Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-10-03
POURING Of L|BAIONS
Is HARDLY SUFFICIENT.
WILLIAM DEMANDS THAT CHINESE
EMPEROR DO SEVERAL
OTHER THINGS.
FREEDOM FOR ALL RELIGIONS
PLACED ABOVE ALL OTHER PEACE
CONSIDERATIONS DEMANDED.
Text of CabIeErams Passing Between
the Emperor of China and the
Emperor of Germany-EmperOr'
Advisers and Officials Must Expi-
ate Their AbOminable Crimes.

BERLIN, Oct. 1.-THE following is
the text of the Chinese Emperor's mes
sage to Emperor William of Ger
many:
Greeting: That your majesty's min
lister has fallen a victim to the rising
which suddenly broke out in China
without our officials being able to
prevent it, whereby our friendly rela-
tons were disturbed, is deeply deplored
and regretted. By decree we order
that sacrifice be made on an altar for
the deceased, and chief secretary Kun
Yang has Deen instructed to pour liba-
lions on the altar. The commercial
superintendent of the northern and
southern ports have been ordered to
take the needful measures concerning
the conveyance of the coffin of the de-
ceased. When it reaches Germany, a
second offering shall be made on an
altar.
Germany has always maintained the
friendliest relations with China. We
therefore entertain the hope that your
majesty will renounce all resentment
SO that peace may be arranged as soon
as possible, and that universal balm be
rendered possible for all time. This is
our most anxious hope and our most
ardent WISH
Emperor William replied September
30 as follows:
ITO the Emperor of China.
Il the German Emperor have received
the telegram of your majesty, the Emper-
or of China. have observed with salts
faction that your majesty is anxious to
expiate according to the custom and pre-
cept of your religion, the shameful murder
of my minister, which set at naught all
CIVILIZATION yet as the German Emperor
and Christian, 1 cannot regard that
abominable crime as atoned for by a liba-
ton Besides my murdered minister. there
have gone before the throne of God a large
number of our brethren of Christian faith.
plshops and missionaries, women and chill
dren, who, for the sake of their faith
which is also mine, have died the violent
death of martyrs, and are accusers of your
majesty. Do the libations commanded bx
your majesty suffice for all these innocent
ones? do not make your majesty person.
ally responsible for the outrage against
the legations which are held inviolable
among all nations, nor for the griveous
wrongs done so many nations and faiths
and to the subjects of your majesty of my
Christian belief. But, the advisers of your
majestys throne and the officials on
whose head rests the bloody guilt of a
crime which fills all Christian nations
with horror, must expiate their abomin-
able deeds. When your majesty brings
them to the punishment they have de-
served, that, l will regard as an expiration
which will satisfy the nations of Christen-
dom.
IF your majesty will use your imperial
power for this purpose, accepting to that
end the support of all the injured nations,
/ for my part, declare myself agreed on
that point. l should also gladly welcome
the return of your majesty to Pekin For
this, my general, Field Marshal Won Wal
dersee, will be instructed not only to re-
ceive your majesty with the honors due
your rank, but he will also afford your
majesty the military protection you may
desire and which you may need against
the rebels.
Il also long for peace which atones for
the guilt. which makes good wrongs done
and which offers to all foreigners in China
security for life and property, and above
all, for the free service OF their religion
"WILLIAM l. R."