The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-08-16
CHINA MUST COMPLY.
Demands Of the United States Must
Be Granted in Full.

Washington, Aug. i3.--Sunday night
Secretary Adee, by direction OF Pres
ident Mckinley, presented to Minister
WI for transmission to his government
the reply Of the United States to the inn
perial edict appointing Ii Hung Chang
envoy TO negotiate with the powers for
cessation Of hostilities. The text of
the reply win not be made public be-
fore to-day. In effect, however, it Is a
reiteration Of the demands previously
made by the United States upon China,
coupled with vigorous intimation
that no negotiations will be entered in.
to until the Chinese government shall
have complied with those demands
This government, inspired by de-
termination to effect the rescue OF the
legationers besieged in Picking, takes
advantage in its reply to the edict to
reiterate the demands previously
made upon China. These demands
first were made by the president on
July 20, and subsequently were reiter-
ated substantially by Acting Secretary
Adee by direction Of the president.
The demands for the protection OF the
ministers for free communication be-
tween them and their respective gov
ernments, and for the restoration Of
order in China form the keynote OF the
memorandum forwarded to the imperi-
al government by the president Sum
day, The iteration and reiteration Of
the demands must, IL is thought, make
II perfectly clear to the Chinese gov
eminent that no negotiations will be
entered upon until square-toed COM
pliance with them has been made.
Should the demands be acceded to,
there will be no obstacles, tits believed,
in the way Of settlement of other
questions which have arisen out OF the
pending troubles.
Ii Hung Chang Appointed.
Indications Of the desire of China for
peaceful settlement of her present
difficulties have been multiplying for
several days. Official evidence Of that
desire was presented to the depart
ment Of state Sunday. 1t was in the
form of an edict promulgated by the
emperor, Kwang Hsu, appointing Earl
III Hung Chang as envoy plenipoten-
tiary TO negotiate with the powers for
an immediate cessation of HOSTILE
ties pending solution of the prob
lens which have grown out Of the
anti-foreign uprising in the empire.
Earl Ii is to act directly for the en-
peror, and a fair inference is that
whatever terms Of settlement he may
reach with the powers will be APP
proved by the imperial government.
At 1890 a. m. Sunday Minister WI
presented TO Mr.. Adee a copy of the
imperial edict which he had received
Saturday night. It had been trans
mitted to him in the Chinese foreign
office cipher, and its translation and
preparation for submission to the de-
partment of state had occupied much
of the night. Minister WI remained
with Secretary Adee for three-quar-
tiers of an hour, discussing the terms
of the edict and the probable re.
spouse to it of this government.
Shortly before Minister WI left the
department. Secretary of War Root
joined the two diplomats, but re-
NAMED only long enough to obtain a
copy of the edict and discuss it brief
ly with the Chinese minister. Minis
ter WI expressed the belief that the
edict presented a means of peaceful
adjustment Of the present trouble and
that the request Of the Chinese gov
eminent for a cessation of hostilities
pending peace negotiations was en-
tireIy reasonable. Immediately upon
the conclusion of the conference the
text of the edict, together with the
details of the call of Minister WI,
was communicated to President Nc.
Kinley at Canton.