The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-24
AT THE CHINESE REQUEST
The Chinese Must Comply With Ger
tain Conditions Not Yet Given Out.
GOoDNOW BELIEVES MESSAGE A FAKE
An Imperial Edct by Chinese Emperor Has
Been Made Public. He Erjoins His
Officials to Preserve Order, and
Protect the Foreigners.
Protect the Foreigners.
(By the Associated Press }

London, July 24.-(Tuesday, a..
m).-The Chinese Minister, Chih Chen
Lo Feng Luh, has communicated the
following dispatch from Sheng, Dl-
rector General of Chinese Telegraphs
and Railways, dated Shanghai, July
23rd:
Information from Pekin dated
July 18th, says the Tsung LII Yamen
deputed Won Jul an Under Secretary
of the Department, to see the foreign
without any missing, the German Min
lister excepted.
General Yung Lu is going to me-
moralize the throne to send them all
to Tien Tsin under escort in the hope
that the military operations will then
be stopped"
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail telegraphing July 23rd
says: -
"A letter from a Chiness official in
Shan Tung has been received by a ma
tive functiOnary here containing the
following passage: s'At the beginning
of the month the foreign missiona-
ries ca made several attempts to
! send messages out of Pekin, but,
thanks to the strict watch kept on the
city, bearers were all caught and exc
cuted. On the fourth instant only 400
foreigners, much exhausted, were left
alive in Pekin, and one night when
the big guns were necessarily fired,
it was known that the legation and
foreigners were finished, although
the pretended kilograms contradict
these facts"
THE UNITED STATES TO MEDIATE.
(By the Associated Press.)
Washington, July 23.-The President
has listened to the appeal of the Chinese
Government as transmitted through Min
lister WI and has signified his willingness
to mediate between the Imperial Govern
ment and the powers, but only upon con-
ditions which first must be met by the
The exact nature of the terms pro-
posed by the State Department cannot
be stated until tomorrow, when publi-
cation will be made of the text of the
Chinese appeal and of the Presidents
answer. 1t is known, however, that the
answer is entirely consistent with the
statement of principles laid down by Sec
retary Hay in his note to the powers,
and moreover. it accepts as truthful the
statement relative to the safety of the
foreign ministers at Pekin.
1t could not, Of course, be possible
to take even initial steps toward media
tion were either party to the negotia-
tions to entertain openly distrust of the
accuracy of the statements of the 9th
er. There must be confidence between
them y
The United States does not go to the
length of the French answer to a sim
liar appeal in laying down conditions
which the Chinese Government could not
meet. even if SO disposed if it actually
is struggling for it's existence. 1t does
however look to the immediate relie
of the foreign ministers in Pekin ant
moreover to the protection of all foreign
ers, missionaries and traders in China
and to the restoration of order Witt
that much accomplished the State De-
partment feels that it can properly ap
proach the powers with the Chinese pro-
position for settlement for what has
ocurred
The Chinese appeal came to Secretar!
Hay yesterday through Mr.. WI. The Sec
retary promptly telegraphed II, to thu
President at Canton and otter taking
full day for its consideration, th'
Presidents answer came this afternoon