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moments tHcv Qiu
s sts' pSs itate ito memorabilia the throne,
y, rgaHg the pro lection Of the legations.
t tte SestoTetspn or communication, and
senu .HsSrtlon or the imperial authority
" AsainEt tho snbversiye elements. They
L ny excellent relations with the
ers. TO their Kindly disposition is
sarge ely due the success of the consuls
= ~ ~ removing many of the missionaries
from the interior to places of safety.
~, TINS relation the action of the con-
& S sSas should be highly commended. In
: s snan- tnng and eastern Chill the task
Vas dificult, but thanks to their en-
ersy and the cosoperation Of American
s ana xoreign naval commanders, hun
u uts OF Foreigners. including those OF
osner nationalities than ours. were
Z rescued from imminent peril.
II POLICY4O OF UNITED STATES.
ne policy of the United States
through all this trying period was
S .,lrrly announced and scrupulously
\ carried out A circular note to the
attitude. Treating the condition in the
nostn as one of virtual anarchy, in
svh,cn the great provinces of the south
1nu. southeast had no share, we regard
}seu stne local authorities in the latter
quarters as representing the Chinese
5 psopie with whom we sought to re-
\ main y, In peace and friendship. Our de-
Cierec Aims involved no war against
me Gnlnese nation. We adhered to the
iiegitimatc office of rescuing the imper-
iled legation, obtaining redress for
wrongs already suffered. securing
& wherever possible the safety. of Ameri-
can NE and property in China. and
preventing Q spread Of the disorders or
their recurrence.
AS was then said, 1.-THE policy of the
government of the United States is to
seek y solution which may bring about
i psainanent safety and peace to China.
preserve chinese territorial and adj
ministrative entity, protect all rights
guaranteed to friendly powers by treaty
ana International law, and safeguard
) TOT the world the principle ofequal and
impartial trade with all parts Of the
Chinese empire"
Faithful to those professions which.
4 as lt proved, reflected the views and
purposes of the other cooperating gov
ernments, all our efforts have been di-
s ses,t toward ending the anomalous
+ eltuation IN China by negotiations for
settlement at the earliest possible
moment. AS soon as the sacred duty
OF. renewing our legation and it's de-
v penoents was accomplished we with
Grew from active hostilities, leaving
& our legation under an adequate guard
IN Fekin as q channel of negotiations
ana settlements course adopted by
4 otners or the interested powers. Over
lures OF the empowered representatives
or tn Chinese Emperor have been con-
s1derately entertained
10 RUSSIAN PROPOSITION.
inc russian proposition looking to
the restoration of the imperial power
: In Pekin has been accepted as in fun
consQnance with our own desires, for
4 we nave held and hold that effective
PREPARATION for wrongs suffered and an
enduring settlement that will make
tnelr recurrence Impossible can best be
which the Chinese nation references
i and obeys. While so doing we forego
: no Jot or our undoubted right to exact
exemplary and deterrent punishment
ol the responsible authors and abettors
OF the criminal acts, whereby we and
other nations have suffered grieyous
injury 40
For the real ,culprits, the evil coun-
Seliors Who have misled the imperial
Iuogmens and diverted the sovereign
= autnority to their own guilty ends, full
& expiat1on becomes imperative within
the rational limits of retrbutive ius-
lice. Regarding this as the initial con-
ultion OF an acceptable settlement be-
Y sWeen emma and the powers.I said in
my message OF October 18th to the
Chinese Emperor:
trust that negotiations may be-
gin SO soon as we and the other Of
tended governments shall be effective
~ satisfied of your majesty's ability
ana power to treat with just sternness
8 the principal Offenders, who are doublv
culpable, not alone toward the foreign
y ers. but toward your majesty, under
whose rule the purpose of China to
dwell In concord with the world had
+ hitherto found expression in the wei
come and Nprotection assured to
strangers"
NEGOTIATIONS BEGUN.
Taking, as n point of departure. the
Imperial edict appointing Earl LII
Hung Chang and Prince Ching pleni-
potentiaries to arrange a settlement.
and the edict of September 25th. where.
{. by certain high officials were deslg-
mated for punishment. this government
has moved, In concert with the other
( powers, toward the opening OF nego-
tiations, which Mr.. Conger, assisted by
Mr.. Rockhiil, has been authorized to
conduct on behalf of the United States.
General bases of negotiation formu-
lated by the government of the French
republic have been accepted with GER
tain reservations as to details made
necessary by our own circumstances,
Z but, like similar reservations by other
Z powers, open to discussion in the pro-
gress of the negotiations. The dispo-
Sltion OF the Emperor's government to
admit liability for wrongs done to
foreign governments and their nation
s1s, and to act upon such additional
designation of the guilty persons as the
foreign ministers at Pekin NAV be in
: @ pooAtAoAAl " iiia>e, gives nope OF q
complete settlement of all questions in
i volved. assuring foreign rights of resi-
& dence and intercourse on terms or
equality for all the world.
regard as one of the essential fac
tors OF durable adjustment the Sc
curenlent of adequate guarantees for
liberty of faith, since insecurity of
those natives who may embrace alien
creeds is scarcely less effectual as
sault upon the rights of foreign wor-
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