments
at which they are stationed, and also to
the European diplomats resident here, for
their information.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Indications of
the desire of China for a peaceful settle
ment of her present difficulties have been
multiplying for several days. Official ev-
idence of that desire was presented to
the department of state today. 1t was in
the form of an edict promulgated by the
emperor, Kwang Hsu appointing Earl
Ii Hung Chang as envoy plenipotentiary
to negotiate with the powers for an ''im-
mediate cessation of hostilities,'' pending
q solution of the problems which have
grown out of the anti-foreign uprising in
the empire Earl Ii is to act directly for
the emperor, and a fair inference is that
whatever terms of settlement he may
reach with the powers will be approved
by the imperial government.
BELATED DISPATCH COMES.
During the day only one dispatch that
was made public reached any of the gov
ernment departments from China. A be-
lated message from Minister Conger was
transmitted to the war department by
Gen. Chaffee. 1t expressed simply his
ability to hold on" until Gen. Chaffea
should come to his relief. All the power
of this government will be exerted to get
relief to him and the other imprisoned le-
gationers at the earliest possible moment
WI PRESENTS THE EDIcT.
Minister Wu was an early caller at the
department of state Shortly after 9
o'clock he made an engagement with Act
ing Secretary Of State Adee to meet him
at the department at 1920. Promptly at
that hour the minister's automobile stop
ped at the west entrance to the depart
ment and Mr.. WI alighted and hurried
to Secretary Adce's Office. He presented
to Mr.. Adee copy of the imperial edict
which he had received last night 1t had
been transmitted to him in the Chinese
foreign office cipher, and its translation
and preparation for submission to the de-
pertment Of state had occupied much of
the night.
Minister WI remained with Secretary
Adee for three-quarters OF an hour. dis
cussing the terms of the edict and the
probable response to 1t Of this govern
ment. Shortly before Minister WI left
the department Secretary Root Joined the
two diplomats, but remained only long
enough to obtain a copy of the edict and
discuss it briefly with the Chinese min
lister.
MAKES PEACE HOPEFUL.
Minister WI expressed the belief that
the edict presented q means of peaceful
adjustment Of the present trouble, and
that the request of the Chinese govern
ment for a cessation of hostilities pend
ing peace negotiations was entirely rea-
sonable.
Immediately upon the conclusion Of the
conference the text of the edict together
with the details OF tho call of Minister
WI, was communicated to President Nc
Kinley at Canton. The presidents reply
as yet has not been received. Later in
tie day Acting Secretary Adee made pub
lie the text of the edict in the following
statement:
II HUNG CHANG IS ENVOY.
1.-The department of state makes public
the following imperial edict, appointing
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang as envoy pIeni-
potentiary, to propose a cessation of hos
tile demonstrations and negotiate with
the powers, a copy of which was deliver
ed by Mr. Wu to the acting secretary Of
state this Sunday morning at lO:99
o'clock:
"An imperial edict, forwarded by the
privy council at Pekin, under date of the
fourth day Of the seventh moon CAug.
81, to Gov. Yuan, at Tsi Nan, Shantung,
who transmitted 1t on the seventh day of
the came moon (Aug. III to the Taotai at
Shanghai. by whom 1t was transmitted