Little Falls herald., 1900-12-07

L e1d9 sss9sagIT The b tSung-l1-yamen.I already
perlneated ID with hostile .sympat HES.
appeals OF the Legations. At this crit
SicaI Juncture, in the early spring OF
this year, a proposal was madei5b by the
other powers that q combined fleet
should he assembled in Chfnese waters
as a moral demonstration, under cover
Of which to exact. Of the Chinese gov
ernment J, respect for foreign treaty
rights and the suppression. of the Box
ers. ( H = r fs@;$s. .s z|a
! The United States, while not partici-
pating in the joint demons tra tiCn
Promptly sent from the philippines all
ships that could be spared for service
ON the Chinese coast: "A small force
Of marines were landed at Taku and
sent to Pekin for the protection ct the
American legation. Other. powers took
similarlaction, until scrne 400 men were
assembled in. the capital as legation
guards. J. t.'>,~- =. T.
!, 1.-THE president here tells Of the siege
of the legations at Pekin. the landing
Of troops and the rescue of the foreign
ministers.] s.I:} -
Ta,:ing, as point of DEPARTURE the
imperial edic+ appointing Earl Ii Hung
Chang and Prince Ching p'eripetentiar-
I les to arrange a sCtt;en ellt; and the
edict Of Sept. 2s. whereby certain high
officials were Ges:sIuted q for punish
ment. this government has moved in
concert with the other powers, toward
the opening Of nectt.atiC.:s, Which MI
Coneer. assisted by Nj. lsocA1iN, has
been authorized TO conduct en- behalf
of the United States. [-s =
General bases Of negOtia tinn fornu-
lated by the government q tie French
republic have been accepted with GER
tain reservations as to Details, made
necessary by our oWr circumstances,
but, like similar reservations by ether
powers. open to discussion in the prog
ress Of the negotiations. The djsposi-
ton of TIE ep1percr's government to
admit liability fer wrongs. done to for
eign governments and their nationals,
and to act upon such additional desig-
nation of the Utility persons as the for
eign ministers at Pekii may be in po-
sitior to make. gives hope of a complete
settlement of all questions involved. as
surng foreign rights Of residence and
intercourse on terms CT equality fer all
the world.
T regard as one Of the essential fac
tors of durable adjustment the Sc
curement of adequate guarantees for
liberty of faith. since insecurity of
those natives who may embrace alien
creeds is a scarcely less effectual as
sault upon the rights of foreign Wor-
ship and teaching thar would be the Gi
rect invasion thereof.
The matter of indemnity for our
wronged citizens is a question of grave
concern. Measured in money alone. &
sufficient reparation may prove to be
beyond the ability Of China to meet.
All the powers concur in emphatic s.
chalmers of any purpose OF aggrandize
ment through dismemberment of tho
empire. am disposed to think that
due compensation may be made in part
by increasec guarantees of security fc"
foreign rights ard immur tiles, and.
most important Of all. by the ,ops nine
of China to the equal commerce of al
the world These views have been and
will he earnestly advocated by our rep
resentatives.
The government ct Russia has put
forward a suggestion, that in the event
of protracte6 divergence of views in
REGARD to indemnities the matter may
be relega ted to TIE court Of arbitration
at The Hague. I favorably incline to
this. believing that high tribunal could
not fail to reach q solution no les;
conducive to the stability and enlarged
prosperity of China itself than immedi-
ate'v beneficial to the powers.
1.-THE president here tells of our rela-
tions With other foreign countries.
which are very friendly. He devotes
considerable space to our exhibit at the
Paris exposition, the Samoan settle
merit. boundary Questions and other
matters in which the. United States is
interested with other countries.l -