The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-12-07

>h'Ei' ''crceS encouraging the boxers,
ORGANIZING them under prominent impc.
riai oihcers provisioning them and even
granting them large sums in the name OF
tne empress dOwagcr arc known to exist.
NcmDers of the tSung li-yumcn who coun.
| Selcu protection of the Foreigners were
Deheaded Even ilr the distant provinces
mon suspected OF foreign sympathy were
| put to death. prominent among these be.
ing Chang ien-hoon, formerly Chinese
minister in Washington.
| Our Policy.
The president then tells in brief the
story of the rescue Of the legations and
| proceeds
The policy Of the United States through
all this trying period was clearly announc->
Ell aud Scrupulously carried out a cir
cular note TO the powers dated July )
proclaimed our attitude. Treating the
condition in the north as one of virtual
anarchy, i'll which the great provinces Of
the south and southeast had no share.
we regarded the local authorities in the
| latter quarters as representing the Chi.
nese people with whom we sought to re-
main i'll peace and friendship. Our de-
| clnrcd aims involved no war against the
| Chinese nation. We adhered to the lcgit-
innate office OF reScuing the imprrilcd lc-
| CATION, obtaining redress for wrongs nl-
| ready suffered, securing wherever posi-
bic the safety Of American life and prop
crty i'll China aud preventing Il spread Of
the disorders or their recurrence.
AS was then said, "rhc policy OF the
| government OF the United States is 10
seek solution which may bring about
| permanent safety and peace to China,
preserve Chinese territorial and ndminis-
| trativc entity, protect all rights guaran-
tccd TO friendly powers by treaty and in
| tcrnational law and Safeguard for the
L.,
tial trade with all parts OF the Chinese
| cmpire.'
| Faithful to those professions which, ns
it proved, reflected the views and pur-
| poses OF the other cooperating govern
| mcnts, all our efforts have been directed
! toward ending the anomalous situation III
| China by negotiations for settlement at
| tho earliest possible moment. AS soon as
| the sacred duty of relieving our legation
| and its dependents was accomplished we
withdrew from active hoStilitics, leaving
| our legation under an adequate guard in
| Pcking as Il channel of negotiation and
| settlement, course adopted by others
| Of tho interested powers. Ovcrturcs Of
the empowered representatives Of the
Chinese emperor have been considerably
| entertained.
| The president rccapitulatcs the atti-
| tudc Of the administration to the Rus
sian and French notes and concludes that
| part of his message relating to China as
| follows:
The government Of Russia has put for
| ward suggestion that in the event Of
| protractcd divergence Of views in rcgaid
to indcmntics the matter may be rele
| gated to the court Of arbitration at The
| Hague. | favorably incline to this, be-
| licving that high tribunal could not fui
to reach II solution no less conducive to
| the stability and enlarged prosperity OF
| China itself than Immediately beneficial
to the powers.
| The Paris Exposition.
The president then refers to various
| matters affecting foreign countries rather
than our own and continues by speaking
| Of our part in the Paris exhibition. lie
| says:
| Despite all these drawbacks the con-
tribution OF the United States was not
only the largest foreign display, but was
among the earliest i'll place and the most
orderly in arrangcHcnt Our exhibits
| were shown in 10l out Of 121 classes
and more completely covered the entire
| classification than those Of any other
nation. In total number they ranked
next after those of France, and the at.
tractive form in which they were pre-.
| scntod secured general attention.
| A criterion Of the extent and success
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| oughncSs with which our exhibits were
| organized is seen in the awards graE.-
! cd to American exhibitors by Tie
| international jury-namcly, grand prices
| 24O; gold medals, 507; silver medals, 77G;
bronze medals. 541, and honorable men.
| tons, 322-2. '-' in all, being the great
| est total num-. 4 given to the exhibit of
any exhibiting nation, as well rs the
| largest number in cnch grade. This sig
1 nj NJ Of in
ton with the chosen exhibits OF all other
| nations and at the hands of iurics al
| most wholly made up of representatives
| Of France and other competing countries
ia not only most gratifying, but is espe-
cially valuable, since it sets us to tie
front in international questions Of sup
| ply and demand, while the large porpor-
ton OF awards i'm the classes of art and
| artistic manufactures afforded uneXpect.
cd proof or the stimulation Of national
culture by the prosperity that flows from
| natural prOductiveneSs joined to indus
| trial excellence.
I Relations with the Powers.
Good will prevails in our relations with
the German empire. An amicabe ad
! justmcnt of the long pending question of
| the admission Of our life insurance COM
panics to do business in Prussia has been
reached. One Of the principal companies
| has already been rcndmittcd, and the
way is opened for the others to share the
privilege.
| The settlement of the Samoan problem,
| to which I adverted in my last message,
has accomplished good results. Peace
| and contcntment prevail in the islands,
| especially in Tutuila, where a convenient
| administration, that has won the con-
fdcnce and esteem Of the kindly disposed
| natives, has been organized under the
| direction of the commander OF the Unit
cd States naval station at Pango-Pango.
| An imperial meat inspection law has
been enacted for Germany. While 1t
may simplify the inspections, 1t prohibits
| certain products heretofore admitted.
There is still great uncertainty as to
whether our well nigh cxtinguished Ger
| man trade in meat products can revive
under its new burdens. Much will de-
| pend upon regulations not yet promul-
| gated, which we confidently hope will be
free from the determinations which at