The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-03
EMPEROR WILLIAMS ANSWER.
Reply to Chinese Emperor's Condolences
 -Punishmert oftho Guilty.

Reply to Chinese Emperor's Condolences
 Punishment ofthc Guilty.
 Berlin, Oct 2.--The following is the emperors message to Emperor William of Germany:
 Greeting That your majeety's min ister has fallen victim to the rising which suddenly broke out in China without our officials being able to pre- vent 1t, and by 1t our friendly relations disturbed, Is deeply deplored and re- gretted. By decree we order that sacrifice be made on an altar for the deceased, and Chief Secretary Kun Yang has been instructed to pour ilpa- lions on the altar. The commercial su- nerintendents of the northern and southern ports have been ordered to take the needful measures concerning the conveyance of the remains of the deceased. When the body reaches Germany a second offering shall be made on an altar.
 Germany hae always maintained the friendliegt relations with China We therefore entertain the hope that your majesty will renounce all resentment. so that peace may be arranged as soon as possible and that universal harmo- ny be rendered possible for all time This Is our most anxious hope and our most ardent wieh,'
 Emperor Willism replied, September 30, as follows:
 "To the Emperor of China:
 L the German emperor, have re- ceived the telegram of your majesty, the emperor of China. I have observed with satisfaction that your majesty Is anxious to expiate, according to the custom and precept of your religion, the shameful murder of my minister, which set at naught all civilization. Yet as the German emperor and Chrietian, 1 cannot regard that abomin- able crime as atoned for by a libation. Besides my murdered minister, there have gone before the throne of God large number of our brethren of the Christian faith, bishops and miseiona- ries, women and children who for the sake of their faith, which Is also mine, have died the violent death of martyrs, and are accusers of your majesty. Do the libations commanded by your ma jesty suffice for all these innocent ones? l do not make your majesty personally responsible for the outrage against the legations, which are held inviolable among all nations, nor for the grievous wrongs done go many nations and faiths and to the subjects of your ma iesty of my Christian belief But the advisers of your majestys throne and the officials on whose heads rests the blood, guilty of crime which fills all Christian nations with horror, must ex- plate their abomina ble deed. When your majesty brings them to the pun ishment they have deserved, that l will regard as an expiation which will sat isfy the nations of Christendom
 "T% vour majesty will use your i'm perisl power for this purpose accepting to thatend the support of all the in iured nations l, for my part, declare myself agreed on that point. l should also gladly welcome the return of your majesty to Pekin. For this, my gen eral, Field Marshal Von Waldersee, will be instructed not only to receive vour majesty with the honors due your rank. but he will also afford your majesty the military protection you may desire and which you may need against the rebels.
 T also long for peace which atones for the guilt which makes good wrongs done and which offers to all foreigners in China security for life and property, and. above all, for the free service of their religion, William, 1, R."