Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-18


been received at the war department from
General Chafiee, dated August TO- which.
is as follows:
Arrived at Hos ri WI yesterday"
This place, which is spelled Ho We on.
the war department maps, is about half
way between Tentsin and Pekin.
Reply to Lii Hung Chang.
Washington, Aug. l4.-The department.
of state has made public the reply OF thea
United States government to Minister
Nu's communication delivered ON Sunday
morning notifying the department of the
appointment OF Earl Ii Hung Chang en-
voy plenpotentiary to negotiate with tha
powers. This reply was sent to Minister
Wa at 5 o'clock sunday afternoon and -
as follows:
Memorandum: Touching the imperial
edict of August s, appointing la Hung
Chang envoy plenipotentary to conduct
negotiations on the part OF China with the
powers and request for cessation OF
hostilities pending negotiations, commum-
Gated to Mr. Adee by Minister WI ON the
18th of August, 1900.
The government of the United States
learned with satisfaction of the appoint
ment of Earl Ii Hung Chang as envoy
plenipotentiaIy to conduct negotiations
with the powers and will, on its part, enter
upon such negotiations with a desire TO
continue the friendly relations SO long
existing between the two countries.
1t is evident that there can be no gen
eral negotiations between China and the
powers so long as the ministers OF the
powers and the persons under their pro
lection remain in their present position OF
restraint and danger, and that the powers
can not cease their efforts for the delivery
of those representatives to which they are
constrained by the highest consideration OF
national honor, except under an arrange
ment adequate to accomplish peaceful
dciverance. We are ready to enter into
an agreement between the powers and the
Chinese government for cessation OF
hostile demonstrations on condition that
sufficient body of the forces composing
the relief expedition shall be permitted to
enter Pekin unmolested and to escort the
foreign ministers and residents back to
! Tientsin, this government being provided
and secured by such arms and disposition
, of troops as sha4. be considered safe by the
generals commanding the forces compos-
ing the relief expedition.
AWAY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary,
Department of State, Washington, August
u, 1900.
The text of this reply TO the overtures
communicated by Minister WI was tele-
graphed to the representatives OF the
United States for communication to the
governments of the powers cooperating III
the relief movement.
That the United States has taken TINS
course had already become pretty wen
understood by the announcement OF t]F
message disclosing the firm policy wheh
the United States has adopted. Lac I'M
portance of the action taken by thus gov
eminent lies to considerable extent III
| the wording of the message. CHINA hao
made overtures for peace and had Ihus
opened the way for d possible compromise
or for further diplomatic temporlAng, Inc
United States, in its response, lays down.
Certain specific preliminaIies to any peace
overture including an entirely new de-
mand, namely, tnat sufficiently large
force from the allied column shall be al
lowed to enter Pekin unopposed to conduct
the members of the legations and their
followers from the Chinese capital to
| Iientsin.