| Show IF 1 DIPLOMACY I IN CHINESE MUSS I Irked d ed by Conciliation and Justice Op Opposed posed to Wholesale Punishments and Lull Unconscionable Indemnity g ue Det long lone IO ox ex S Commissioner of ot rm r lort tort rt D of Into t to on to t thu the p 1 Oi 1 If hil woI ln 11 In connection r In Po Poima se Inlo I tho OMm hin Emitted to ima be een n 1 nub i the full Cul text of ot the tho t o protocol oll ollI I j il been already I 1 and andL Ind Indor L M h Pr oT a tailed statements It I was Wil I 1 I that the tIO 1 President la W ent Whis thu a til reference to toIto 1 his bI Ito ilS RJ I work vork In lit his hs IiI recently ed to t C inning brt by b Y detailing the tho conditions can lo be appointed d dI whiCh he lie camo to I Jy iino 1000 t Blate H I C to hilf of visits Indo tub to the tle viceroys vIceroy oft at t lu nto vu U which ho hb did not Ilot notS the interests of oC pence peace S le e C t to further toc says he lie W fUllY uly y concurred In int Ine n nie t ie e measure hilt IhM stor to Conger Confer fl and an van wa advocating These unions laonS 1 extended N over A ft period of ofen IS month lendel mid Mr thus thins en ull the tho In 11 addressing L liny I IUM rAtED L o circular noto 1010 which s you tola t lu I ed cd on July Jul a 3 WOO to our 0 In Ta il Europe 01 and to our missions ls s In InIa InI Ia I Is Madrid Tho Thole le e end Lisbon defined the tho policy I My Iy then nl adopted by the tho united I A i in tO tho thit selemon of ot in 10 ini Inand I i and from whIch they never do doI I l Hearing instructions nl oh fin e In llio 1110 task of or the tho agents ng I government In lii was a com coin comI ively koly I IY easy ells one tho the lotions our object wan to uso use tho tim timI I I luce lice of o our government In iii tho the in Inot of ot Justice and moderation and In tit It of equal friendship to tho the pow jointly with us and tho the I 19 Le e twelve demands made by the tho thos thero ti ro s on an China the accomplishment filch relations r with that country wore embodied In th joint lot of t December 23 22 2 1900 may be ba jj four heads iDE DEMANDS CLASSIFIED Adequate punishment hm nt for Cor tho the nu flu nut t of or and those guilty of actual In tn tho the mos aias mosto to am an and riots f The Tho adoption of measures to o prevent their recurrence e eTile t IThe Tile The Indemnification for rol louses looses IO ses 4 nil pJ by stalest and aid I foreigners these the e lieU Th improvement ot or pur o our r rela rota r I both official anti and commercial with 1 1 government and with Chi I regards tho the punishment nt of ot o tho the Bible authors and actual S 8 of ot the outrages i of oC the tho United States 1 I Insisting that Hint all such ouch should bo be boBo boo beto Bo to o the utmost n accountability do doto doto to l determine in every evory case en so the tho thet theof t of ot the punishment nt to bo be inflict bd al d maintained that the Chinese ment Itself should In all cases casesI I f them out FAVORED soon M ns tho the chief had considering tho the terrible II I In life lite and property sustained d by not flOt only through the ho Donors Boxers heir Mr adherents but by the tho des deB deson on JO n of oC Tien Tain Tom rs n anti and the tho thory thery thery ry occupation of ot a n larre portion t Province prolee of ot Chi LI Lt tho the United threw tho the weight of oC Its influence I p tide Ide ot of moderation and the of oC further bloodshed To ToI I mainly duo due the tho long Ion It bf f proscription which had 11 d been ed cd by b the representatives of or tho the I of oC Chine In the thu provinces I II l with participation In the mas I I lor or riots were wore repeatedly revised I the th presentation to tho the Chinese m ment nt Tho rho demands for tor capital capitol capitalI kment meat ment were finaly i educed lt from I tour four and ninny many names named erron or on Ith the tho lists wore wro w re removed or or lighter i I of punishment asked for num p f C those left lett on them ioAs lie seeking with the other pow powe f e best means to pi prevent event tho the re rece 4 ce of ot such fluch troubles and to guard guardS guardi S i future American residents In from dangers an ai n they hail had through tho the United States s did didd id iii Its Ita suppo to tonny any plan which Plated either the prolonged co 00 coin in on n ny by by foreign troops of oC any por r points n China Idna or the tho erection JL International tort fort in tho thu city of if I fronA fron Which t 11 carry on friendly I I 18 s i Rh the tho government I Itry iry hud always been In favor j i ron rong ng Independent and C government which can and liPid lido n a countable for the tha main mainI I e of ot or l r and tho the protection n of ot zi z its r Under the tho J hout tho the n r c tl 11 y adhered lI to this just J st I th Ih r which have huo proved r al to 10 alt all allU OTAL U op OF J I L egar s the trade point ol the thO I r 1 j I tle the tho equitable lo than of Qt the tim th various blates for tor the thu losses and nM expenses by b them In iii China Chinn 1111 In forces t to relieve thi thU legations ROd and foreign rest real dents at Ikin 1 kill restore order urn al also alMo o the of or s to BO so celtics companies end and Individuals fo for their private prime losses ossos through tho the anti J foreign C riots the tho of ot th the Iho bli that tho the BUD of those Indemnities should no 1101 a a r rm amount