I regard as one of the essential factors of a durable adjustment the securement of adequate guarantees for liberty of faith, since insecurity of those natives who may embrace alien creeds is a scarcely less effectual assault upon the rights of foreign worship and teaching than would be the direct invasion thereof.
McKinley stresses the importance of protecting religious freedoms as part of a lasting resolution in China.
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May it end without further bloodshed, and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty under law!
The Republic has marched on and on, and its step has exalted freedom and humanity.
To the House of Representatives: I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State in response to the resolution of the House of Representatives of February 19, 1901.
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