The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

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possible moment As soon as the sacred
duty OF relieving our legation and Its de-
/ pendents was accomplished we Withdrew
from active hostilities, leaving our lega-
ticn under an adequate guard in Pekin as
a channel Of negotiation and settlements
course adopted By others Of the interested
| Powers. Overtures Of the empowered rep
Tesentatives of the Chinese Emperor have
| been considerably entertained.
The Russian proposition looking to the
restoration of the imperial power In Pekin
has been accepted as in full consonance
with our own desires, for we have held
and hold that effective PREPARATION for
wrongs suffered and an enduring settle
ment that viii make their recurrence i'm
| possible can best be brought about under
nm authority which the Chinese nation
reverences and obevs. While so doing we
forego no jot CT our undoubted right to
exact exemplary and deterrent punishment
OF the responsible authors and abettors OF
the criminal acts whereby we and other
nations have suffered grievous injury.
Punishnent of the CuIprsfs.
For the real cuIprits, the evil counselors
who have misied the imperial Judgment and
diverted the sovereign authority to their
own guilty ends, full expiration becomes
| imperative within the rational limits of
retributive justice. Regarding this as the
initial condition of an acceptable settle
ment between China and the Powers, I
said in my message Of October Is TO the
Chinese Emperor:
trust that negotiations may begin 50 SOON
as and the other offended Governments shall
be effectively satisfied Of Your Majcsty's ability
and power 10 treat with Just sternness the prin-
cipaf offenders. who are crubiy cuipsble, not
alone toward the foreigners, bst toward Your
Majesty, under whose rule the purpose of China
to dwell in concord with the world had bith-
erto found expression in the welcome and pro-
lection assured TO strangers.
Taking, rs a point Of departure. the i'm
perial edict appointing Earl Ii Hung
Chang ana Prince Ching pienipotentiaries
I to arrange q settlement and the edict OF
September %, whereby certain high Off
Gals were designated for punishment. this
Government has moved. in concert with
the other Powers, toward the opening Of
negotiations. which Nj. Conser, assisted
by MIR. ROckhili, mas been authorized 10
conduct on behalf OF the United States.
General bases OF negotiations formu-
! lated by the Government of the French
Republic have been accepted with certain
reservations as to details, made necessary
by cur Own circums tances, but, like SINH
lar reservations by other Powers, open to
discussion in the progress Of the negotia-
tions- The disposition of the Emperor's
Government 10 admit liability for wrongs
done 10 foreign Government and their ma
tionals. and TO act upon such additional
designation Of the guilty persons as the
foreign Ministers at Pekin may be in a
position to make, gives hope Of a complete
settlement OF all quest involved, as
surfing foreign rights of residence and
intercourse on terms Of equality for all
the world.
1 regard as one OF the essential factors
OF durable adjustment the securement OF
adequate guarantees Cor liberty of faith.
since insecurity Of those natives who may
embrace alien cTeeds is scarcely less
effectual assault upon the rights of for
eign worship aad teSehlng than would be
the direct invasion thereof
The QuestI0n OF Indemnity.
The matter of iRdesuBity for our wrong
ed citizens is question OF grave concern.
Measured In money alone. sufficient rep
aration may prove to be beyond the
ability Of China to meet. All the Powers
concur in emphatic disclaimers of any
purpose of ACKNOWLEDGMENT through the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the Empire I am dis
posed 20 think that due compensation may
be made IN part by Increased guarantees
OF security for foreign rights aud immuni-
ties, and, most important of ALL by the
OF all the world These views have been
and viii be eaTnestl- advocated by our
representatives.
The Government Of Russia has put for
ward q suggestion that in the event Of
protracted divergence OF views il regard
to indemnities the matter may be rele-
gated TO the Court Of Arbitration at The
Hague. ! favorabiy incline TO this, be-
lieying tsat high tribunal could not fail
TO reach a solution no less conducive to
the stability and enlarged prosperity of
China itself than Immediately beneficial
to the Powers.
Treaty With the Argentine Republic.
Ratifeations of a treaty of extradition
with the Argentine Republic were ex-
changed on June 2 last.
While the Austro-Hungarian Govern
ment has in the many cases that have
been reported Of the arrest of our nat
uralized citizens for alleged evasion of
military service faithfully observed the
provisions Of the treaty and released such
persons from military obligations, it has
in some Instances expelled those whose
presence in the community of their ORR
gin was asserted to. have pernicious in
ffuence. Representations have been made
against this course whenever its adoption
has appeared undnIy orerous.
We have been urgently solicited by Bel
EIum to Tatify the International ConVen-
ton OF June, 1899, aTnendatory Of the pre-
Vious convention OF 1890 in respect to the
regulation OF the liquor trade in Africa.
Compliance was necessarily withheld, in
the absence OF the advice and consent of
the Senate thereto. The principle involved
has the cordial sympathy of this Govern
ment, which IN the revisionary negOtia-
lions advocated more drastic measures,
and I would gladly see its extension, by
international agreement, to the restric-
ton OF the liquor traffic with all uneiv-
ilized peoples, especially in the Western
Pacific
A conference will be held at Brussels
December IL 1909, Under the convention
for the protection of Industrial property,
concluded at Paris March 20, 1883, to
which delegates from this country have
been appointed any lessening of the diff
fculties that our inventors encounter in
obtaining patents abroad fer their inven-
lions, and that cur farmers. manufactur-
ers, and merchants may have in the pro-
lection of their trademarks is worthy Of
careful consideration, and your attention
viii be called to the results of the con-
ference at the proper time.
Trade Interests in South America
IN the interest OF expanding trade be-
tween this country and South America,
efforts have been made during the past
year to conclude conventions with the
southern Republics for the enlargement
of postal facilities. TWO such agreements
were signed with Bolivia en- April q, OF
which that establishing the money order
system is undergoing certain changes sug-
gested by the Postefice Department. A