| Show PRESIDENTS MESSAGE TO CONGRESS The Chinese Occupies Nearly of the of Americas Action in iii the Orient nty In the theof of United cs Will hc of Taft Commission and Its In I Relations With Foreign Countries are arc Amic Amicable able Cuba Culm and tier Concerning the Country Warned Against the or of Ix Ex und and a Misuse of Its lis heat Power nate m flouis ot of nt 1 out ot of tb the old I i lin of te the new centUry you ou ouI ft I last lut oC o the Fifty Vitty 1 II hg ts wih evidences 01 on every and nd pros prost t I Ith proof ot of the growing I Increasing power for tor g gI good Your coun t I I 1 fl cun IJ I 11 III join with you In t A liberty ISIDor 1 more fr frt firm t L 1 than ever before allt sint 1 tr 1 it and amI lb the K It are mor more than thant I f t of oC our I 1 ul a U never I so strong b bI be ber I 1 r so O entrenched In Ink 1 k ur iii th JOpIe SI nOW The I 1 1 Ith few Cew amendments ex exo o 1 I k ft the hands ot of It tta authol authors have been mae made I 10 larger t lom and more I I Popular lvern govern L In It Its one hund I 1 Y years of trial bee here security and I Its ef eC thc bt best Instrument of na nat t and the bt belt safe uCe b J l lJ li human rights lIht I OP OF 1 1800 Id h SIth 10 OO the population ot of the I 1 was wa I It i ii now flOW 0 c j l w hl Ten Then or our tr trI ter of oC miles I IU square miles du I 3 suar mils Eu and have kept in other 1 III t our 1 and Il Its t t nt nl has haa adhe adhered d to 10 principles and abated bale r f In dealing wih with our ne ness nessI I 1 s nI A naton nation so u 1 r 4 blessed gIves k h tu to I C d and 1 kt his 11 Ui ot of bl his cre care and m PROBLEM 1 H Intercourse the domin I I llon ti been the treatment Problem Apart from 0 U II n fl hIJ wit with the powers I nt t troubles In China hina spring I Int agitation which t ast three years year hl gained ane In ii tho Ihu northern province I 1 s deep In the character I 1 and Il in the I 0 r government The Tat Tal TalI I and the opening of oC Chi ChiS Chio S o t It I r foreIgn trade and Itt settle urt 11 the S ion of oC China h hilo I at activity made I It I In n al all not alone on ont t but ut alon along the great at river riverS S 11 In tb the remoter district I hI Ideas ea and Introducing oI 1 amon among a primitive I hll hI h had for tor centuries I 1 policy of Illa Isolation Uon II XI and the raIlway raIlwayS S g b Or their land the team steam n their Y the mer Iner merI I the missionary penetrating rathe farther Into the Interior I tl to the Chinese tp types of I S changing the cour course th life and fraught with It I u lu of disaster to their theirS S j lel ll a years erl the present 5 I the resources oC torl foreign S I by morl moral demon 1 I I th he physical force of letl S j hIt been neede needed to lur secure securer 1 I I r the treaty rights of ofis 1 IS ld nii tu to obtain satisfaction I di II 1 authorities for the I I upon the I een anti antiI I Ill of sojourners I I t I 11 iii time to time furd at atI 1 I d pint points In the north I II j I II H 11 nm In the le ot the out outI I t I i II I old Khan Tun TunI Tung I 1 i or of 1 nl b be beI I I occurrence which the j I I I tion of oC the OW t tn hk hek or punish Thel In InI I 1 r I appeals to the Ino nc I of oC the masses men j In their accusations y hOlt hostile le In their spirit rull could t urk l harm They i I I I it no Particular lIRI class of oC for tor torI forS S th were impartial In at I I ii 11 rig tt foreign An out I I II fl fun rung II in which German flerman GermanI I I i ka er slain was I the to too 1 I I ot of the le h i Th ft posting of oC tini tu to the uler utter of I 11 II IM and of oC en every foreign thing I I BOlle hostile demon demonn ri n 10 toa I the stranger gained I r I styled the Jinx 0 l greatly In the i f and wih with mutt i f ninny official ii In the he Immediate councils ot of ti th f I fl leIf alarmingly a h i So No Ip life outside of t treaty porte wal wa If No Non NoI II I n In Interest was U r from VAIN A 1 rA T of oC I I In I strove In vin vain to k Ihl wu f I 1 Ii demand and demand 1 mand b by Un n I J to be met wih pore per edicts front the palace al and easIe anil futile assurances from the The Tue circle of the Boxer influence narrowed abut about PekIn ant and while nominally U as I so It wa was fel felt that It Its ier the itself that the im penal were wih with Il Its do doe trines and aDd that the Immediate cul cullor counsel lor mrs ot of the empress dowager were In Cul full sympathy wit with the movement CONDiTIONS GROW WORSE The increasing gravity of the conil condl tins In Chins China and the Imminence ot of Irl to our own diversified Interest In the empire a as wel well an thOo those of al all II tiit other traly treaty lo were er loon appreciated by this government causing profound The UnIted States fru froth the earliest days dai of Jr foreign furIn with China had bad followed a policy o of peace ace omitting no to testify Ib HOo Nood wUl 1 to fur further further ther the extension or of lawful trade to tle trae respect the sovereignty of oC Il its govern and to insure b by al all and nd kindly but bUI earnest earnt means the fun full et eat measure of oC protection for Cor the Ive lives and property of oC our senu and for tor tb the exercise of their hens pie amon among the Chine pe peo