New-York tribune., 1900-08-10

! of the Imperial Government for the protection
! Of the legations and all foreigners therein
/ We are also advised by the same dispatch
| from Minister Conger that, in his opinion, for
| the foreign Ministers to leave Peking, pro-
posed In the edict Of August 2 would be certain
death. In view of the fact that the Imperial
troops firing upon the legations and in
! view Of the doubt expressed by the Imperial
Government in its edict OF August as to It's
power to restore order and absolute safety
in Pekng. it is evident that this apprehension
is well founded, for If your Government cannot
protect our Minister in Peking It VIII presump-
lively be unable 10 protect him upon journey
from Pekng to the coast
We therefore urge upoT. the Imperial Govern
nent that 1t shall adopt ;he course suggested in
the third clause of the letter OF the President
| TO His Majesty the Emperor of China of July
23. 1900, and enter into communication with
| the relief expedition, so that cooperation may
| the legations, the protection OF foreigners and
the restoration of order Such action on the part
| of the Imperial Government would be salts
| factory demonstration of its friendness and
/ desire to attain these ends.
ALVEY A. ADEE, Acting Secretary
| Department Of State, Washington, Aug. :,
7 CONDITIONS STRONGLY STATED.
! AS indicated in these dispatches last night the
memorandum sharply calls attention to the
| Noncompliance by the Imperial Government
! with certain Of the important conditions i'm
| posed by the Presidents note OF July %. In
| plain firm and unmstakabIe language, which
even an Oriental mind cannot misunderstood or
| evade, this Government now demands the
| immediate cessation of hostile attacks by I'M
| perial troops upon the legations" and urges
( the exercise Of every power and energy Of the
| Imperial Government for the protection of the
/ legations and all foreigners therein" This lat
| ter clause puts in stronger and more specific
terms the last clause of the Presidents second
condition, which urged the Imperial Govern
| ment "to remove all dangers to their lives and
liberty The appeal has become demand
| which must be forthwith complied with.
The demand" made in the second paragraph
! Of the memorandum is followed In the third
! paragraph by a clear and logical statement of
| the existing situation in Peking as revealed
by Minister Conger's dispatch of August 8 and
by the Chinese edict of August 2, and leaves
no escape from the conclusion that If the I'M
perial Government cannot protect our Minister
in Peking. It will presumptivey be unable to
protect him upon Journey from Peking 10 the
coast"
The fourth paragraph of the memorandum, In
| view of the steady advance of the relief column
toward Peking. ought TO appeal with even
! greater force 10 the Imperial Government than
| did the original demand contained in the Presi-
| dents note at the time It was made That
Government has undoubtedly been kept advised
of the military preparations of the Powers and
! of their determination 10 effect the rescue of
| their Ministers and enforce reparation for the
| losses, injuries and ndgnities they and other
foreigners have suffered at the hands both of
! the Imperial Government and it's rebellious sub
| jects. That Government will probably be able
| to understand and realize that the memorandum
| committed to the hands of Minister WI last
night will be the last pacific or friendly remon-
| STRANGE 1t will receive from the Government of
! the United States until all the conditions laid
/ down in President McKinIey's note of July 23
shall have been literally and fully complied
! with
IT is probable that the memorandum was
! transmitted by Mr. Wu TO the Chinese authori-
! ties this afternoon he busily engaged un
| 10 midday in the arduous task of double trans
! lation. first from English to Chinese and sec
! ond, from Chinese to the official code This re-
| Quired unusual time as the gravity of the mes.
! sage called for scrupulous exactness How
long it will take for the message actually to get
into the hands Of the ruling authorities in Pc