The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1900-08-02
WANTS HELP
Appeals to President to Serve Her
in Her Trouble.
Appeal of Yu Lien Yuen for Media
ton ON Part of United States
Mckinley Lays Down Com
ditions of Compliance.

A AAOA On fart Oh united states
Mckinley Lays Down Cons
ditions of Compliance.
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 cablegram received by
Minister WI on July 20, 1900, from the
taotai of Shanghai, dated July 10, 1900:
Have received a telegram from Gov.
Yuan COT shantung), dated sd day of this
moor Gully 49,, who, having received
from the Drivy{ council lat Peking) a dis
patch embodying IN imperial letter to the
president Of he 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 object
of the United States is international COM
merce. Neither country entertains the
least suspicion or distrust towards the
Other" Recent outbreaks Of mutual an
tipathy between the people n Christian
missions caused the foreign powers to
view with suspicion the position Of the
imperial government as favorable to the
people and prejudicial to the missions,
with the result that the Taku forts were
attacked and captured. Consequently,
there has been clashing of forces with
calamatous consequences. The situation
has become more and more serious and
critical F.. Wya h oNo i,,Sf roooiuo1 q fo1o.
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, has
taken a 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 to
your excellency in all sincerity and can
didness, with the hope hat YOU excel
lency will devise measures and take the
initiative in bringing about a concert of
the powers for the restoration of order
and peace. The favor Of a kind reply is
earnestly requested, and awaited with
the greatest anxiety.
"I&wanghsu, twenty-siXth year, sixth
moon, sd day (July 49,"
1t is, therefore, my duty to transmit the
above with the request that your excel
lency, in respectful obedience of imperial
wishes, will deliver the same to its high
destination and favor me with a reply.
YU LIEN YUEN,
Taotai at Shanghai.
Kwanghsu, twenty-sixth year, sixth
moon, % day (July 10, 1900.
The Presidents Reply. u
This cablegram was at once communi-
Gated to the president at Canton, o., and
the following is his reply: @
1.-THE President of the United States to
the Emperor of China Greeting: I have
received your majesty's message of the
18th of July, and am glad to know that
your majesty recognizes the fact that the
government and people of the United
States desire of China nothing but what
is just and equitable. The purpose for
which we landed troops in China was the
rescue of our legation from grave danger,
and the protection of the lives and prop
erty of Americans. who were %sojourning
in China in the enjoyment of right guar
anteed them by treaty and by interna-
tional law. The same purposes are pub
licly declared by all the powers which
have landed military forces in your ma
jesty's empire.
II am to infer from your majesty's let
ter that the malefactors who lave dis
turbed the peace of China, who have muir
dered the minister of Germany, and a
member of the Japanese legation, and
who now hold besieged In Picking those
foreign deplomatists who still survive.
have not only not received any favor or
encouragement from your majesty, but
are actually in rebellion against the i'm
perial authority. If this be the case, l
NEST solemnly urge upon your majesty's
government, a. To give public assurance
rryhaf1nr thu. fo~ns1S1 vptpirtn~r n~o 1fx
and, if so, in what condition. (2) To put
the diplomatic representatives of the pow
ers in immediate n free communication
with their respective governments, and
to remove all danger to their lives and
liberty. (S) To place the imperial author
titles of China in communication with the
relief expedition so that cooperation may
be secured etwee them for the liberia
ton of the legationers, the protection of
foreigners and the restoration or order.
IF these objects are accomplished, it is
the belief of this overnmen that no
obstacles will be found to exist on the
part of the powers to a n amicable set
Element of all the questions arising out of
the recent troubles and the friendly good
offices of this government will, with the
assent of the other powers, be cheerfully
placed at your majesty's disposition for
that purpose.
civilian M'KINLEY. July %, 19OO."
b. the President, JOHN HAY, Secre-
tary of State"
Germnny's Answer.
Berlin. July 25.-Count Won Bue.ow,
the minister of foreign affairs. made
reply Tuesday to the appeal of the en-
peror of China for German mediation
between the powers and the Chinese
government. In substance, Count Won
Buelow said he would not submit the
telegram from the Picking government
SO long as the fate of the legations and
other foreigners in Picking were not
ascertained and as long as the Chinese
government had not atoned for the
murder of the German minister to Pc
king. Baron Won Ketteler, and given
guarantees that"in future it's conduct
will be in harmony with international
law and the usages of civilization.
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