Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Hay to Mr. Conger.

[Telegram—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, October 22, 1900.

(Mr. Hay states that he has learned, through the Italian ambassador, of Li’s assurance of the Emperor’s early return to Pekin, and suggesting the return of the summer palace, which is favored by ministers of Italy and Austria. Any step which would tend to reinstate the Imperial authority and afford guaranty for the negotiation and execution of an effective settlement would be welcomed by the Government of the United States.)