Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-07
THE MESSAGE.
The President Discusses the
Chinese, Philippine, Finan-
cial and Other Impor-
tant Questions.
To the Senate and House of Representa-

TO the Senate and House OF Representa-
tives:
At the outgoing OF the old and the IN.
Ssst om'ne Session 81 ane Of e the aongress
with evidences on every hand OIL inuiniut ,itt
ual and national prosperity aIn increas. %sn
proof of the growing strength ana inSreias tntisS-
Ing power for good of republican inst,tu,, t,,,
tions. Your countrymen VIII 9Oiii, i,hartv mrtv
you In felis!ation .hiisbed thni than ever be-
fore and that love for II anu ora sne universal
nation to preserve II are more un hts.ar1
S"ri, The az renublie was never so strong. be-
cause never so strongly intrenGnea IN sne
hearts of the people as a. h0S snts. exists as
Sui.vt' A. iaSt' the hands of it's authors. The ad-
ditions which have been made 10 !, Pa PA
claim larglr .ap freedom aoxernment anp % has dem
onstrated in its 124 years OF triai e,encS ReIe r
stability and security; ana nationai ls devei-
aSmant and the best safeguard to human
Rss SIRsSss 4na ,ns . s,r,0 eoDrres. assembled in
ted States was 5,soS !ss 1t K SS now WE .1n nave
!ss. Then we had l6 states NO" we nave
49, THE CHINESE QUESTION.
ID In our foreign intercourse the aoins"ah NJ an
& question has been the treatment o., omr ar
relations with the powers nave oeeh ''ap
The recent troubles IN Sninrh Whicb for
+he ma st three years has gained strength
An the northern provinces. Iheir oris.n u
lies deep in the ch,,tes charsetter ., of their gov
eminent. The TAPPING rebellion ana ae ,ae
opening of Chinese ports to tofelsn ,s,aon of
China. Meanwhile foreign activity mace oe
itself felt in all quarters not alone sis,ar ar. %
coast but slpns iss Ersat avea
trg rew IDEAS and introducing new asso-
Citations among a primitive people wnieh nc,
had pursued for centuries nauohai po'-
The teiesraph and the railway spread
ing over their land, the steamers pay,hh ne
on their waterways, the merchant ana tne
missionary penetrating year by year Gst Ia
ther to the Interior. became 10 tne III, III,
nese mind types OF an az aIiem na tionai IN,
and fraught with vague forebodings oi
disaster to their beliefs ana ear Lnelr s.i th.
control. For several .n,rces years ceso of for. for.
eign diplomacy, backed by moral demon
strations of the physical force Oh nev,, S,,,
and arms have been needed TO secure uu'
respect for the treaty rights OF iorelgher'
and 10 obtain satisfaction from 5he re
sponsible authorities for the slorauic GUY "
RACES upon the persons ana propeTly, "
unoffendinE soiourners, which from tim'
TO time occurred at wluely sep"aa'JI, Z,
points in the northern proWN,nSses' VI S. -cbue, I
the case of the outbreaks IN Sze-Ohue'
The sect commonly styled the Boxer
developed greatly In the PROVINCES nor u
81 the Yang-Tse, and with the collusio'
of many notable officials: includlng som
in the Immediate councils OF the thF9H
itself became alarmingly aggressive. n
foreigners life, outside OF the protecte
treaty ports, was safe, No foreign inter
Sst was secure from spoliation. The dip
iomatie representatives of the powers I
PekIn strove in vain to check this move
ment. Protest was followed by demah
and demand by renewed protest, 10
met with perfunctory edicts from the pal
ace and futile assurances from IN
Tsung-Li-Yamen.
in China and the imminence OF peril I
our own diversified interests IN the empire
as well as to those of all the other ,sd .reab y
governments, were soon appreciated
this government, causing II profouhu SO
iicitude. The United States from the ear
China had followed a policy of peae,'
emitting no occasions to TESTIFY good VII
10 further the extension of lawful trad
to respect the sovereignty OF its govern
ment, and TO insure by all legitimat
means the fullest measure OF protectio
for the lives and properly OF r,.a our law v
their benehcent callings among the Sh
nese people. ,,
to the several powers occupying territor
and main aiming spheres OF influence
China the circular proposals OF lSgg. u
wiling from them declarations of their u
tentions and views as to the, desirabilil
OF the adoption of measures insuring II
benefits of equality of treatment OF q
foreign trade throughout China.
with gratifying unanimity the r
sponses coincded in this common polio
enabling me to & see asi IN .ne sTSces sions sroof 'e
the friendly spirit which animates the "
rious powers Interested in the untran
meled development OF commerce and Il
dustry in the Chinese empire as a sour,
of vast benefit to the whole commerci
world =,
xratification to announce as a complet,
engagement to the interested powers
March | 1sO for hIpeiIby tbs of Il
distrust of foreign purposes which for
year past had appeared to inspire the pc
Icy of the imperial government and (
the effective exertion by it of power al
authority to quell the critical anti-foreii
movement in the northern provinces.
The Chinese government proved, ho'
ever. unable to check the rising streng
OF the Boxers and appeared to be pr
to internal dissensions In the unequ
gained the ascendancy under the leade
ship of Prince Tuan. organized armi
Of Boxers hd wh tS TnGn HontrY ,me Iore
kin and the coast, penetrated into Ma
churia up to the Russian border a
through their emissaries threatened ii
rising throughout northern China.
Attacks upon foreigners, destruction
their property, and slaughter Of natl
The Tsung-l!Yamen, already ,permeat
with hostile sympathies, could make
effective response to the appeals OF t
the early spring of this year. propo!
was made by the other powers that
combined fleet should be assembled
b Chinese waters as moral demonstrate
under cover of which to exact from I
Chinese government respect for forei
treaty rights and the suppression of
The United States, while not partl
pating in the joint demonstrate
promptly sent from the Philippines
ships that could be spared for service
the Chinese coast. A small force of n
trines was landed at Taku and sent to
kin for the protection of the Amerio
legation. Other powers took similar
tion until 400 men were assembled in
capital as legation guards.
Still the peril increased. The legatit
reported the development OF the seditiS
movement In Pekin and the need of
creased provision for defense against
While preparations were IN progress
a larger expedition, to strengthen.
legation guards and keep the railw
open, an attempt of the foreign ships