The age-herald., 1901-12-04

period Of five years in all cities in which foreigners have been murdered or cru ely treated and edicts have ben issued making all officials directly responsible
 for the future safety of foreigners ana Tor the suppression of violence against
 them.
 Provisions have been made for insuring
 the future safety of the foreign represen- tat1ves in Picking by setting aside for their
 exclusive use q quarter of the clty when
 the powers can make defensible and Tn
 which they can if necessary maintain
 permanent military guards; by dlsman-
 ting the military works betwen the capl-
 tai and the sea, and by allowing the tenn
 porary maintenance of foreign military
 posts along this line. An edict has been
 issued by the Emperor of China prohib- lung for two years the importation or
 arms and ammunition into China. China
 has agreed to pay adequate indemnities
 to the states. societies and individuals for
 the losses sustained by them and for the
 expenses of the military expeditions sent
 by the various powers to protect life and restore order
 Under the provisions of the joint note
 of December, 1900 China has agreed to
 revise the treaties of commerce and nav
 igation and to take such other steps for
 the purpose of facilitating foreign trade
 as the foreign powers may decide to be
 needed.
 The Chinese government has agreed to
 participate financially in the work of
 bettering the water approaches to Shang-
 bai and to Tientsln the centers of for eign trade in central and North China,
 and an international conservancy board,
 Tn which the Chinese government is large
 ly represented, has been provided for the
 improvement of the Shanghai River and
 the control of its navigation In the same
 line of commercial advantages a revision of the present tariff on imports has been
 assented to for the purpose of substitut- ing specific for ad yalorem duties, and
 an expert has been sent abroad on the
 part of the United States to assist in l this work. list of articles to remain free of duty, including flour, cereals, and rice gold and silver coin and bullion. has also been agreed upon in the settlement During these troubles our government has unswervingly advocated moderation,
 and has materially aided in bringing about an adjustment which tends to en-
 nance the welfare of China and to lead
 to more beneficial intercourse between | the Empire and the modern world; while in the critical period of revolt and massa- 1 ere we did our full share in safeguard ing life and property, restoring order, and vindicating the national interest and honor. It behooves us to continue in l these paths, doing what lies in our power
 to foster feelings of good will, and Ieav- | Ing no effort untried to work out the | great policy of full and fair intercourse | between China and the nations, on a foot | ing of equal rights and advantages to all | We advocate the "open door, with all l that it implies; hot merely the procure
 ment of enlarged commercial opportuni- l ties on the coast, but access to the in- 1 terior by the waterways with which China 1 has been so extraordinarily favored. OnIy | by bringing the people of China into | peaceful and friendly community of trade
 with all the peoples of the earth can the
 work now auspiciously begun be carried | to fruition. In the attainment of this
 purpose we necessarily claim parity of | treatment under the conventions through out the Empire for our trade and our cit
 izens with those of all other powers. Pan-American.
 | We view with lively interest and keen l hopes of beneficial results the proceedings l of the Pan American Congress, convoked at the invitation of Mexico, and now sit- ting at the Mexican capital. The dele gates of the United States are under the most liberal instructions to co-operate with their colleagues in all matters prom | ising advantage to the great family of American commonwealths as we'll as | their relations among themselves as in their domestic advancement and in their intercourse with the world at large | My predecessor communicated to the | Congress the fact that the Well and La
 Abra awards against Mexico have been | adjudged by the highest courts of our country to have ben obtained through l fraud and perjury the parts of the l claimants, and that in accordance with