The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-17
ing him the benefit of the latest develop
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Earl LIS Appeal,


"A cablegram from Earl Ii Hung
Chang, envoy plenipotentiary of China
dated August 15 and rec ived by Minis
ter WI at 7 p. m. on the same day
states:
The allied forces are apprl aching Tung
Chow. I have memorialized the Imperial
government to depute envoy to nego late
an ermistlce with the several commanders
on the spot. 1 will also shortly proceed
TO Pekin
The Powers being fully aware of the
embarrassing position in which their ma
Jesties and Empress Dowager and the EN-
peror are placed, are earnestly requested
to telegraph instructions to their respect
i've commanders after arriving at Tung
Chow with their forces to stop their fur
ther advence to the capital so as not to
cause alarm and fear to their majesties
and calamities to the people Fer such
advance would shake the foundations of
the Ia Ching empire and wound the feel
ings of all her people, high and low. For
a compliance with this appeal the millions
of people of the empire will be profoundly
grateful to the Powers. Please communi-
cate this cablegram al once to the Secre-
tary of State
The following memorandum in reply was
handed to Minister WI this afternoon:
Instructions to ChaHee.
Memorandum. Foreseeing that there
would be insufficient time after receiving
a reply to our memorandum of Aug. II
to get instructions to the relief column
before it had reached Pekin, we sent on
the same day to the general commanding
the American forces in China the follow
ing dispatch:
"Adjutant Generals Office Washington,
Aug. u, 19O0.-To Fowler, Che Foo. For
Chaffee: August twelve. Secretary of
War directs me to inform you that Ii
Hung Chang, appointed by Chinese gov
ernment to negotiate with Powers, re-
quests cessation of hostilities. We have
replied that we are ready to enter into an
agreement between Powers and Chinese
government for cessation of hostilities on
condition that sufficient body of the forces
composing the relief expedition shall be
permitted 10 enter Pekin unmolested and
to escort foreign ministers and residents
back to Tien Tsin, the movement being
provided for and secured by such arrange
ments and dispositions of troops as shall
be considered satisfactory by generals
commanding the forces composing relief
expedition We have communicated this TO
all the Powers. japanese government
ta 4
from other Powers. Corbin."
"'And two days ago, in view of the
rapid progress of the relief expedition
we sent the following:
"Adjutant Generals Office, Washington
Aug Ito Fowler, Chez Foo. for Chat
fee: August fourteenth. In anticipation
of acceptance by Chinese government OF
condition in our reply to them cabled you
Aug. u. If Chimes eauthorities communi-
cate willingness to deliver ministers and
persons under their protection to relief
column at Pekin, under arrangements
which you consider safe, you are author
lied to make and carry out arrangement
in concert with other commanders with
out referring it here From communica-
ton with representatives of other govern
ments here we believe all 10 take substan-
TALLY the same position. Question whether
you SnOulu l1SlSL upon entering L ehlt
or going 20 legations or will receive de-
livery at gate of inner Tartar city or al
outer wall, taking risk of ministers pass
/ ing through city with only Chinese es-
cort, you and the other generals mus
/ determine.
by order secretary of war
(signed) "Corbin.'
1--WE are advised by Minister CongeI
that the attacks by imperial troops upor
the legations in Pekin have not ceased
! While these attacks continue We cannot
| stop the advance of our forces towarc
| Pekin. If such attacks cease, the above
| quoted instructions will be allowed Il
stand. and they would seem to provide
for all the action required under the cir
cumstances stated by Earl Ii in his dis
! patch.
(sgned) ALVEY A. Adee, secretary"
Department of State Washington, Aug
16, 1900.