Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-12-06
TEINLEY'S MESSAGE
The Annual Communication of the
President TO Congress.
HlSrIgPORTAsTR RECOMMENDATION,

oatisaes oar Policy IN china-Ap.
proves Of ship subsiaS-Prep~ae.
LeE~tslatieR for the PAnianine,
and Asks Ratification Of Hny.
f~asneefete Treaty.
Washington. Dec. A-The foilewips
= a comprehensive synopsis Of the pres
seats annual message TO congress:
RE pressdept gives arst Place IN ka
-. sennsstea With me aliiea forces on
- 0c1e He reviews tie causex
~ 70 Boxer outbreak sn5
nsss territories. In this esnaectisr ~
Tes Increasing sravity q the eonsltian.
S4e1A 9ad the imminence OF perl Ia orr
eve eiverssae1 Interests in the emnira -
selast % these OF al the ether treafr enV-
ssanents Ners soon appreciated hv this
re T5lses Ssssn y Profound seiseisa1e
J. IeselEn trtereoDrse with China rad fsi.
policy q peace. ouitilnE no ecss-
svt.,sS ossefS sos vill 70 further ns
soterelgny q is government ara 10 IL.
sure - al legitimate and kindly mt ss--.
ST neAns he fullest measure Of prcfse-
asiains elsi1sas ana ior Sc ~ eSs law
taet eenenceef cailinEs among the chinese
telkAe
&inafql Of this. Il was felt to be apuSo-
pirate that our pnrposes should ~
noanced IN favor OF such course as ueuid
hAstsa unitet action or the rowers Al Pc
- % om ths sem.nistTAtivs reforms
imrsrial seyernment and nafntairlng ire
integrity Of China. Ia witch we beileved ire
Eas5s res;ern worid q Be atike concerned.
4 Aneec en1s I caused 10 be addressed to
the several powefs occupying territory And
E~aintaining spheres o. influence in China
e.5cslar proposals Of 1sa. inviting
ana views As TO the desirabEiity 81 ths
aqopuon o. measures iEaarinr the benefits
q eqrelty OF treatment a an foreirn
uaae throughout China
Proposals well Received.
wa srsufying nnAninlty the re-
en@olrE ne 70 see In the Successful ter |
Alen % thsse negotiations proof of
- Iflendly spirit which nnlmates the
usmmeled deyeiopnent OF and
nedssry In the Chinese empire as a
$3.50 81 vast benefit 20 the whole com
n this conclusion. which I had the graf
l1Aoon 70 announce as a completed en- /
garment t. she Interested lowers on
Petentiai fAetorfor hs abatement Of he
cistrcst Of foreign purposes which for .
9s4l past bad. appeared 10 inspire the
q - imperial government. and
SO authority 10 queil the critical anti
.ore1gn morement In the northern PROV
ln1ss most tmmsdiRtely influenced BY the
Seeking to testify confidence in the
N5hnnsness ability OF the imperial
saainistrsuon 70 redress the wrongs and
prevent the evils we suffered and feared, |
- Msnns guard. which had been sent
70 reklng IN the autumn OF 1899 for tie
stnon ei the legation. was withdrawn
81 pending questions were RENTED. a.
IA As We were concerned. 10 the or
resorts OF diplomatic Intercourse.
Figor of the Siege.
he history OF the efforts made Al re-
nef1Ag the beleaguered lerationers in Pc
klns Is thoroughly covered; no fmuortant
S5,s = lasktng and every engagement
ne Sntnese forces Is mentioned,
lo SLOW the vigor with whfrh the Aere
ne legations was pushed b. the CHI
cs9r.r sustss reports from Minister
krem June p until July H. writes
NIlstsr Conger. -there was scarcely an
uS5n .ons saieh there was nd hrlng
o. the legations. varying from A
st9 my 70 4 general and continuous
was placed around the teratsons ana ~
TIE overlooking palace walls and thotf-
sanos OF three-inch shells were fired de-
% thickiy did the bsiis rsln tbtt
; hen the ammunition Of the besiered ran
I'VE quarts Of Chinese bullets Mere
1900 ~ an hour In one compound
Aftompts were made 10 harm the Ieva-
by setting neighboring houses on
.eesht on although the Austrian. res :
shn, Italian and Dutch legations were
.hsn subsequently burned. VITA the (,
he m~issionartes. to whose helpful coon T,
ration Mr.. CDneer awards unstinfea F,
,sal.s shs british legat,en was made 4 {
ir claude Macdonald. vas chosen Sen. :
commander Of the defense. win the !
