Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-08-23
3 Concerning peace
Propositions Are !,
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GERMANY pOEs MOI ACCEPT
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FEARS FORCOMMUNICATlONS

Washington, Euee22ss The state de
partment this morning made public
the foIl0whgs chinese, correspondence
August both. .22d. 1900. Handed to
Mr.. Adee SBy' Mf.'aWd, August goth,
1900, 1918 a. m. A cablekfam dated,
August 18th, from viceroy La Hung
Chang, was transmitted by the Chin
ese minister at London and received
by Minister WI the night of the same
day. It was a. declaration to ali the
ministers Of foreign affairs. sot the
great pOwers that an expeditions of
allied troops was solely for the rescue
Of minister's at Pakin."@- Nov the allied
troops having entered Pekine and
found minister's safe II seems proper
that hostilities Should at once cease
and negotiations should commence.
| therefore reqdsst the United States
government to appoint an envoy with
full powers Or appoint the minister
now in Pekin for that purpose as he
Is necessarily acquainted with affairs
between Chinese and foreigners, and
to inform me II .thes conference will
take place at Pekin After the re-
ceipt of definite. reply, !. viii at once
proceed north. Please request the
secretary of state to lay this matter
befere his sexeellenoy, the president;
Wait his feply..'s = "a -
There was received by the depart
ment Of state, August 21st, 1900, at
s:17 p. M, a cablegram from Vicerey
Ii Hung Chang, dated August 2lst,
1900, and received by Minister WI the
same day sThe boxer rebels at Pekin
having been dispersed, there will be
positively no esfighting, Further
miiikaf YDperationss on the part Of the
powers are greatly to bed deplored He
sides hFeIng the cessation Of Aestiii-
ties, baasa eonter with the seefetary
Of state Ap5n the Subject Of the With
drawal Of troops andthe appointment
of a plehipotentiary to negotiate a
settlemeIt'0f, all other questions SO as
to preserve 'amicable relations. I
awaitsap early reply. r.,yS ~
/ Sent the Chinese minister, August
22nd, 1900, 1:SO p. ma memoran-
dumifresbbnse tothe Chinese minis
ter's communication of cablegrams
fr9hs Viceroy Earl I'll Hung Chang
dated August 10th and 21st, proposing
an immediate cessation of hostillties
and the appointmentof an envoy TO
conduct the negotiations, received at
the department of state, August 10Th
and 21st: "While the conditions set
forth in the memorandum delivered
by the Chinese minister August 18th,
has not beenfuIfilled and the powers
have been compelled to rescue their
ministers by force of arms unaided by
the Chinese government, still this
governments is ready TO welcome any
oyertures for truce and invite other
powers to join when security is estab-
lished at the Chinese capitol and the
Chinese government showsitS ability
and willingness to- make on its part
effective suspension of hostilities at
Pekin and elsewhere IN. China. When
this is done and we hope it will be
done promptly, the United States will
be prepared TO appoint representa-
tive DO jofnwith the representatives
ofether-> similarly interested. powers
and authoritative and responsible
governments for the Chinese Empire
to attain the ends declared in our cir
cular to the powers, July 3rd, 1900.
(Signed.) Alva xdee, Acting Secre-
tSry, Department Of State. = :
washington, Aug. %. Ofilcial ca
BILE dispatches were received here this
morning stating that the German
government today had taken action