Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-12-06
MKlNLEY'S MESSAGE
Ihe Annual cemmunieatisn Of the
President to Congress.
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idenss annual messag~ 10 congress.
The rr-sss.nt gives nrst place IN NJ.
mersass 10 tire troubles in chin. ara
our connection with the allied sorcs~ nr
i..dInx asf up 70 -. hs Ewes resis~s re saass.
the nrst murders os fdr~lguers hi f-sf-
ness territories. In this csnnsetioa hs
The Increasing gravity OF In. cor si,..,.
N thins snd TIE lrumlnrnc. or p~rli to our
own tivsFsihed Interests n m. .rnpir, -.
70 snose o. all the other tvsaty gov
srnments. were soon appreciated b thfs
Eovernmeut. causing n profound .oli~i,,,se
The United States from the carries, a.vx
o. Foreign intercourse with China rad fal-
sions to testify good viii 10 f,lrthsr ~.
extension Of lawful trade. to respect tne
sovereignty o. its government ard 10 in
SURE - al legitimate and kindly but earn
est mean. the fullest measure OF prot~r-
uon for the lives and property Of our la.
abiding citizens and Tor the exercise 81
their benefeens eaiiinxs among the Chinese
people.
Mindful Of this. II vas fsl, TO BE- appro-
PIRATE thst our purposes should b pro-
bounced In favor % ~ach eour-. a. waaisl
hasten united action of the powers at Pc
kinx to promote the adrilnistrstiv~ reform.
40 greatly needed for strengthening ire
inp-rtsi k9vernmsnt and nainta iaing IN.
integrity Of China. In vhich ~e believed the
Whole western world 70 be siiks concerned
To these ends caused to b Addressed -
the several powers occupying territory and
MAINTAINING spheres of ln1uenc. In China
from them aselsgs,sss. of ,selT ,r,ss,'o.. sis5s.
ara views a- TO the i.sirabiitty OF the
sdoption Of measures insuriug the BENEFITS
o. equality o. tres, m.ns of all foretxa
usfe throughout China.
Proposals Wen Received
With gratifying unantrnfsy the re-
sp0ns~s cotnctde In this curnuscn pslicy.
enabling me to see In the s,tcr.-sfssl ter
minaiion % ths-~ negotiations proof o.
various powers Interested In the un-
trammsfed development % commerce ard
Industry In the Chinese empire a. a
sourse OF vast henefit 10 the Whole com
In this conclusion. which had the graf
incanon to announce a completed en-
N.spsnt N.,sn = 1T to the he ia,sr.stsd so~srs On
potential factorfor the abatement of th~
distrU~t OF foreign purposes which for a
year past had app-srvd 20 inspire th~
lohcf OF the imperial government. and
Tor the effective ~xertion By it % power
end authority 20 guell the critical anti
foreign movement In the northern prov
Us most Immediately Influenced - the
s~eSinx to testify confidence IN the
Willingness and ability % the irup~rtal
administration TO REDRESS IN. wronxs ard
Prevent the evils suffered and feared
the marine guard. which hal b-~n sent
70 feking In the autumn vf fSe for rhs
I.o,seuon of the legation, was sifh.sra~ n
sn pending questions were rrmltfed a.
lar as We were concerned 10 the or
einary resorts Of diplomatic Intercourse
Siges OF the siege.
