The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1900-07-28
The Imperial Message.

lency. The imperial message is respect
| fully transmitted, as follows:
The Imperial Message.
THE Emperor of China to His Excelleny.
| the President Of the United States.
! China has long maintained friendly -e-
| lations with the United States, and is
deeply, conscious that the object OF the
| United States is international commerce.
| Neither country entertainS the least Sus-
picion or distrIst towards the other.
| Recent outbreaks of mutual antpathy
| between the people and Christian mis-
! sions caused the foreign powers to view
/ with suspicion the position of the imperial
| government as favorable to the people
! and preiudicial TO the missions, with the
| result thatth e Taku forts were attacked
! and captured. Consequently, there has
| been clashing CT forces with calamitous
| consequences.
THE situation has become more and
more serious and critical We have just
| received talegraphic memorial from our
| envoy. Wa Ting Fang, and il is highly
gratifying to us to learn that the United
! States government, having in view the
| friendly relations between the two cOun-
! tries. has taken a deep interest in the
! present situation.
Now. China. driven by the irresistible
course of events, has unfortunately in
CURED well nigh universal Indignation.
For settling the present difficulty China
places special reliance in the United
States. We address this message to your
eAcellency in all sincerity and candidneSs.
with the hope that your eXcellency will
devise measures and take the initiative
in bringing about concert of the powers
for the restoration Of order and peace.
tn" favor of kind reply is earnestly re-
Qucsted and awaited with the greatest
anxiety.
"KWANG HSU.
"Twenty-sixth year. sixth moon, twen-
ty-third day July 49,
1t is, therefore. my duty to transmit the
pt,nNa Wit he hat
lency, in respectful obedience of imperial
wishes. will deliver The same to its higa
des1ination and favor me with h. a reply.
kwang Hsu. twenty-sixth year. sixth
moon. twenty-third day Guiy ls, 1900.
This cablegram was at once COM
municated to the President at Canton,
o.. and the following is his reply:
The President's Reply.
THE President of the United States. to
the Emperor of China. Greeting:
'I have received your maiesty's message
of the 18th of July. and am glad to know
that your majesty recognizes the fact that
the government and people of the United
States desire of China nothing but what
is lust ard equitable. The purpose for
which We landed troops in China was the
rescue OF Bur legation from grave danger.
ard the protection of the lives and prop
erty of Americans who were sojourning in
China in the enjoyment of rights guaran-
teeu tnem ny lrtttE anu bE lnteIlldtlollal
law. The same purposes are publicly de-
clared by all the powers i'll your majesty's
empire.
L am to infer from your majesty's let
ter that the nlalefaCtorS who have dis
turhed the peace of China. who has mur-
dered the minister of Germany. and a
member of the Japanese legation, ana
who now hold basieSeG in Pekin those
foreign diplOmatists who still survive.
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, l most
solemnly urge upon your 1ajesty's gov
ernment
!; TO GIVE PrEIJG ASSURANCE
TIERS ARE ALIVE; AND IF so, IN
WHAT CONDITION.
> TO PUT THE DIPLOMATIC REPRE-.
SENTATIVES OF THE POWERS IN I'M
MEDIATE AND FREE COMMUNICA-
ERNMENTS. AND TO REMOVE ALI.
DANGER TO THEIR LIVES AND LIE
ERTY.
). TO place the imperial authorities Of
China in communication with the relief
expedition, that cooperation may be Sc
cured between them for the liberation of
the lerationers. the protection of foreign
ers ard the restoration of order.
If these objects are accomplished, 1t fs
the belief of this government that no OBJ
of the powers to an amicable settlement
of all the questions arising out of the re-
cent troubles, and the friendly good
offices Of this government will, with the
placed at your majesty's disposition, for
that purpose.
BY the President:
JOHN HAY, Secretary of State.
July %, 1900.