The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-29
EMPEROR APPEALS TO ENGLAND.
Hopes For Her Good Offices in the Settlement
Of the Present Trouble
(By the Associated Press.)

London, July 2S.-July 18th the Chinese
legation forwarded to the Queen a tele-
gram dispatched from Pekin July 3rd by
the Emperor. 1t was made public in a
parliamentary paper today. and is as
follows:
"Since the opening of commercial in
tercourses between foreign nations and
China the aspirations OF Great Britain
have always been after commercial ex-
tention. not territorial. ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Recently. dissensions having arisen be-
tween Christians and the people of chi
Ii and Shan Tung, certain evil-disposed
persons have availed themselves of the
occasion 10 make disturbances and these
having extended so rapidly that the
treaty powers suspecting the rioters
might have been encouraged by the i'm
perial government, attacked and captur-
ed the Taku forts. The sufierings aris-
ing from this act Of hostility have been
great, and the situation is much involved
In consideration oft he facts that Of the
foreign commerce OF China more than
20 per cent. belongs to England that the
Chinese tariff is lower than that of any
other country, and the restricting thereon
fewer, British merchants have during
the last few decades maintained relations
with Chinese merchants at ports as har-
manious as if both were members Of the
same family. But now complications
have arisen, mutual distrust has been
engendered, and the situation having
thus changed for the worse, il is felt
that if China cannot be supported in
maintaining her position, foreign nations,
looking on so large and populous a coun-
try, so rich in natural resources, might
be tempted to exploit or despoil it. and
perhaps differ among themselves with
respect tot heir conflicting interests. 1t
is evident that this will create a state
of matters that would not be advanta-
geous of Great Britain, a country which
siews commerce as her greatest interest
China is now engaged in raising men and
! means to cope with these eventualities.
but she feels that If left to herself she
might not be equal TO the occasion should
it ever arrive. and. therefore. turns TO
England in the hope of procuring her
good offices in bringing about a settle
ment oft he difficulties that have arisen
with the other treaty powers.
THE Emperor makes this frank expos
ure of what is nearest his heart. and
hopes this appeal TO Her Majesty, the
Queen Empress may be graciously taken
safed at the earliest possible moment"
The parliamentary paper on China
shows that considerable negotiations had
previously passed between Great Britain
and the European powers regarding the
policy of Japanese action, while Lord
Salisbury notified Ambassador Paunce-
forte on June 22nd as follows:
you would suggest TO Secretary of
State Hay that any troops which it is
possible TO send from Manila would be
OF great value, as it is probably that the
United States legation is ing reat dan
ger as we'll as the legations of the other
powers
Germany assumed the position regard
ing the Japanese matter that nothing
must be done to imperial the accord Of
the powers. Japan insisted upon an
an assurance that her intervention would
not lead to a collision with Russia. Rus
STA finally declared on June 2Sth that
she had no desire to hinder Japan's liberty
especially after her expressed intention
to conform her action TO that of the
other powers.