Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-12-08

| directed 1ra
enulhg the anomalous situation in China
| py negotiations for settlement AZ fhc
! earnest possible moment. As soon az tba
sacred duty Of relieving our legation and
| ntIaue ~ uepeuIehts was accomplished we with
| uIeW from active hOstilities leaving o,ir
| legation under an adequate guard In pe.
| hlls as u channel OF negotiation and set
| uemeht-a course adopted by Others of
| @ tne interested powers Overtures Of the
| nese emperor have been conslderatelv on
| tertained ''
Accepted Russia's Proposition.
The Russian proposition looking to The
| restoration OF the imperial power in Pc
| KING mas been accepted as in fun CON
sohahce with our own desires, for we have
held ana hold that effective reparation for
/ wrongs suffered and an enduring settle
ment that will make their recurrence i'm
! possible can best be brought about un-
uer an authority which the Chinese nation
| FeYefehcts and obeys. While 50 doing we
loIeso no Jot Of our uudoubted right to
| exact exemplary and deterrent punishment
/ ~ 'he responsible authors and abcttoTs of
the criminal acts whereby we and other
nations have suffered grieyous injury.
OF the real culprits, the evil cOuuselors
/ Mio Miio nave Hlsltd the imperial judgment and
| Inverted The sovereign authority to their
| own guilty ends, fun oXpiation becomes
| imperative within the rational limits of
| retrlDutlVe justice Regarding this as the
,atti1I CoAuItlon OF an acceptable settle
a. iit1eIt ~ pCt"teh emma and the powers, said
VI my message Of October Is to the Chi
nese emperor:
u trust that negotiations may begin so
soon as we and the other offended govern
SiiaIl p9 eHectlYely satisfied of your
iiisI 80 . upHl'y ana power TO treat with
80 49, atuii iIneaS tue principal Offenders, who
are uuuDly CuIpable, not alone toward the
TH, SIbvts, nut toward your majesty, un-
GTioli " i itosu luIc the purpose OF Chlna to
e,,t ett 80 'oICoIu with the world mad NTH
1ro, vtto ~ L0Hua una oppression In the welcome and
P'o'eo'Iuu assured 10 strangers
The Pence Negotiations
Taking, as a polnt Of danarturo tbo I'm
peral edict apD6intinp agrt INK ~ ii.i ~
and Prince Ching NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "a '''iis a,t5
range a settICmf1t ard IN C5it - 8 a. a.
tember g5 vharahI,, anu ,I. lLe e fQi(l od sep
were DESIGNATED fnT iltIgbt'I'7 j." Uit'ti"t9
ernment has moved in r,,,r ,iIiI LII boN
other powers, toward fhe rneiir@ ~ nf ,,, ,iie
gOtiatiOns which Mr. Eor,,r t,''9 ,t9 "a W, ~,
Mr. Rockhill has Lsfu 9i,5tr,,i,l' o,l'7 ~ y, u S ~
Duct on brhalf of tbs -,itlii 'iI'ivi 'Hlu 10 CON
General hasps of reo,tiS 'istI a., @'@gs,
by the Government of tbS Er iJ
have been aCcpnted win 6ortni N,' rp',, CpU,iio
lions as 10 detgfe ,aT vel'n!u reEgI a.
own circumstances. but like similar res
ervations by other powers. omen 10 dis
Gussion in the progress of the negotiations.
The disposition Of the ompcrors govern
ment to admit liability for wrongs done
to foreign governments and their nationals.
ana to act upon such additional deslgna-
uon OF the guilty persons as the foreign
ministers at Peking may be in a position
to make, gives hope of a complete settle
ment OF al questions involved, assuring
foreign rights Of residence and Intercourse
on terms Of equality for all the WOrd
Foundation of Durable Pence.
I regard as one ~ tba eesertio1 fo,,o,.-a a,
dHrobIa odj,, Gs vi ,, We tsseilIai lactor5 or
adSouate pnarantee5 far my or,. M OF
i,ca 81 IoI !eIy OF Ialth,
9lliSe 9lliS 'tiseNuIl'y Oh tHo7e natives VINO may
St,,a aIG oliSI clesus Is scaicey less et-
LvN.u"i "s9duIt upon lhc IEhlS OF lortl3n
%i,.l,, Sii'P amI IeaGhlhG IMAM would be the
uiTGct INVASION ihgreol,
ne matter OF indemnity FOR our Wronged
Citllehs IS question of grave concern.
Measured IN money alone, a sufficient
PREPARATION may prove TO he beyond the
abliity of China to meet All the powers
concur in emphatic disclaimers of any pur-
pose of aggrandi2emcnt through the dis
memberment Of the empire | am disposed
10 lhink mat due compensation may be
nldue ue III part ny increased guarantees OF
9Gtu'lts Ior loIelEh rights anu Hnlhuul-
ueS, ana, most important OF an, py thc
untniHs uI Cnlha 10 the equal commerce OF
an ii 'i'S m "otlu, Ht5t FItN5 nav ucCn anu anu
StMtatlNeS'
The government Of Russia has put for
ward suggestion that in the event Of pro
tracted divergence Of views in regard TO
lhutmnltles the matter may be relegaItu
10 the court Of arbitration at The Hague. |
iaNoraGly incline to TINS, believing that
hlgh tribunal could rot fail TO reach s1iu-
l.,n Ilon no Iess cohuuciNe 70 the sIaDiiliy ana
enlarged prosperity of China itself than
Immediately beneficial to the powers
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