= hcuiert. - chief o. starr - z
Defense OF the Le~wafiansrs. 4
To save nfe and ammunition tbn ~ z
ieEea sparingly returned the fnceasant dre Z
the chinese s%oldiery. fighting only 10 Z
sfui sor,is Z, make an occasional sue
- that OF & Americans. Rrftsh and Hna
an marines led by Capt Myers Of the I
4 M ~ ststes maTlne CORPS, which result =
q the Whll that GrAvely menaced the :
tmerican position. II was held to fheIast =
ID pIoFea an i~nyaiuable acquisition. be- .
mich the relief column entered. :
during the siege the defenders lost es :
lAea ~ Tognd and seven by disease 4
on July u the besieged had their drsf y
Communication with the sung-li-yamen =
rom whom a message came Inviting 10 4 y
ina INV AAAIA Mas declined G0rra. Il r.
pondenee, however, ensued and a sort OF =
rmistiee was agreed upon. which sfonneS :,
he bombafdment and lessened the ride Arc y
or a n Even then no protection what :,
tef vas auorued, nor any aid given, save II
0 send to the legations a small sttppiv ~ y
rust and three sacks Of -four. T"
Duplicity of n -overnment
Indeed. the only communication had uI,b =
he chinese government related 70 the oe- y,
aslonal delivery or dispatch Of a telegram X
7 to the demands Of the sung-if-ysmen =
Or the withdrawal Of the legation 10 he -
past under escort Not only are the pro- II
protected and suceored the Ierations :,
ositveiy contradicted. but frresIstibis -
~aecumulates that the attacks upon "
Iry uniformed. armed and offcered' Re- u
nging TO the command OF Jung Lu. thu "
commander in chief. DEGREES en- ~
the Boxers, ~organiziHs them IN v
er prominent imperial officers, provision Ia
g them, and even granting them large in
inns IN the name Of the empress dowager. ca
e knoWn 70 exist Members OF the ca
ung-i-yamen who ~counseled protection tr
the foreigners were beheaded. Even In OF
ie distant provinces men suspected Of for A
ga sympathy were put TO death. promi- re
ent among these being Chang Yen-Hoon, IN
Chinese minister IN Washington sh
with the negotiation Of the partial arm eli
We q July II, g proceeding which was 50
the Chinese envoy IN Washington. the ou
ay was opened for the conveyance 10 Me- OF
niger Of a test message sent BY the sec co
q state through the kind Offices Of "a
y. dispatched from Picking on July IS =
rough the same channel, afforded 10 the -.
ltside world the first tdings that the in. ~
ates OF the Legations were stu alive and -,
for Fuccor. ~,
Preparations for Relief. de
Az The preparations Tor relief By the IA
mbinea powers are gone into. and when I
a. object was finally accomplished on Ell
fElGEf Il the TNTHfttgmH nnaf nth fr %. I de
ng are described IS follows: mi
imperial family and the govern ia
b was without visible control The res 70
aiming imperial soldiery had made on In
g night OF the 18th n last attempt 10 In
terminals the besieged. which wa gall un'
P nj. T 9a si.,s It isa to sss ~ssssgyins tsl
Naturalization. M
Our Chimes Policy. prl
ne recalls the circular bo;e 70 the pow 1uE
) Issued by this government on July 3 ca
.iiinlng our policy as one Of peace, ths
.afanteeing the integrity OF China, and an
was then said, the policy OF the =
y~ernEent Of the United States is 20 =.
rnsnsht ssfety ana pesesS u M 81
Chinese territorial and admin
.rstiye entity. protect az rights guar
.efnagonsl law. and safeeuArd for tie ~
,Fid The principle OF equal and Impair "a
Y trade with all parts Of the Chinese
to those professions which. a. y
reflected the Views and purposes a
the other cooperating governments. IN
our enorta have becn directed toward HIS
QinR the anomalous situation IN China -
hM4cuAAioqs Tor a settlement at the -
fllest possible moment A. soon as the Al
efee duty Of relieving our legation and ~
Dependents was accomplished we with w
~ from active hcstniiea lsagfnE our A.
alton unter an adequate guard IN Pc -
g 80 a channel Of negotiation and set -
oourss adopted BY others Of ~