Show APPEALS TO FINANCE Letter from Chinese Government to Loubet for Aid Paris July 25 The Emperor of China has sent lo President Loubet the following fol-lowing letter transmitted by telegraph by the Governor of Shan Tung July 10th China has for several years been linked In friendship with your honorable coun try All affairs concerning our relations on time frontiers of Qunng SI and Funun have been dlyouyscd and settled by the way of conciliation There exist no grievances between ua Recently tho population and Christians found themselves In hostility und rebel lions persons havo prollleil by iht oppor unIty to Indulge in depredations with tho result Hint foreign nations hav suspected sus-pected the Court of showing parllnllty toward lie pcoplo and Jonlousy toward tlio Christians Subsequently tim attack upon and the taking of Limo forts at Tuku took place after which military action nnd misfortunes ensued rondorlng lie wllua bit still moro complicated and dangerous danger-ous ousAs As we think that In lie International re lations of China with other KovornmcnlH your honorable nation has most cordial relations with China and mt China Is de pressed by circumstances tip to tliq point of drawing upon herself universal wroth In order to arrange these dllllculllos and to resolve these complications wo think It possible that It Is solely upon your honorable hon-orable country that we may count There fore opening our heart to you In all sincerity sin-cerity WQ demonstrate to you our Intl mont ssnllmonis anti wo address you this loiter In lie solo hope that you will find Mr President of the Republic moans oC arranging matters and wlll alto the Ini tiative to transform the present situation Wo beg you at the same limo to havo Iho goodness to address us a kind response re-sponse which we cannot help but await with extreme anxiety Signed the won lytblrd day of Iho sixth moon of lie twentysixth year July 39 1000 |