Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1900-11-08
CONCER ADVISED OF WHAT he
Is TO DEMAND.
AMERICA IN EARNEST
China Must Give Restitution For In
Juries To Americans and Losses
Due To Boxers.

niand Of China have gone to Minister
Conger at Pekin. Administration Off
cials decline to state the character Of
the instructions on the ground that 1t
would be impolitic to make them public
before the powers had reached an
agreement on this important feature
of the negotiations. The demand this
government will submit, however, will
be moderate. 1t will comprise restitu-
ton for injuries suffered by Americans
and the damages done their property,
as follows:
Indemnity for the heirs of the mis-
sionaries killed.
Indemnity for injuries sustained by
Missionaries who escaped death.
Indemnity for mission. property de-
Etroyed.
Indemnity for former Minister Chas.
Denby. who owned the building used
as the American legation.
Indemnity for private citizens who
suffered losses.
Reimbursement Of expenses incurred
En sending a military expedition to
China
This governmental is understood, will
accept payment of the indemnity in
China in installments. So far as the
Information of the state department
shows. satisfactory progress is being
made by the ministers in reaching
agreements among themselves as TO
the demands to be submitted to China.
REPLY TO ANGLo-GERMAN NOTE.
Secretary Hay made public today the
correspondence with Great Britain and
Germany relative to the Anglo-German
agreement. Secretary Hay quotes the
first two articles Of the agreement, as
follows:
Il. 1t is a matter of joint and per-
manent international interest that the
ports on the rivers and littoral of China
should remain free and open to trade
and to every other legitimate form of
economic activity fol the nations Of all
countries without distinction, and the
two governments agree on their part to
uphold tie same for all Chinese terri
tory SO Tar as they can exercise infiu-
ence.
- Her Britannia majesty's govern
ment and the imperial German govern
ment VIII not on their part make use
of the present complication to obtain
for themselves any territorial advan-
tagas in Chinese dominions and VIII
direct their policy toward maintaining
undiminished the territorial condition
of the Chinese empire"
ADHEREs TO TWO ARTICLES.
Replying, then. to these two articles,
Secretary Hay says:
The United States has heretofore
made known it's adoption of both these
principles. During the last year this
government invited the powers inter-
ested in China to join in an expression
of views and purposes in the direction
OF impartial trade with that country,
and received satisfactory assurances to
that effect from all of them. When
the recent troubles were at their height
this government, on the Sd of July,
once more made an announcements of
fits s,olicy regarding impartial trade and
the integrity of the Chinese empire, and
had the qualification of learning that
ali the powers held Similar views. And
since that time the most gratifying har-
mony has existed among all the nations
concerned as to the ends to be pursued
and there has been little divergence of
opinion as to the details of the course
to be followed.
''It is therefore with much satisfac
ton that the president directs me to in
form you of the full sympathy of this
government with those Of her Britannia
majesty and the German emperor in the
principles set forth in the clauses Of the
agreement above cited
NO OPINION ON ARTICLE 3.
Secretary Hay then kuotes article 3
of the Anglo-German agreement, as
follows:
''3. In case of another power making
use Of the complications in China in
order to obtain under any form what
ever such territorial advantages, the
two contracting parties reserve to
themselves to come to a preliminary
understanding as to the eventual steps
to be taken for the protection of their
own interests in China
The United States answer to this ar
tieIe Secretary Hay gives in these
words:
LAS this clause refers to reciprocal
ARRANGEMENT between the two high con-
tracing powers. the government of the
United States does not regard itself
as called upon to express an opinion in
regard to it,
Secretary Hays reply was handed in
duplicate to Lord Pauncefote, British
ambassador, and the German charge
daffaires.
CHARGED WITH THEFT OF $4,000.