The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-24
M'KINLEY's TERMS.
What China Must Do If She Wants
His Help.

Washington. July 24.-The following
correspondence between the president
of the United States and the emperor
of China was made public by the state
department today:
Translation of a cablegram received
by Minister WI on July 20, 1900. from
the Taotai of Shanghai, dated July 10,
1900:
Have received a telegram from Gov
ernOr Yuan, of Shan Tung, dated 23rd
day of this moon Guly 49,, who having
received from the priVy council cat
Pekin) a dispatch embodying an i'm
perial letter to the president of the
United States, has instructed me to
transmit it to your excellency. The i'm
perial message is respectfully trans
mitted, as follows:
The Emperor of China, to His Ex-
cellency the President of the United
States, greeting:
China has long maintained friendly
relations with the United States and is
deeply conscious that the object of the
United States is international COM
merce. Neither country entertains the
least suspicion or distrust toward the
other Recent outbreaks of mutual an
tipathy between the people and Chris
1ian missions caused the foreign powers
to view with suspicion the position of
the imperial government as favorable
to the peopleiand prejudicial to the mis-
Sions, with the result that the Taku
forts were attacked and captured Con-
S6QuOHl1y there mas D6eI1 Gushing OI
forces with calamitOus consequence.
The situation has become more and
more serious and critical
I'VE have just received a Geographic
memorial from our envoy WI Ting
Fang, and it is highly gratifying to US
to learn that the United States govern
ment having in view the friendly rela-
tons between the two countries has
taken deep interest in the present
situation. Now China, driven by the
irresistible course of events, has unfor-
tunately incurred well nigh universal
indignation- For settling the present
difficulty China places special reliance
in the United States. We address this
message to your eXcellency in all sin
certify and candidneSS, with the hope
that your eXcellency will devise meas
ureS and take the initiative in bringing
about a concert Of the powers for the
restoration of order and peace.
1.-The favor of a kind reply is earn
estly requested, and awaited with the
greatest anxiety. kWANG HSU.
''Twenty-sixth year, 9Th moon, 23rd
day (July 49,
1T is therefore my duty to transmit
the above with the request that your
excellency, in respectful obedience of
imperial advices, will deliver the same
70 its high destination and favor me
with reply. w LIEN YUEN,
"CTaotai at Shanghai).
''Kwang Hsu 10Th year, 9Th moon,
23rd day July TO- 1900).''
This cablegram was at once commu-
aucdleQ TO canton, ana
the following is his reply:
THE presidents of the United States.
ITO the Emperor of China Greeting:
Z have received your majesty's message
of the 18th of July and am glad that
your majesty recognizes the fact that
the government and people of the Uni
ted States desire of China nothing but
what is just and equitable. The purpose
for which We landed troops in China
was the rescue of our legation from
grave danger, and the protection of the
lives and property of Americans who
were sojourning in China in the enjoy
ment of rights guaranteed them by
treaty and by international law. The
same purposes %are publicly declared by
all the powers which have landed mill
tary forces in your ma esty's empire.
Il am led to infer from your majesty's
letter that the Indicators who have
disturbed the peace of China, who have
murdered the minister of Germany, and
a. member of Japanese legation, and
who now hold besieged in Pekin those
foreign diplomatists who still survive
have not only not received any ia
vor or encouragement from your ma
jesty, but are actually in rebellion
against the Imperial authority. If this
be the case I most sOlemnly urge upon
your majesrysS government to give pub
lie assuranceAWkethert the foreign minis
tiers are aAive7and in what csESitioa.
'iSecond-ToerutEe Diplomatic renra-