At the suggestion of Germany he addressed a note to the powers which had taken part in the treaty of peking, asking them to pledge themselves to limit the area of the war; keep China from becoming involved, and use their best endeavors to prevent the violation of Chinese interests by either belligerent, provided China should maintain absolute neutrality.
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
Later he had followed the all too meagre accounts of how the Allies had raced for peking to relieve the besieged legations.
"The Tempering"
Charles Neville Buck
I think he's beginning to suspect-just suspect, understand-that possibly the whole bunch of us aren't receiving our daily instructions from either Moscow or peking.
"Border, Breed Nor Birth"
Dallas McCord Reynolds