The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1900-08-01
McKINLEY'S REPLY
To the Chinese Appeal for Restoration
of Peace and Order.

10 the Chlnese appeal LOT hestoTat1on
of Peace and Order.
The following correspondence be-
tween the president Of the United
States and the emperor Of China has
been made public by the state depart
msnt. Translation Of a cablegram re-
ceived by Minister WI on July 20,
1900, from the Tao Tai Of Shanghai
dated July l9, 1900.
Having received a telegram from
Gov. Yuan (of Shan Tung) dated 23i
day of this moon July l9tb), who,
having received from the privy council
at Pekin, dispatch embodyipg an i'm
perial letter to the president Of the
United States has instructed me to
transmit it to your excellency. The
imperial message is respectfully trans
mitted 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 toward the
other. Recent outbreaks Of mutual an
tipathy between the people and Chris
tian missions caused the foreign pow
ers to view with suspicion the position
of the imperial government as favora-
Bile to the people and prejudicial to the
missions, with the result that the Taku
forts were attacked and captured. Con-
sequently there has been clashing of
forces with calamitous consequences.
The situation here become more and
more serious and critical. We lave
Just received telegraphic memorial
from our envoy WI Ting Fang, and it
is highly gratifying to US to learn that
the United States government, having
in view the friendly relations between
the two countries, has taken deep in
terest in the present situation. Now
China, driven by the irresistible course
of events, has unfortunately incurred
well nigh universal indignation, For
settling the present difficulty, China
places special reliance in the United
States. We address this message to
your excellency in all sincerity and
candidness with the hope that your ex-
cellency will devise measures and take
the initiative in bringing about con-
cert 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.
Kwang Hsu.
Twenty. sixth moon, 23i day.
Gully l9, l900)
1t is therefore my duty to transmit
the above with the request that your
excellency, in respectful obedience of
imperial wishes, will deliver the same
to its high destination and favor me
With reply. Yu Lien Yuen,
Taotai of Shanghai.
TRenty-sixth year, 9Th moon, 23d day.
(July 19, 1909
This cablegram was at once commu-
nieated to the president at Canton,
and the following is his reply:
The President of the United States to
the Emperor Of China. Greeting:
I have received your majesty's mes
sage Of the 18th Of July and am glad
to know that your majesty recognizes
the fact that the government and peo-
pie 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 property
Of Americans who we're sojourning in
China in the enjoyment Of rights guar
anteed them by treaty and international
Law. The same purposes are publicly
declared by all the powers which have
landed military forces in your majesty's
empire.
| am to infer from your maje5ty's
letter that the malefactors who have
disturbed the peace Of China who have
murdered the minister Of Germany,
and member Of the Japanese legation,
and who now hold beseigcd in Pekin
those foreign diplomatists who still sur
vive, have not only not received any
favor or encouragement from your
majesty but are actually in rebellion
against the imperial authority. If this
be the case, most solemnly urge upon
your majesty's government to give pub
lie assurance whether the foreign min
listers are alive, and, if So, in what con-
dition.
To put the diplomatic representatives
of the powers in immediate and free
communication with their respective
governments and to remove ali danger
to their lives ard liberty.
To place the imperial authorities Of
China in contamination With the re-
lief expedition SO that cooperation may
be secured between them for the lloer-
alton Of the legations, the protection
offoreigners and the restoration OF order.
If these objects are accomplished II
is the belief of this government that
no obstacles will be found to exist on
the part Of the powers to an amlcaole
settlement 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 pow
ers, be checrfully placed at your
maiesty's disposition for that purpose.
VIM. Mckinley.
July %, 1900.
By the president.