The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-07-25
TERMS ANNOUNCED
On Which the United States will
Mediate for China.
THE SAFETY OF THE MINISTER'S
Is the Essential One and This Must Be
Established at Once.
THEY MUST Be PROTECTED AT PtKlN.
Plan Of Removing Them TO Tlen Tsin Does
Not Meet with Favor.
TEXT OF THE CHINESE EMPtROR'S EDICT
And of President McKinIey's Reply
Thereto Given out by the De-
partment of state.
Is the Essential One and This Must Be
Established at Once.
HEY MUST BE PROTECTED AT PtKIN,
Plan Of Removing Them TO Tlen Tsin Doe!
MOI Meet with Favor.
TEXT OF THE CHINESE EmPtROR'S EDICT
Especial to The Post,)

Especial to The Post)
washington, July "a The presidents
reply to the Chinese edict, published to-
day, is substantially as outlined In the
dispatch to The Post last night. 1t is the
intention of the administration to regard
burt one feature OF the presidents reply as
being of immediate consequence. Trusts The
condition relative 10 free and unrestricted
communication between the powers and
their accredited representatives Unless
that stipulation is complied with within
reasonable period, the promise to utll-
ize the good offices of this government
falls. No other bridge Will be crossed
until this question has been settled.
The plan of removing the ministers to
Tien Tain is suggested in dispatch
brought to the state department today
by Minister WI 1t Is from sheng, the d.
rector general of posts and telegraphs at
Shanghai. Taking IT for granted that the
ministers are alive, the suggestion that
they he removed to Tien Tsin as a guar
antee of good faith on the part of the Chi
DeSe government hp'o NV AA'N~N 49,
approval of administration officials TheS
assert that the ministers must be given
their liberty and afforded protection in
Pekin. The United States would not con
sent to the removal of Minister Conger to
| Tien Tsin unless he approved the plan
Conger must say he would not consider his
life endangered by the trip and that II
would be wise to go. The government de-
sires to communicate with him In Pekln'
to which place he is accredited. and not IN
Tien Tsin.
Washington. July 24.-IThe following
correspondence between the president OF
the United States and the emperor OF
China was made public by the state de-
psrtment today:
Translation of the cablegram received
bv Minister WI on July 90. 1900 from ;he
taotai of Shanghai, dated July 10, 1900.
Have received telegram from Gov
ernor Yuan (of Shan Tung province)
dated 23d day of this moon DULY 49,, who
having received from the privy codnch
(at Pekin) a dispatch embodying an i'm
perial letter to the president OF the Uni-
ed States. has instructed ME to transmit
It TO your excellency. The imperial n9d
sage is respectfully transmitted as fol-
lows:
The Emperor OF China to His Excelleh,y
the President of the United States.
Greeting.
China has hong maintained friendly re-
| pd lie
deeply conscious that the object OK The
United States Is international commerce.
Neither country entertains the least su3'
picion or distrust toward the other. Re-
cent outbreaks OF mutual antipathy be-
tween the people and the Christian mis-
sions caused the foreign powers to view
with suspicion the position of the impe-
rial government as favorable to the peo.
pie and preiudicial to the missions. with
the result that the Tsku forts wore at
tackled and captured. Consequently there
has been clashing Of forces with calam>
itous consequences. The situation has
become more and more serious and criti-
cal. We have Just received telegrap hlc
memorial from our envoy. WI Ting Fang,
and it is highly gratifying to us to learn
that the United States government hav-
ing in view the friendly relations between
the two countries. has taken a deep in
terest in the situation. Now, China.
driven by the irresistible course Of
events. has unfortunately incurred well
nigh universal indignation. For settling
the present difficulty China places sps
cial reliance in the United States Wo
address this message TO your excelleacy
in all sincerity and candidness wnh TIE
hope that your excellency Will devise
measures and take the Initiative in bring
restoration Of order and peace The ia
vor of kind reply is earnestly requested
and awaited with the greatest anxle;y.
Kwang Hsu
Twenty-sixth year. Sixth moon, twenty
third day. July ls).
1t is therefore my duty to transmit the
, above with the request that your excel
lenoy. in respectful obedience Of lmpersl
wishes will deliver the same to its high
destination and favor me with a reply
Liu Lien Iuen,
Taotsi at Shanghai.
Kwang Eisu. Twenty-sixth year. sixth
moon. sd day. July 10, 1900.
This communication was at once COM
municated to the president at Canton,
Ohio. and the following in his reply,
The President of the United States 10
the emperor Of China.-Greeting: I
have your majesty's message of the 18th