The Emperor of China telegraphed to the Emperor of Japan on the 3rd, appealing for his aid against the Western Powers.
He deplores the assassination of the Japanese Secretary, and declares that the Powers suspect the Peking Court to be anti-Christian because Christians have been slaughtered, and have therefore occupied the Taku forts. So the outlook has become more and more serious, and the Emperor of China is of opinion that the Western Powers are in rivalry, Japan and China thereby holding the balance in the East.
The Western Powers are secking new possessions and are not watching China alone; and should China be unsuccessful in opposing the West, Japan's independence will be threatened, so China and Japan are on the same footing, and should put their differences aside to preserve their national existence. An alliance with Japan would succeed in dispelling the present troubles and restoring order. The Emperor of China in all sincerity applies to the Emperor of Japan for aid in restoring order.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.