Show all POLICY OF UNITED STATES Declared Aims Involved no War Against Chinese Nation 0 J4 The policy oC the United Slates through all this trying period was ri clearly announced and scrupulously carried out A circular note to the powers dated July 3rd proclaimed our ail altitude treating the condition In the I north as one of virtual anarchy In zS which the great provinces of the south iii iiii ii und southeast had no share We regarded re-garded the local authorities In the latter r lat-ter quarters as representing the Chinese HEXSal Chi-nese people with whom we sought to Sal remain In peace and friendship Our L declared alms Involved no war against the Chinese nation We adhered to the 71 legitimate ofllce of rescuing the Imperiled 7 Im-periled legation obtaining redress for SETZH wrongs already suffered securing Fr wherever possible the safety of American it Ameri-can life and property In China and preventing a spread of the disorders or < A their recurrence i I As was then said the policy of the 1h11 Government of the United States Is too to-o seek a solution which may bring about rre permanent safety and peace to China rbtii preserve Chinese territorial administrative S adminis-trative entity protect all rights guaranteed guar-anteed to friendly powers by treaty and International law and safeguard for 1 SAL the world the principle of equalS equal-S and Impartial trade with all parts of FAFla Jhc Chinese empire r1 1 EFFORTS TO END TROUBLE vl irj Faithful to those professions which lhI1i fiji it proved reflected the views and I in ictn purposes of the other cooperating Governments all O utf ighY ben directed toward ending the anomalous I I b Lt situation in China by negotiations Cora gGoTt Cor-a settlement at the earliest possible rartihi moment As soon as the sacred duty I of relieving our legation and its dependents i S de-pendents was accomplished we withdrew ci with-drew from active hostilities leaving th WxtI our legation under an adequate guard i15 In Peking as a channel of negotiation orth 1tn and settlement course adopted by datmri others of the Interested powers Overtures JivCx Over-tures of the empowered representatives of theChlncse Emperor have been considerately con-siderately entertained sE RUSSIAN PLAN ACCEPTED iAP5 tT The Russian proposition looking to 2 the icKorallon of the Imperial power iite LV In Peking hit been accepted as In full consonance with our desires I for we r have held and hold that effective reparation for wrongs suffered and an I enduring settlement that will make their lecurrence Imossible can be best DU brought about under an authority ittErs which the Chinese nation reverences riTltU 1 and obeys While so doing we forego nn Jot of our undoubted right to exact B rxomplary and deterrent punishment of at the responsible authors and abettors of the criminal acts whereby we and tioGiJ9 other nations have suffered grievous InJury II G3 In-Jury EXPIATION IMPERATIVE Forthe real culprits the evil coun CkLES seloia who have misled the Imperial S judgment and diverted the sovereign r Co authority to their own guilty ends full iACiil expiation becomes Imperative within riC the rational limits of retributive Jus tlco Regardng this as the Initial condition con-dition of an acceptable settlement between xx be-tween China and the powers I said In cortl1i my message of October ISth to the Chinese I Chi-nese Emporor I trust that negotiation may begin sol so-l lOOt ns wo and tho other offended Coy i cnimenlH shall bo effectually Battened of L 3 our Majestys ability ant power to treat 1 With jUt 8lcniness tho principal ouenil r who are doubly culpable not aluno t J i toward the foreigners but low rll your tiG Majesty under whose rulo the purpose of C 6 China to dwell In concord vltli the world hnd hliherlo found expression In tho wel 1 nn culIleUlIlI 1 u U UNU U H D UllUIU t I 3rtrEip Taking as a point of departure the 1 i Imperial edict appointing Earl LI Hung Chung and Prince Chlng plenipotentiaries i 1r1f plenipoten-tiaries to arrange a settlement and the 1 edict of September 25th whereby certain cer-tain high ofllclals were designated for LEmi punishment this Government has moved In J concert with the other powers 1 pow-ers toward the opening of negotiations which Mr Conger assisted by Mr Hoelthl has been authorized to conduct sr con-duct on behalf of the United States r FRENCH PROPOSALS i iV 3 General basis of negotiations formulated V 2 formu-lated by the Government of the French republic have been accepted with certain g1j1J cer-tain reservations as to details mad jce necessary by l our own circumstances but like similar reservations by other powers open to discussion in the progress pro-gress power the negotiations The disposition IFAC disposi-tion of the 1 EmperorS Government to OS i ton liability for wrongs done to foreign 4 for-eign Governments and to act upon such additional designation of guilty Er persons an the foreign Ministers at Pelting I 1 Pe-lting may be In f position to make I given hope of a complete settlement Involved assuring foreigners I jg of all questions asUII 11e eigners rights of residence and Intercourse tol Inter-course on terms of equality for all the 1 world I regard as one of the essential factors rHAt4 fac-tors of a durable adjustment the e J curement of adequate guarantees for liberty of faith since In security of pltreuLII those natives who may embrace alien abIcjLi creeds IH 1 scarcely leas effectual as I r sault upon the rights of foreign worship niei wor-ship and teaching than would be the f 0 direct Invasion thereof MATTER OF INDEMNITY mi1E5 4 The matter of Indemnity for our I roused citizens Is a question of grave 0ijS concern Measured In money alone It I w1d numrlfnl reparation may prove to be I I cf 4 beyond the ability of China to meet strL All 1 the powers concur In emphatic disclaimers I I I dis-claimers 1 of any purpose of aggrandizement aggrandize-ment through tl dismemberment of I the empire I am disposed to think 6 tw 01III1e diB1JOsel I be made in ooPj that due compensation may I part by Increased guarantees of security bc t and Immunities I ial ty for foreign rights hmnunllC 111 fir and moat Important of all by the open iLl LU I ing of China to the equal commerce of all tlu world These views have been al ll and will be earnest advocated by our representatives SUGGESTION OF RUSSIA I Tho Government of Russia has put forward 1 suggestion time In the event of protracted divergence of views In I ugard to Indemnities the matter may I he relegated to the court of arbitration 1 at Tlio Hague I favorably Incline tot this to-t believing that high tribunal could 1 not fall to reach a solution no less conducive I con-ducive to the stability and enlarged prosperity of China itself than mime I dlately beneflelal the powers I |