Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-07-25
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Dispatches Passed Between
President and Emperor.
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Chinese Government Is Given An OPP
portunity to Prove Its Sincerity and
Absolve Itself From Completely In
the Massacre of Foreigners.
WASHINGTON, July 94.-The follow
ing correspondence between the presi-
dent Of the United States and the en-
peror of China has been made public by
the state department.
Translation of the cablegram received
by Minister Wa on July 30, 1000, from
the taotai of Shanghai, dated July 10,
1900:
Have received telegram from Gov
ernor Yuan (of Shan Tung) dated TWEEN
ty-third day of this moon July 10) who,
having received from the privy council
lat Peking) a dispatch embodying an
imperial letter to the president of the
United States, has instructed me to
transmit it to your excellency. The I'M
perial message is respectfully transmit
ted as follows:
China has long maintained friendly
relations with the United States and is
deeply conscious that the object Of the
United States is international commerce.
Neither country entertains the least sus-
picion or distrust toward the other Re-
cent outbreaks Of mutual antipathy be-
tween the people and 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 calamitous
consequences. The situation has become
more and more serious and critical
owe have just received a Geographic
memorial from our envoy, WI Ting
Fang and it is highly gratifying to us to
learn that the United States govern
ment, having in view the friendly rela-
tions between the two countries, has
taken q deep interest in the present stu
alton. Now China, driven by the irri-
sistible course of events, has unfortu-
nately incurred well nigh universal in
dignation. For settling the present
difficulty China places special reliance
message to your eXcellency in all sin
cerity and candidness, with the hope
that your excellency will devise meas
ures and take the initiative in bringing
about a concert of the powers for the
restoration of order and peace. The
favor of q kind reply is earnestly re-
quested and awaited witch the greatest
anxiety.
sit is, therefore, my duty to transmit
the above with the request that your
excellency, in respectful obedience Of
his imperial wishes, will deliver the
same to it's high destination and favor
me with reply"
President McKinley's Reply.
This telegram was at once communi
Gated to the president at Canton, O., and
the following is his reply:
II have received your majesty's mes
sage of July 10, and am glad to know
that your majesty recognizes the fact
that the government and people of the
United States desires of China nothing
but what is just and equitable The
purpose of which we landed troops in
China was the rescue of our legation
from the grave danger and protection Of
the lives and property Of Americans
who wore sOjOurning in China in the
enjoyment of rights guaranteed them by
treaty and by international law. The
same purposes are publicly declared by
all the powers which have landed mill
tary forces IN your majesty's empire.
81 am Informed in your majesty let
ter that the malefactors who have dis
turbed the peace of China, who have
murdered the minister of Germany and
a member of the japanese legation, and
who now hold besieged in Picking those
foreign diplomats who still survive, have
not only received no favor or encourage
ment from your majesty, but are actu-
ally in rebellion against the imperial au-
thority. Ii this be the case I most
solemnly urge upon your majesty's gov
eminent to give the public assurance
whether the foreign ministers are alive,
and, if so, in what condition.
q To put the diplomatic representa-
tives Of the powers in immediate and
free communication with their respeo-
tive governments and to remove all dan
ger to their lives and liberty.
"3 70 place the imperial authorities
of China III communication with the re-
lief expedition so that corporation may
be secured between them for the liberia
ton of the legationers, the protection of
foreigners and the restoration of order.
eff these objects are accomplished it
is the belief of this government that no
obstacles will be found to exist on the
part Of the powers to an amicable settle
ment 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 cheeEfully
placed at your majesty's disposition for
that purpose.