A AMERICAS of this It IL was felt to l be all ap that our purposes should t be II lit favor ot of such cour course al as would hasten united aton action of oC the pwen powers at to the tite ad administrative reforms 10 so grealy greatly need needed for tor strengthening th the Im imperial govern meat ment and maintaining the integrity of hina In which we belee believed the whole western world to b be alke alike concerned To ro thea these ends I eaul caused to be addressed to th the several p we tern turl tory and maintaining spheres of oC ent ence In China the circular proposals of oC 1 inviting from Crom them of their intentions and views as to th the desIrabIlity I the adoption ot of me nieu ure urea Insuring the th benefits ot of equality of treatment of al all foreign trade throughout China ChIna Wih With gratifying unanImity the re n spouses coincided In thIs common ol Icy enabling me Ine to 10 le see In the success tot Cui termination ot of these negotIations prof proof of the frIendly spirit which ani animate mate matel the various powers interested In Inthe Inthe the untrammelled development ot of corn com commerce merce and Industry In the Chinese em empire pire as a source of vast at benefit to the whole commercIal world orld In this conclusion which I had the gratification to announce as al a cm corn engagement nt to the Interested Powers on larch 2 20 lt 1900 I 1 hopefully dIscerned a potential factor for COt the abatement ot of of n I t t c of Wn 11 pl penal government a and for t the IY exertion ay I it ot of power and authority I Ito to quel quell tle tile critical and ana foreign move movement melt ment In the norther northern provinces mOt most immediate Influenced by the Manchu I sentiment Q AnD W to testIfy confidence In the willingness and ability ot of the administration to redress the wrongs and prevent the evils we suffered and tear feared the marine guard which Ir been sent lent to Pekin In the autumn of oC for ol the protection of the legation WB was withdrawn at the earliest able moment slid and aU all pending questions were er Im remitted I tt A U tar far a a we were cn coti cred to the ordinary resorts of oC dip malt mat it Int intercourse The Th Chinese government proved however unable to check the risIng strength of oC the Boxers and appl appeared to ht Ia a lIre to Internal dissensions In Inthe the unequal contest the In nuel ln soon gained the ascendancy under till the ot of PrInce ruan armies ot of Boxel Boxers with which the imperial Cor forces held hehl the countr between and the ct coast penetrated Into Manchuria UI to the Russian border and through their emissaries threatened a like Uke rM rise throughout northern Chila A ATTACK EnS Attacks tack upon foreigners ot of IUd and daughter converts were I reported from al all sides The already permeated 1 with hOtle hostile sympathies could make no I effective response to the tite appeals of oC the i 1111 At this critical juncture In inthe I Ithe the early spring of oC this year a proposal WI was madil by the other that a combined net fleet b be assembled In I Chinn waters as a moral I tin cover of oC which to eIt of oC ton uller the elleM government respect for foreIgn rights and ami the lion of tl the lon The while not In the Joint demonstration promptly sent from the al all that could b be spared for tor service on Chinese A ti small force torce ot of marInes marln WI was lande landed at Taku and nd sent ent to for the protection of the American Other pw powers 1 tok took similar action some four Cour hun hundred lt dred In men were assembled In the capi tat tal as leton legation pari guards SEDITIOUS MOVEMENT IX IN still the perl peril Increased The I lega tins the development of oC th the seditious movement In and th this for Cor de defense need ot or increased provision nl against I it While preparations Ire In progresS fur Cur a larr expel tin to strengthen the tha legation guards urdland and ton keci the railway open an attempt to make a landing ot of the foreign ships 1 at Taint Taka wu was met b by tr fire from thC the nese nel forts forta Th forts furta were shelled by the wall vessels th Amerian admiral taking no part r In Inthe inthe the attack on this th cound ground that thaI we were not at war with China and that thai a hO hoe ft lh tile might consolidate tit the and strength strengthen tl th relieving en the Boxers to In column I To days latr the rall raku forts forti wr were captured a I conflict of i if with followed and a combined force lh ot of addItional guards which wu was advancing to 10 hy by th thc pl 10 Ito W Was checked at Lan anfang isolation ot of th Ito waR oss I EI F Th This thi th I t rhe legs lep hRh hin tC I u nl nI history In all the 1 stirring which r re record cord rd al the t heroism of the dote devoted band to hope hopp In t th he f I e tit f despaIr and the spirit thAt h lcd d their through hat if n hi h I h to tInt goal Kal It II is IL t ry tr my mu n h b tuh that UI tIC or of lt I 1 ln tamed II t II ir 1 I I i r U ui anti that stout American I Ii again It set high In fervent nt wih with true mOi mon of oC other race Ind and Ian la te the indomitable COl courage rail that and ever r strives for Cor the cause o of justice 1 MINISTERS ORDERED T TO LEAVE B By June I 9 the legations were cut cutoff ol off An note nole