The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-07-27
AMERICA 5 De NAND
The Dethronged Emperor of
China Asked Aid
And Mckinley Lays Down
Terms of our Attempt
to Help
PROTECT THE MINISTERS
China Must Guarantee that
First of all
And Permit Free Cores
pOndence With the
Powers

minister received dulSpduCn tnlS MORN
ing from the director .of telegaphs at
Shanghai, stating that the foreign
ministers are to be sent from Peliin to
Tien Tsin under escort: also, that the
imperial government has not only been
protecting them, but has supplied
them with food.
Certainly, if the promise is baseless,
the Chinese government is party to
one of the most barefaced receptions
ever practiced upon another nation,
the estimation of the State depart
ment.
The department does not doubt Min
lister Wu's sincerity in any case, and
as for WI, he is so confident that the
the United States government is the
only one in the world to which China
can look to for fair and friendly
treatment that he has exhausted every
effort personally by appeal and other
wise to serve all the other foreign
ministers in Pekin if possible, but at
any rate to insure the safety of Mr..
Conger.
IT COMES FROM SHENG.
The Sheng telegram was made public
as follows:
"News from Pekin of 22nd day of
sixth moon-corresponding to July
Is Wednesday )-says Wen Jul, by
direction of Tsung Ii Yamen, went to
see the various foreign ministers, and
found not one Of them harmed"
THE EMPEROR TO THE PRESIDENT.
The Chinese appeal for mediation
and the Presidents reply were given
out this morning. The letter to the
President was signed by the emperor,
who has been deposed, poisoned and
otherwise killed so many times. AS
given out by the State department the
communication is as follows:
Translation of cablegram received
by Minister WI on July 20, 1900, from
the Taotai Of Shanghai, dated July
10, 1900.
''The emperor of China, to his EX-
cellency, the President of the United
States, greeting: China has long
maintained friendly relations with the
United States and is deeply conscious
that the object of the United States is
international commerce. Neither
country entertains the least suspicion
or distrust toward the other. Recent
outbreaks of mutual antipathy be-
tween the people and the Christian
missions caused the foreign powers
to view with suspicion the
position of the imperial government
as favorable to the people and preiu'
dicial to the missions, with the result
that the Taku forts were attacked an6
captured. Consequently, there has
been clashing of forces with calami
tous consequences. The situation
has become more and more serious ant
critical.
''We have just received telegraph
memorial from our envoy, WI Tins
Fang, and it is highly gratifying tC
us to learn that the United States
government, having in view the friend
ly relations between the two countries
has taken deep interest in the pres
eht situation. Now China, driven b.
the irresistible course of events, ha
unfortunately incurred we'll nigh uni
versal indignation. For settling tn,
present difficulty China places specia
reliance in the United States. We ad
dress this message to Your Excellenc.
in all sincerity and candidness will
the hope that Your EXcellency will de
wise measures and take the iniative il
bringing about a concert ofthe power
for the restoration of order and peace
The favor of kind reply is earnestl
requested, and awaited with the great
est anxiety. -Kwanghsu, 26th year
9th moon, 23d day July 10 J
This cablegram was at once com
municated to the President at Canton
o., and the following is his reply:
The President of the United States
to the Emperor of China, greeting
have received Your Majesty's mes
sage of the 10Th of July and am gla,
to know that Your Majesty recog
nizes the fact that the government an
people of the United States desire {
China nothing but what is just an
equitable. The purpose for which W
landed troops in China was the rescu
of our legation from great danger
and the protection of the lives an
property of Americans who are SO
journing in China in the enjoyment {
rights guaranteed them by treaty an
by international law. The same pun