well with In tho the rower rUWEr of ot o China w m pay After Altel careful ul inquiry y you reached tho the con that her pre Ire resources Mid and China liin could not p pay puy y at nl to t the he pawns moro more than two hundred million of ot dollars and tho the o of It If n iti i larger amount amoun not lIlt only t entail permanent tItian eini hll on In th country bu but might aught possibly result In either cither Inter l lal or even een toss lOBS of or ti Tho The of oC the tho Stae was sas Instructed accordingly ne nM nan ho was 18 further told that In III the ion 1111 of our r the amount should bo ho t ot of u China Chinn by hy tho the power Jointly without detail or explanation nut divided among them no ac coaling to losses and disburse meats You 1011 also stated that every f fn ii duty ot of payment be hO accorded China anti and the tho debt should lie be palO hold by hy bands bando at par nr unit and hearing harln 3 POI por or tent cent Interest Impost and running for tor thirty or forty ears A SAVES SAES A VAST SUM BUn I Thought Though it necessary n after protracted In tho tue conference to accept the imposition of tho the other powers to demand of China Chinn the tho sum total of ot their IOB e and anti disbursements the enormous sum slim of In pressing for tor n a much lower loner sum BUlU and the weight of ot tho the adduced In favor of such Kuch sucha Kucha a policy t Hu In closing chasing the tho Indemnities ut at till tho ti above lump hump sum BUm when they thoy bid 1 fair to go on indefinite indefinitely ly Iy This rub and tho iho acceptance O of oC your our suggestion that the Indemnities bo Je paid IJ l In bonds Issued at nt pat par and boating heurin I n fI low liv of ot Interest I 1 per er cent WOl wati finally agreed reed upon and running for Cor forty Carl years resulted In saving n It vast I Isum sum to China hastened the evacuation tion of thin tho country by br the tho expedition expeditionary ary nry forces and tim the restoration of order oder and ami rt It normal relations with the tho nest neon government 1 TARIFF DUTIES In connection the tho question q ot of Indemnity I should particularly men bit that It hat hah proved d necessary to the powers In lit their search curch for tor revenues ap applicable n a service of r the tim Indemnity debt that the tho existing nominal 5 G per percent percent cent ept ad valorem customs tarIff t on for tor foreign eign should be ho made on an effect effective lye ive 5 Ii per percent cent ad valorem The Tho United States mindful of at tho the furtherance of ot lawful commerce in China ChInn In the Inter Interests Interests ests sto of the world and believing that no opportunity should houll be lost to secure to foreign trade nil all au the facilities its vast Importance entitles It to and that any additional tax on trade should be bc met mot by commercial compensations on tho the part of at China of or equal value declined to consent to the above Increase of ortho the tho customs tariff on Imports unless I 1 oIl nil tho the treaty trealy powers and anti China agreed to cooperate In n the long desired Improve Improvement Improvement ment meat of or tho the water approaches to Shanghai nl and Then TeIn and 2 that thai specific duties should bo be substituted for he present ad nd valorem ones on s In the tar tariff lit iff on foreign Import Both Doth these con conditions conditions were ultimately Agreed on QUESTION Or OP CEREMONIAL No divergence of ot views existed for or fortunately fortunately between en the tho representatives of ot the powers on the tue question of or Im tin Improving proving the channels of at direct com coin communication c between them and tho tue Chi Chinese Chinese nese nose government The long vexed ques question thin tion of ot tho the ceremonial to t be observed In Inthe Inthe inthe the private audiences granted by the tho emperor ern of or Chin to foreign representatives lives tives wits was finally settled by tho tue pleni plenipotentiaries of at the tho powers perfectly sat satisfactory satIsfactory to all nil parties to tho the negotiations negotiations The tsung teUng 11 II yamen ramen or bureau of foreign affairs Il tta I Ill which experience of at forty years had shown Chinese and for tor alike was unwieldy and Incapable able of at discharging the duties deo v vIng Ing log upon It was altered In the tile way sug suggested by the tho conference changed Into In o S responsible ministry of ot t foreign af at affairs 11 fairs II a and organized on lines similar to 10 of or orthe other country those thase adopted In lii every over the world hOLE nOLD OF UNITED STATES Such Buch In brief has hns been the role rolo lid b tho the United States In the tho con conference conference played I by ference fe nce of r While we maintained complete Independence wo were able to a act harmoniously In the tho concert of ot pow powers the existence of If which was so cs co ers crt ful set setre t I wd iid pea peaceful to the prompt re ot of the tho situation we ve ent negotiating g the friendship of oil nil the tho ho salutarY Influence In Inthe inthe n exerted a II powers rhe the cause of ot moderation human humanitY reparation on y and nf for j s secured s adequate done our citizens guarantees wrongs and In labored o d protection IU futuro In III of the unO and I and 0 of ell equal who I 0 or l In the caUse CM Chi of impartial tr trade d o with all 1111 parts I nose empire |
