The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-25
WILL MEDIATE.
PRESIDENT TT<INLEY REPLIES ~<<
EMPEROR kWANG HsU's APPEAL.s
He VIII Tender His Good Offices to the
Powers II Certain Conditions
he Complied with.
CHINA MUST LIFT THE VEIL
THAT NOW sHRoUDs THE PEKING
SITUATION IN MYSTERY,
And Foreign Governments Must BE
Placed i'm Direct Communica-
tion with Their Ministers.
WI TING FANG is SATISFIED
HE THINKS THE PRESIDENTS
TERMS ARE REASONABLE,
And Presents Another Cablegram
Saying the Lcgationcrs Were
Safe on July IS.
MEDIATION NOT CERTAIN
ASSENT OF ALL THE POWERS MUST
FIRST BE OBTAINED.
Policy of the United States I'm Case OF
Failure-Text of the Chinese Ap.
peal and MckfnIey's Reply.
And Presents Another CablcEram
Saying the Lcgationcrs Were
Safe on July IS.
MEDIATION NOT CERTAIN
ASSENT OF ALL THE POWERS MUST
FIRST BE OBTAINED.
Policy of the United States I'm Case OF
Failure-Text of the Chinese Ap.
peal md MckfnIey's Reply.
EreeIal to tn. indianapolis Journal.

krccial 10 the Indianapolis Journdf.
WASHINGTON. July a.-President Nc
Kinley's reply to the appeal OF the Chi
nese Emperor for American mediation is
regarded on all sides as a very able and
adroit state paper. II the Emperor accepts
and fulfills the three conditions laid down
by the President the situation would cease
to be acute and order might be restored
without fighting. These conditions briefly
are:
First-That the Chinese government give
this government assurances that the for
eign ministers are alive and well.
second-That they be placed immedi-
ately In direct communication with their
governments
Third-That the Chinese government aid
the allied forces in their movement on
Peking.
Minister wu expressed himself as highly
satisfied with these conditions. If his i'm
perial master is of the same mind the
worst OF the trouble will soon be over.
One thing is sure. the acceptance of or
Emperor will OF itself go far to solve the
mystery of the Peking situation. None of
the conditions are unreasonable, but at the
same time, taken together, they subject
the Emperor's good faith TO crucial test.
If the ministers are alive the Emperor can
say so. and can put them in immediate
communication with their governments. II
he fails TO do this it will be proof that
they are dead. or that the Emperor is alb
In either case IL would be the duty of the
allies to take Peking. solve the mystery
and adopt such course for the future
government of China az would make a
repetition of the horror physical impos-
sibflity
Mr.. wu. the Chinese minister, said to-
night that he hoped that the reply of Min
lister Conger at Peking to the second mes
sage sent to him by Mr.. Hay would be re-
ceived with more expedition than the first
which came to hand last Friday. That
message and response took nine days. The
second message was sent by Mr.. Wu the
day before yesterday and he believes that
as a result of improved conditions and the
possibility of restored communications be-
tween Shanghai and the northern cities
of the empire an answer ought to come to
hand within a more reasonable time than
the first. Evidently Mr. Wu places some
hope on the talk of the removal of tht
foreign ministers to Tien-Tsin. and he
suggested tonight that possibly one of the
important messages received from China
IN the near future would be '.Conger is In
Tien-Tsin." The reply of the Chinese gov.
ernment TO President McKinieys condi
tional consent 10 act as mediator I'm the
pending difficulties is not expected here fol
some days. as the Tsung Ii Yamen viii
want time in which to consider the con
6itions laid down by the President.
Some OF the officials here have noticed
with considerable interest Ii Hung Chang
reported statement that the approach o
allied forces near Peking would result II
the immediate death OF the foreigners ther,
and IN this connection they point out tha
apparently the real object OF Lis visit Il
the north is for the purpose OF preventing
II possible. the advance OF the relie
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