The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
COMMUNICATIONS GIVEN OUT
SECRETARY or STATE HAS RE.
Piled 10 EARL IL
The Terms Upon Witch an Armis-
ticc May BE Had Arc Sub
mittcu 10 him.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

! Washington, August l6.-The DEPART
ment Of state makes public tonight the
communications exchanged today between
the Chinese minister Mr.. WI Ting Fang,
and the acting secretary OF state, The
following memorandum was handed to Mr..
Adoe by Mr.. Wa at o'clock this morn
ing:
"a cable from Earl Ii Hung Chang,
envoy plonlpot lntary OF China, dotoG Au
gust 10 and received by Minister WI at
Z D. m. Oh the same day;
"rhe allied forces are approaching Tuns
Chow ! have mcmorsizod the imperml
government to deputo an envoy to nego-
tiate an armistioe with tho several COM
mauders OF the spot. / will ALSO shortly
proceed to Pekin. Tho powers being full
ly aware OF the embarrassing position ia
which their maiosues the empress dow
agor and the emperor, are placed are
earnestly requested TO telegraph nstrue"
lions 10 their respective commanders after
arriving at Tung Chow with their forces
to stop their further advance to the cap
ital SO as not ia cause alarm und Tear 10
their majestes ana ualamites - the peo-
pie for such advance would shake the
foundation of the Ia Ching empire and
wound the feelings OF all her people. high
and low For compliance with this az
peal the millions OF people of the empire
will be profoundly grateful to the powers
Please communicate this cablegram at
once to the secretary OF state
The following memorandum In reply
was handed to Minister WI this after
noon:
Memorandum: F0resooiug that there
would be insufficient time after receiving
~ reply to our memorandum of August IL
to get instructions TO the rotiet column
before it had reached Pekin, we sent on
the same day to the general commanding
the American forces in China the follow
ing dispatch:
Fowler. Chez Foo.
'Adjutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, August H. 1900.-For Chatfee, August
y. Secretary war directs me to inform
YOU that that LII Hung Chang appointed
by Chinese government to negotiate with
powers requests cessation OF hosti!ities.
We have replied that we are ready TO
enter into agreement between powers aud
Chinese govrnment for cessation OF hos
Titles on condition that sufficient body
OF the forces composing the relief eXpe
dition shall enter Pekin unmOlested an
10 escort foreign ministers Eud residents
back 10 Tien Tsn, the movement proyid
cd for and secured by such arrangements
and dispositions OF troops as shall be con-
sidored satisfactory by generals command
ing the forces composing relief expedition.
We have communicated this 20 all the
powers. japanese government takes same
position. We have not heard from other
powers C0rbin.
and two days oEo, in view Of the rapid
progress of the relief expedition we sent
the following;
Fowler, Chez Foo.
'Adjutant Generals Office, Washing
ton, August A. 1900 For Chaifee august
a. In anticipation OF acceptance by Chi
nese government OF condition in our reply
to them, cabled you August r. If Chinese
] authorities communicate willingness TO
deliver minister's and persons under their
protection to relief column al Pekin under
arrangements which you consider safe,
you are authorized TO make and carry OUT
arrangements In concert with other com
manders without referring II here From
Informal communications with representa-
tiyes OF other governments we believe all
to take substantially same position. Ques-
ti,n whether you should insist upon enter
ing Pekin and going TO legations or will
receive delivery at gate Of inner Tartar
city or ut outer wall taking risk OF min
listers passing through city With only Chi
nese escort, YOU and the other generals
must determine.
by order secretary OF war
'Corbln'
eve are advised by Minister Conger
that the attacks by imperial troops upon
the legations in Pekin have not ceased.
While these attacks continue we can not
stop the advance OF our forces toward
Pekin. II such cease the above quoted
instructions will be allowed TO stand and
they would seem to provide for all the
action required under the circumstances
stated by Earl III in this dispatch
alvey A. Adee,
acting Secretary Department of State,
Washington. August &c, 1900"