Foreign Relations of the United States, 1901, Appendix, Affairs in China, Report of William W. Rockhill, Late Commissioner to China, with Accompanying Documents

Mr. Hay to Mr. Conger.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Washington, October 29, 1900.

(Mr. Hay acknowledges Mr. Conger’s telegram of the 26th instant. The President thinks that before submitting the proposed ultimatum, therein referred to, the Chinese Government should be advised that the ministers are in possession of indubitable evidence of the guilt of the nine persons named in the edict and others, and it should be ascertained from that Government what punishment it proposes to inflict upon them. Should such punishment not be adequate, further action to secure compliance with just demands can be considered and determined.)