Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-04

OF relieving our legation and it's de-
pendents was accomplished we with
drew from active hostilities, leaving
our legation under an adequate guard
in Pekin as a channel OF negotiation
and settlements course adopted by
others of the interested powers. over
lures Of the empowered representatives
of the Chinese emperor has been con-
siderately entertained.
FULL ExPIArIoN IMPERATIVE.
Real Culprits and Evil Counselors Mus1
Be Punished.
The Russian proposition looking to |
the restoration of the imperial power
in Pelsir has been accepted as In full
consonance with our own desires, for |
we have held and hold that effective
reparation for wrongs suffered and an
enduring settlement that will make
their recurrence impossible can best be
brought about under an authority
which the Chinese nation reVerences
and obeys. While so doing we forego
no lot of our undoubted right to exact
exemplary and deterrent punishment OF
the responsible authors and abettors
of the criminal acts Whereby we and
other nations have suffered grleVous
injury.
selors who have misled the imperial
Judgment and diverted the sovereign
authority to their own guilty ends run
expiration becomes imperative within
the rational limits of retributiVe JUS
tice. Regarding this as the initial con-
dition of an acceptable settlement be-
tween China and the powers. / said in
my message of Oct. Is to the Chinese
emperor:
II trust that negotiations may begin
SO soon as we and the other offended
governments shall be effectively salts
fed Of your majesty's ability d power
to treat with just sternness he prin-
cipal offenders, who are douL.y culpa-
BILE, not alone toward the fore: gners,
! but toward your majesty, under whose
| rule the purpose of China TO dweil IN
concord with the world had hitherto
| found expression in. the welcome and
protection assured to strangers.
Taking, as point of departure, the
| imperial edict appointing Earl Ii hung
! Chang and Prince Ching plenipotentiar-
| edict of Sept 25 whereby certain high
| officials were designated for punish
| ment, this government has moved, in
| concert with the other powers toward
the opening of negotiations, which Mr..
Conger, assisted by Mr.. Rockhill, has
| been authorized to conduct on pehait
:! of the United States.
/ General bases of negotiation formu-
! lated by the government of the french
republic have been accepted with Ger
| tain reservations as to details, mace
/ necessary by our own circumstances,
but, like similar reservations by other
powers, open to discussion IN the prog
ress of the negotiations. The DISPOSE
ton of the emperor's government to
admit liability for wrongs done TO Tor
4 eign governments" and their nationals
and to act upon such additional oeslg-
nation of the guilty persons as the Tor
eign ministers at Pekin may be in a po-
sition to make, gives hope of complete
settlement of all questions involved as.
surfing foreign rights of residence anc
intercourse on terms of equality Tor al
the world.
j regard as ore Of the essential fac.
: tors of durable adjustment the Sc
curement Of adequate guarantees To-
liberty of faith. since insecurity o
those natives who may embrace alei
-creeIis is scarcely less ettectuai as
sault upon the rights of foreign wor
shin and teaching than would be the oil
! rect invasion thereof.
The matter of indemnity for ou
5 wronged citizens is question OF gray
concern Measured in money alone,
: sufficient reparation may prove 10 %
: beyond the ability of China to meet
: All the powers concur in emphatic q
: Chalmers OF any purpose of asgrandlze
ment through dIsmemberment of tn
2 empire / am disposed to think ina
due compensation may be made in pal
e foreign rights and immurities. ant
r most important of all. by the openin
0 of China to the equal commerce of a
e the world These y:ews have been an
+ will be earnestly advocated by our rep
t resentatiyes.
The government Of Russia has PIT
|. forward a suggestion. that in the ever
S of protracted divergence of views l
: regard TO irdennities the matter ma
S be relegated to the court of arbitratio
s at The Hague I favorably incline
S this believing that high tribunal coul
e not fail to reach solution no le:
: conducive to the stability and enlarge
h prosperity of China itself than immed
y ateIy beneficial to the powers.
RELATIONS WITH OTHER CoUNTRIE
. How Uncle Sam Stands with the Balan
e nf the World.
e Notifications of treaty of extrad
u ton with the Argentine republic we
a la ST