The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-24

declaration of all the, ministers OF for
eign affairs of the great powers that
tne expedition of the allied troops was
solely for the rescue of the ministers
in Pekin.
Now the allied troops, having enter
ca PekIn and found the ministers safe,
II seems DroDert that hcstilitles should
at once cease, and negotiations should
commence. ! therefore request the
United States government to appoint an
envoy with full powers, or appoint the
minister now in Pekin for that purpose,
as ne IS necessarily acquainted with
the aHalrs between Chinese and Tor
elgners, and to inform me If the con-
Terence will take place in Pekin. After
receipt of definite reply, I will at once
proceed to the north. Please request
the secretary of state to lay the mat
ter before his excellency, the president.
! await his reply
(Received at the Department of State
Aug. q, 1900, 3:17 D. M
Cabiegram from Viceroy Ii Hung
Chang, dated Aug. q, 1900, and received
by Minister WI on the same day.
The Boxer rebels in Pekin having
been dispersed, there will be positively
no more lighting. Further military OPP
erations en- the part of the powers are
greatly TO be deplored. Besides urging
cessation of hostilities, please confer
with secretary of state upon subject of
withdrawal of troops and appointment
or plenipotentiary to negotiate a settle
ment of all other questions, SO as to
preserve amicable relations. L await
early reply.
(Sent to the Chinese Minister, Aug. p,
1900. 1870 D. No.
Memorandum in response to the
chinese minister's communication of
cablegramS from Viceroy Earl Lii Hung
Chang, dated Aug. 10 and q, proposing
the immediate cessation of hostilities
and the appointment of an envoy to
conduct negotiations. received at the
department of state Aug. 20 and Il,
1900.
while the condition set forth in the
memorandum delivered to the Chinese
minister Aug. II has not been fulfilled
and the powers have been compelled to
rescue their ministers by force of arms,
unaided by the Chinese government.
still this government is ready TO wei
come any overtufes for a truce and in
vite the other powers to join when
security has been established in
the Chinese capital and the Chinese
government shows its ability and will
ingness TO make on it's part an effective
suspension of hoStilities there and
elsewhere in China When this is done,
and we hope ii will be done promptly,
the United States will be prepared to
appoint representative to join with
the representatives of the other sim
ilarily interested powers and of the au-
thoritatiye and responsible government
of the Chinese empire TO attain the ends
declared in our circular to the powers
of July 8, 1900.
(Signed) ALVEY A. ADEE,
Acting Secretary"
Department Of State, Washington,
Aug. %, 1900.
Official cable dispatches were receiv
ed this morning, stating that the Ger
man government today had taken
action substantially similar to that of
the United States in rejecting China's
| peace proposal.
The German foreign office delivered
the answer to the Chinese minister at
Berlin this mornig. Germany insists
that no negotiations can be conducted
with Ii Hung Chang until his creden-
! tialS make plain that he has authority
from the responsible heads of the Chi
nese government