Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26
CHINA TO UNITED STATES
Correspondence Between the President
and the Emperor Made Public
HOPES WE WILL TAKE INITIATIVE
In Bringing About a Concert OF
the Powers
FOR RESTORATION OF PEACE IN ORIENT

) 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;
"Transation of cablegram received
by Minister WI on July Goth, 1900, from
the taotai of Shanghai, dated July 18th,
1900:
'tHave received telegram from Gov.
Yuan (of Shantungl. dated 23d day of |
received from the Priyy Council lat |
Pekinl a dispatch emhodying an i'm
perial letter to the President of the
United States, has instructed me to
transmit it TO Your Excellenoy. The
imperial message is respectfully trans
mitted as follows:
"'The Emperor of China, to His
Excellency, 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
| internari onal commerce. Neither coun-
try entertains the least suspicion or
| distrust toward the other. Recent out
| breaks of mutual antiphathy between
| the people and Christian missions
caused the foreign Powers to yiew with
susricion the position of the imperial
government as favorable to the people
and prejudicial to the missions, with
the result that the Taku forts were at.
tackled and captured. Consequently,
there has been olashing of forces with
| calamitous consequences.
| "'Tne situation has become more
and more, serious and critical. We have
just received telegraphio memorial
from our envoy, WI Ting Fang, and it
1 is highly gratifying to us TO learn that
| the United States government, having
in view the friendly relations between
! the two countries, has taken a deep
| interest in the present situation. NOW,
China, driven by the irresistible course
| of events, has unfortunately incurred
we'll nigh universal Indignation. For
settling the present difficulty, China
places special reliance 10 the United
States. We address this message 10
Your Excellency in all sincerity and
candidnsss. with the hope that Your
Eycelleucy will devise measures and
take the initiative in bringing about a
concert of the Powers for the restora-
tiou of order and peace. The favor of
q kind reply is earnestly requested, and
Iawaited with the greatest anxiety.
"'Kwangh Su, 26th year, 9th moon,
23d day (Juiy 10, 1900. lit is. there
fore, my duty to transmit the above
with the request that Your Excellency,
in respectful obedience of imperial
wishes, will deliver the same to its high
destination, and favor me with reply.
Yu Lien Yuen,
(Tautai at Shanghai).
'Kwangh Su, 26th year, 9th moon,
: 23d dag duly 10, 1900.
'tThis cablegram was at once com
: municatcd to the Pres ident at Canton,
: and tho following Is his reply;
"'The President OF the United States,
to the Emperor OF China-Greeting: l
have received Your Maiesty's message
of the 10th of July, and am glad TO
know that Your Majesty recognizes the
,, fact that the government and the people
; of the United 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 ol
the lives and property of Americans
: who were soiourning in China in the
enjoyment of rights guaranteed then
by treaty and by international law,
The same purposes are publicly declared
BY all the Powers which have landed
r military forces in Your Maiesty's Elm
pire.
a z" i am to infer from Your Majesty
n letter that the malefactors who hav'
], disturbed the peace Of China, WHIT
!. have murdered the minister Of German!
Q and member of the Japanese Lega
$ tion, and who now hold besieged il
o Pekin the foreign diplomatists who still
. survive, have not OILY not received an.
/, favor or encouragement from You
i Majesty, but are actually in rebellie'
against the imperial author ity. If thi
n be the case, | most solemnly urge upol
. Your Maiesty's government 10 Civ
Q public assurance whether the foreigl
i ministers are alive, and, If SO, in wha
o condition.
" /" ITO put tho diplomatic represen
4: tatiyes of the Powers in lmmediat
@ and iree communication with thei
z respective governments, and to remoy
!, all danger to their lives and liberty.
/. g. To place tine imperial author
j. titles of China in communication will
the relief expedition, so that cooper
alton may be secured between them fo
the liberation of the legations, the Fro
tection of foreigners and the restoration
l. of order. Ii these objects are accom-
plished, it ia the belief'of this govern
!. inent that no obstacles will be found I
= exist on the part of the Powers to a
y aniicable settlement of all tho question
Q arising out OF the recent troubles, an,
10 the friendly good Offices of tins govern
I. ment will, with the assent of the othe
~ Powers, be cheerfully placed at You
u Majesty's disposition for that purpose
70 William Mckinley.
July %, 1900.
= By the Presidents