The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-05

viii assure your. majesty how deeply
the events Of the past year have
grieved US and how deeply feelings of
pen.tence and shame still anig.ate US.
Your majesty sent your troops from
a far distance, put down the Boxers re-
bellion and restored peace. for the
welfare of our nation. We have. there
fore. comma nded Prince Chun to eX-
press personally to YOUR majesty our
thanks for your efforts in promoting
majesty's Indignation will be replaced
by the old friendship. That the rela-
tons between our empires will be even
more extensive and Of more, intimate
and benefCient character than hither-
to. is our firm assurance"
Prince Chun. in delivering the letter.
said. y am in a position to assure
your majesty that the emperor, my
most gracious master. stood alOof from
these complications which brought mis-
fortune upon China ana loss and care
upon Germany. Nevertheless. in ac-
cordance with the customs of thou
sands of years. the emperor Of China
has taken the blame on his own sacred
person. I have. therefore. the task of
expressing to your majesty the most
cordial feelings of the emperor, my il
lustrious master. toward your imperial
majesty and the whole imperial family.
I hope the passing cloud will only in
tensify the succeeding sunshine and
mutual friendship of the two great en-
pires when they understand the value
of each 'ther better
Reply of the Kaiser.
Emperor William. in yeply. said: TT
is no joyous or festive occasion. nor the
fulflment of a simple act of courtesy
which brings your imperial highness
to me, but a deeply melancholy and
very serious event. NV minister to the
court of the emperor of China has been
slain in the capital of China by the
murderOus weapons of Chinese soldiers
acting under superior command, an
unheard of crime. which is ID as
infamous by international law AM the
usages of all nations.
Prom the mouth OF your imperial
highness ] have just received an eX-
preston of the deep regret of the en-
peror of China I readily believe your
imperial brother personally stood alOof
from this crime and the subsequent
acts % violence against the inviolabie
legations and peaceful foreigners.
All the greater the guilt resting on
his advisers and government The lat
ter must not delu1e themselves with
che belief that they are able to obtain
atonement and IardOn for their guilt
BY this expiatOry mission alone They
viii be judged by their future conduct
in accordance with the laws of nations.
If the emperor OF China conducts the
government OF MS great empire LtlCG-
forth strictly in the spirit of these pre-
scriptions. then will his hopes be ful-
filed and the results of the complica-
tions of the past year will be overcome
and between Germany and China, as
formerly. peaceful and friendly rela-
tions will again prevail. In the sincere
wish that this may be so, Did your
/ imperial highness welcome.
According to the Lokal Alzeiger, the
/ Chinese envoy will breakfast tomorrow
I with the emperor and empress.
There was apparently little public in
/ terest in the mission among the people
| of Berlin. A small, but undemonstra-
/ tive crowd. watched Prince Chun dr1V-
/ ing IN the park