=, The history of the efforts made AZ ~
!iesing the beleaguered legationers in Pc
hns Is thoroughly covered. no Important
us.tH : lacking. and every engagement
wha,, Nh me Sn,nese forces = mentioned,
To show the vigor with which IN. siege
% the lexatious was pushed BY the CHI
E nese ne quotes reports from Minister
From June - until July H." writes
stlntster tonger. there Was scarcely an
hour during which there VA. net hriaE
some OF the legations. varying from a
tinsle shot to a general and continuous
Vas vas placed around the legations and on
the overlooking palace walls. and thou
sands OF three-tnch shells were fred De-
s,sos inx some buildings ami damsxins
all so thickiy did the balls rain that
when the ammunition Of the besieged ran
low, i've quarts Of Chinese bullets we're
sathered IN an hour tn enc compound
Attempts were made to burn the Iexa-
Ions BY setting nrsshhorfng houses on
re. put the names sere successfully
Ean. Italian and Dutch legations were
tasn and subsequently burned With the
.id of the native converts. directed BY
Grafton Mr., ConSsr Awards unstinted
przise the British LEGATION uas made :
eral commander OF the defense. With ths
seeretary OF the American legation. Mr
L q. sauisrs. as chief Of STAFF
Defense OF the L~gssissess-
To save life ana ammunition the BE-
siexed spartngiy returned the lncessant nre
OF the Chinese soidl~ry. nghting only TO
repel attack or make an occasional sue
eessfui sortie for strategic advantage. such
sian marines led by Capt Myers. of the
tnited States marine corps, xhich result
ed In the capture of formidable barrfe.st.
On the wall that xravsly menae~d ths
American position IL Was held to the Ia ST.
and proved an Invaluable acquisition, be-
cause commanding the water gate throux n
which the relief column entered.
During the siege the defenders lost 6
Killed. lis wounded and seven BY dissase-
the last all children
On July II the besiexed had their nr,t
Communication with the tsung-h-yamen.
from whom q message came inviting 10 a
conference. which was declined Core
bpondence. however. ensued and q sort OF
armistiee vas agreed upon. which stopped
the hombardment and isssensd the rffs nrs
for time Even then no protection what
ever was afforded. nor any aid given. save
to send to the legations . small supply OF
fruit and three sacks of -four.
Dsplietty Of Chinese Gsver.~s.t.
Indeed. the only communication had with
casional delivery or dispatch Of telegram
or to the demands OF the tsunx-il-yamsn
for the withdrawal 'of the legation to the
coast under escort. Not only are the pro-
testafions OF the Chinese government that
IL protected and succored the legations
positively contradicted- but irreslstibIe
proof aecumuIates that the attacks upon
them we're made by imperial troops. regu-
larry uniformed. armed and odicered. be-
longing to the command Of Jung Lu. the
imperial commander In chief. DEGREES en-
couraging the Boxers. organizing them un-
der prominent imperial officers. provision
ing them. and even granting them large
sums In the name Of the empress dowaxer.
are known to exist Members Of the
tsunE-ii-yamen Who counseied protection
Of the foreigners were beheaded- Even In
the distant provinces men suspected Of for
eign sympathy were put to death. promi-
nent among these being Chang Yen-Ifoon,
formerly Chinese minister In Washington.
With the negotiation of the partial arm
.tiss OF July II. proceeding which was
OF the Chinese envoy In Washington. the
way Was opened for the conveyance TO Mr..
Conger Of . test message sent by the sec
Minister WI Ting-Fsng. M Conger's re-
Ply. dispatched from Pektnx on July u
through the same channel. afforded TO the
outside world the first tidinxs that the In
mates Of the legations were still alive and
hoping for succor.
Preparatieas for Relief.
AL the preparations for relief BY the
combined powers are gone into. and when
that object was finally accomplished on
August Il the conditions met with In Pc
king are described as follows:
The imperial family and the govern
ment had fed a few days before. The
city vas without visible control The re-
naming imperial soldiery had made on
the night OF the 18th a last attempt TO
sxterminate the besieged. which was gal
LAntiy repelied- II fell to the occupying
forces to restore order and organise a
provisional administration
Our Chinese Policy.
The policy Of the United States through
al this trying period was clearly an
nounced and scrupuIously carried out
circular note to the powers, dated
July ). proclaimed our attitude Treat
mg the condition In the north as one OF
virtual anarchy. in which the great Prov
inces OF the south and southeast had no
snare. We regarded the local authorities
~ the latter quarters as representing the
Cnlnese people with whom We sought 20
remain in peace and friendship. Our
9ectared aims involved no war against the
chtnese nation We adhered to the legtt-
mate once Of rescuing the imperiled le-
eaton. Obtaining redress for wrongs al
E1dy su6ered. securing wherever pos.
sole The safety Of American life and
ercesrty IN China. and prsveiting q
sessse ss ~ eiser6sss ~ thss rsesr-