The Penn's Grove record., 1900-05-25
China SUES TOR PEACE.
We Refuse to Help Her Till For
eigners Are Protected.
STILL ADVANCING ON PEklN.

Ldict Appointing II Hung Chang Pleni
~potentisry to Negotiate with Powers
REPLY Of the United States Govern.
mont to It-washington Confident o.
an Early Peace-Chanee's Instructions
Washington, D. G. (Special).-China's
expected appeal for peace has come,
and seven hours after it was received
the answer Of the United States, in ef.
feet a refusal to negotiate at this time,
was handed to the secretary Of the
Chinese legation. The appeal is In the
form of an imperial edict, appointing
Ii Hung Chang as Plenipotentiary ia
arrange q cessation of hostilfties pend.
Ing negotiations for a settlement OF
b questions at issue between China
and the Powers. No proposal for an
armistice has yet been received by the
Government, but the President and
his advisers deemed the edict sufi.
cient ground for making an immediate
response, which said that as a prelim.
mary to the beginning Of negotiations
the Chinese Government must comply
with the conditions imposed in the
PRESIDENTS answer of July % to the
appeal OF the Emperor Kwang-su for
the good offices of the United States
to bring about a settlement Of the diff
ferences between China and the Pow
ers. When this has been done, the an
swer said, the Government will accept
Ii as the Chinese Plenipotentiary.
The document containing the edict,
handed by Minister WI to the State
Department follows:
AN imperial edict forwarded by the
Privy Council at Pekin, under date OF
the 18th day of the Seventh Moon
august 3. to Governor Yuan at
Tsinan, Shantung, who transmitted It
on the 18th day Of the same Moon
august III to the Taotai at Shanghai.
by whom it vas retransmitted to Min
lister WI, who received it on the night
Of the same day august III.
THE imperial edict, as transmitted
by the Privy Council, is as follows:
In the present conflict between
Chinese and foreigners there has been
some misunderstanding on the part Of
foreign nations and also q want OF pro-
per management on the part Of some
OF the local authorities. A clash OF
arms Is followed by calamitous results
and causes q rupture of friendly rela-
lions, which will ultimately do no good
to the world. We hereby appoint Ii
Hung Chang as our Envoy Plenipo-
tertiary, with instructions to propose
at once by telegraph to the Govern
ments of the several Powers concerned
FOR the immediate cessation of hostile
demonstrations, penang negotiations.
which he is hereby authorized to con-
duet for our part, for the settlement
of whatever questions may have to be
dealt with. The questions are to be
~severalfy considered in a satisfactory
manner, and the result Of the negotia.
tons reported to us for our sanction.
Respect this
1.-The above is respectfully copied
0 transmission to your Excellency
to be communicated to the Secretary
OF State for His Excellency's infor-
nation"
Minister WI handed the decree to
Acting Secretary of State Adee at
= o'clock in the morning. After q
conference between Mr.. Adee and
Secretary Root and a further confer
ence over the telephone between the
President and MI. Root, at which the
terms OF the answer Of the United
States were outlined, the note to the
Chinese Government was prepared and
delivered to Minister WI.
After his conversation with the Pres
ident e the telephone Secretary
Root sent a dispatch to General Chat
fee, the commander Of the United
States military forces in China, in
forming him of the appointment Of Ii
Hung Chang and his mission and the
character Of this Governments reply.