from the yam aen ordered each minister to le leave under a escort within twenty four hOUM hours To gain tm time they replied asking prolongation of the tm time which was u afterward granted and requesting an n Interview with the fn In the following day Nt No reply being received on the morning ot of the the minister Brn Baron von on Ket Ketteler Ketteler teler It set out for the yaen to obtain a tiered derel response ad and on the e way wy was wal mur An attempt by the Ipton par guard to In recover hl his by body wu was by the incas Ared Armed tO forces 1 out 1 against the Ira Their quarters were surrounded ald and attacked The I abandoned abandond mission compounds werl were their Inmates taking refuge in the Url Urit I hh lh leaton where whAn aU all the other lIR lega legations tona and guards gathered for Cor more effective defense Fur Four hundred pe per perSons Sons Ions were crowde crowded In It Its narow narrow corn pass Two thousand nate native converts WI were assembled In a nearby plate place under protectIon of the foreIgners Lines Line of defense were IM strengthened trench dug barricades barricade ril raised and preparations made to stand tand a siege e which it t once Ulan began rIflING ON o FOJ IG From June 20 until July 1 17 wrItes Minister Conger there was 1 scarcely an hour durin durIng which ther there was wal not firing upon lInI some part or of our lne lines and Into Ime some of oC the varying from a single abut to a r general eral and continuous attack alon along the line Arthry Artillery was wa around the Ipton and 01 on the overlooking pal palace al ate ace wall walls and thousands of shot and shell were fired destroying Jome some buildIngs an and damaging all 1 So thickly did the bali balls rain thet when the am ammunition ot of the beelee besieged ran lo low quarts ot of Chinese bullets wen gathered In art an hour In a rom compound anti recast TRY TO A Attempts were made to burn the le Ie legations by setting neighboring hou houses l lon on fl tire but the famel flames were 11 successfully fought ot oft although the Austrian Bel iian glen Italian and legations were le lethen then and subsequently burnt burned With the ail aid ot of the natIve nathe converts directed by the missionaries to whose helpful cooperation o Minister Conger afterward gave ave praise the British Ie legs ton lIon was made I a veritable tort fortress The minister Sir Claude Claude MacDonald was u chosen commander ot of the defence wih with the secretary ot of the American legation K E O 0 Squires U chief ot of staff To save Rap lIfe anti ammunition the be sparingly returned the Nt I fire of the Chinese soldiery fighting only to 10 rf repel l attack or make 81 an 01 cc successful sortie for tor strategIc such as that of Americans anti Russian Rutan mi ma manoes noes 10 led bv Captain Myers of the States marine Cr corps re reVl Vl u d l the irs t I if ot W f I met rr th the t It wf was held to th tb Jut last ald and proved an abie acquIsition because auH commanding the water Ir gate through whIch he re relIef lef lIef column entered LOSS OF OP TiE TIlE During the siege Ihl the defenders 1011 lost killed on one hUldred hundred and nd wounded anti seven by dl al aleal dlease eal ease the last al all children On July II the besieged had their Orsi communication with the yamen a n from whom I a me came In inviting to I a conference which W was dl tie Correspondence however en ensued sued and a sort lort ot of armistice was wal agreed rN l litton n which stopped the bombardment anti and 1 lessened lenel the rill rifle ll tire for tor a time Even En thel then no whatever was a afforded nor any It given u save to send Id to the a mal supply of oC fruit and thre three sack ot of for flour PERFIDY OF ChINA snow ShOWN Indeed the only communication had wih with the Chinese government related to the O delivery or of a telegram or to the demands ot of the for tor the withdrawal of oC oCi i the legation to th the rot coast unter under escort Not Ir are the protestations ot of the Chinese government that It prote Id and succored the contradicted lut but irresistible proC proof ac accumulate accumulate cumulate that Ih the attacks upon them were pre made 1 by imperial troops regularly ar armed and blong belong belonging Int ing to the command If Jun Jung Lu the Imperial I Decrees encouraging tbt the Boxel organizing them under prominent Im Imperial officers provisioning them and even een granting theta them lale large sums In the name of the ar are known t to exist Members n of the who counseled protectIon ot of the foreigners ere beheaded Even In the distant Provinces men suspected of oC foreign sympathy were Ire put to deth death eat amon among these Iel teeing ean Yn Yen lon formerly Cine Chinese minister In Washington TI ST MESSAGE SENT With the negotiation ot of the partial armistice ot of July 24 a J proceeding eI which was doubt doubtless promoted by te the re of oC the Chinese envoy enoy II in the way was 8 opened for tor forthe the conveyance to Mr Hr Conge of a me message sent by the secretary ot of state through th the kind offices ot of Minister Wu WuTing Ting lAn Mr Ir Congers reply di dis dispatched patched runt on Jul July IS IS through the same me channel afforded to the out outside t side Id world the first nt tidings that the In of oC tue |
