Show tactcsW TvTJ DELIVERSk EDICT Chinese Government Proposes to Send Minster to Tien Tsin Washington Aug SThe Chinese Minister made an early visit to the State department delivering an edict of August 2nd which had been delayed en route directing Jung Lu to select high ofliclals to escort the foreign Mln i j i isters from Peking to Tien Tsin The l edict also directed that free communication communi-cation be allowed between the Ministers Minis-ters and their Governments on messages mes-sages In open text A later communication oJer cation dated August 5th extended this free communication without regard to the messages being In open text The text of the edict follows An Imperial edict of the eighth day of tho seventh moon August 2 1900 transmitted by Viceroy LI Hung Chang Viceroy Ltu Kun Yl and Direc torGeneral Sheng under date of August Au-gust I 1000 to Minister Yang at St I Petelsburg and transmitted by the latter lat-ter under date of August 7th and received re-ceived by Minister Wu on the evening I of the lastnamed date It Is as follows fol-lows lowsLI LI Hung Chang and Liu Kun Yl In response to their Joint memorial proposing pro-posing the sending of the forolgn Ministers Min-isters to Tien Tsin received on the eighth Instant August 2nd the following follow-ing Imperial edict v Throughout the disturbances recently re-cently caused by our subjects on account ac-count of Christian missions which have resulted ina conflict of forces It has been found necessary to afford protection I protec-tion to all the foreign Ministers In Peking Pe-king On repeated occasions the Taung 11Ynmen sent notes Inquiring after their welfare And as Peking has not yet been restored to order and precautionary precau-tionary measures may not secure absolute abso-lute safety the foreign Ministers are being consulted as relg proposed pl nor n-or detailing troops to escort them safc lq to Tie Tsin to a safe temporary shelter so that they may be free from apprehensive anxiety or fear We hereby command Jung Lu to appoint ap-point as a preliminary step trustworthy trust-worthy high civil and military officials cials who together with reliable and efficient troops shall at such Ime a8 the foreign Ministers may agree upon for leaving Peking escort and protect them throughout their journey Should lawless characters manifest evil designs de-signs upon the Ministers or attempt to rob them or In any way create trouble trou-ble they the high officials shall at once repress them without fall If the foreign Ministers before leaving leav-ing Peking should desire to communicate communi-cate with their respective Governments and If their telegraphic messages should be in plain language the Taung 11Yamen shall at once attend to them without the least delay tlttis maulf stIng st-Ing the utmost friendliness the Imperial Im-perial Government Respect this |