Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
READY TO WITHDRAW MEN
United States and Russia Agree on
Policy i'm China.

| Washington, August 31.-The course
| of the United States in the pending
| Chinese negotiations was made more
clear yesterday by an important note,
embodying communication from
| Russia and advising the powers of
| the action taken by this government
| Following is the official text of the
| communication. The telegram was
| sent to the representatives of the
| United States in Berlin, Vienna, Paris,
| Londcn, Rome, Toxic and St. Peters
burg:
department of State, Washington,
Aug. 2i.-The following note is re-
| ceived by us from the charge of the
| Russian government at this capital,
August II:
have just received commune
,, cation from the imperial government
informing me of the resolution of the
admirals of the allied fleets inter
dieting the plenipotentiary of the
Chinese government, Lii Hung Chang,
from all communication with the
Chinese authorities in the event of
his arrival at Taku.
This resolution being inexplica
bic, in view of the fact all the powers
have recognized the utility of admit
tiiS StTNiCc, III eventual HeSOlld-
tions for peace. and especially because
it would be impossible for him to full
fill his mission in the character of the
Chinese plenipotentiary if this is done,
it would be desirable that interested
governments should give orders to
countermand the above mentioned
decision.
Inquiry of Remey first answered
that no such resolution had been
adopted. He now cables that adj
mirals have agreed to write the dean
of legations at Peking instructing. in
ease Lii Hung Chang should arrive at
Taku, and in the meantime, not to
allow him to communicate with the
Chinese shore authorities. Remey
dissented from the last proposition.
I'VE take the same view expressed
in the Russian note. In the interests
of peace, an effective presentation of
the just demands of all the powers
against China, it seems importan;
that the Chinese plenipotentiary
should be able to communicate both
with his own government and its mil
ltary commandant, whose action
would be necessary to any suspension
OF hostilities as required in the tele-
gram to you of August %. The Chi
nese minister here is without power
or advices. Ii Hung Chang is prima
facie authorized by imperial decree
to negotiate and is the only represen-
tative in China in the spirit. of the
Russian note.
ANY misunderstanding or diver
gent action on the subject by repre-
sentatives of the powers in China
would be unfortunate. and we would
be glad to learn from other powers
IT there are reasons not known to us
which in their Judgment should lead
to view different from that which
we take
You will communicate this to the
minister of foreign affairs. awaiting
an early response. (Signed.)
"Adee. Acting Secretary"
The state department has Dispatch
ed its instructions to our diplomatic
representatives abroad i'm conformity
with the decision reached yesterday
by the cabinet upon the Russian pro-
posal to withdraw the troops in Pc
king in order to allow the empress
dC.wager and emperor to return to
the capital to institute the negotia-
tiOnS for the settlement with the
powers. All of these steps are mat
ters of common agreement. so it WIS
not possible for the two nations con-
cerned. Russia and the United States
to make agreements between them
selves at this stage, at least, as it was
necessary to advise each government
represented in China of the various
propositions as they are preached.