Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-02
RUSSIA MAKES HER
POSITION CLEAR TO
THE ENTIRE WORLD
Her Object Is to Maintain the
Integrity of the Chinese
Government.
FUTURE PLANS OUTLINED

Circular Sent to the Czar's Represen-
tatives Clearly Defines His Attitude
and Seeks the Cooperation of the
Other Powers-Imperial Family In
Fear of the Boxers.
ST, PETERSBURG. Sept. 1.-The Of1ciaA
Messenger today publishes the text of
the circular addressed to the Russian
representatives abroad, dated Aug. 90,
the gist of which, as shown by the cor
respondence issued yesterday at Wash
| ington, the Russian charge d'affaires
communicated to Acting Secretary Adee
on Monday.
The official announcement, after men,
t1oning the unexpectedly rapid turn Of
military events at the seat of war in
Pe-Chi-Li, enabling comparatively in
significant detachment Of the allied
forces to attain the original main object,
the relief Of the legationers and foreign
ers and the dispersal of the rebels con-
| centrated at the capital, proceeds
"These favorable circumstances, how
ever, change in no way the political pro-
gram of Russia as previously marked
out in the last government communique,
and in order that no misunderstanding
or incorrect interpretations regarding
the further intentions of Russia may
arise, the emperor has directed the act
ing foreign minister to address to his
representatives abroad the circular set
ting forth the immediate objects which
the imperial government had In view at
the very outset of the Chinese trouble.
GAS a result, all the powers interested
decided with the same object in view to
send the troops to China. The imperial
government, therefore, proposed the fol-
lowing fundamental principles to guide
the powers in China:
"1. The maintenance of a common
agreement among the powers.
"'2. The maintenance of the former
state of organism in China.
"'3. The removal of everything that
could lead to the partition of the Celes-
tial empire.
ga. The establishment with the
united powers of legal central govern
ment at Picking, able alone to preserve
order and tranquility in the country
''On these points agreements prevailed
with almost all the powers.
while pursuing no other objects the
imperial government will continue to
steadfastly adhere to its former program
of action. When the course of events,
such as rebel attack on our troops at
New Chwang and a series of hostile acts
by the Chinese on our state frontier, as
for instance, the bombardment of Bla-
govetchensk induced Russia to occupy
New Chwang and march troops into the
Manchurian territories, such timely
TNtN rIV7c{ xyoIxy
prompted by the necessitating of the
warning acts of the Chinese rebels, can
in no way testify to any independent
plans, which are completely foreign to
the policy Of the imperial government.
AS soon as lasting order shall have been
established in Manchuria and indispen-
sible measures taken for the protection
of railway construction which, accord
ing to formal agreement, China assured,
Russia will not fail to recall her troops
from these territories of the neighbor-
ing empire, provided the action of other
powers does not place any obstacle in
the way.
"Under such circumstances the i'm
perial government does not consider this
sufficient reason for the ministers ac-
credited to the Chinese government to
remain longer at Picking, as the latter is
absent. 1t is therefore intended to re-
call the Russian minister with all the
mission to Tien Tsin, whittier they will
be accompanied by the Russian troops,
whose presence at Peking henceforth
appears purposeless.
The Messenger concludes with an
nouncing that under the circumstances
the communication of the above circular
to the foreign powers M. DeGiers, the
Russian minister at Peking, and Gen
eral Linevitch, commander of the Rus
sian troops at the Chinese capital, were
directed to promptly proceed to carry
out the imperial intentions regarding
the transfer from Peking to Tien Tsin
of all the members of the mission, Rus
sian subjects and Russian troops, with
due consideration for all local circum-
stances.