The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-09-20
Warming TO rioters
Edict Issued by the EN-
peror Of China.
He Calls for Protection for All For
eigners and Insists on the Most
Severe Punishment for Those Who
Took Part in Recent Massacres.
Officials Told To Act.


Officials Told To Act.
San Francisco, Sept. 16.-The steamer
Rio Janeiro brings the following from
the United Press correspondent at Toxic.
Japan: The emperor of China has issued
the following edict with reference to the
recent anti Christian outbreaks in that
empire;
Extremely Indignant.
"Since the opening of international
commerce with western countries for
eigners have always resided in the
inland districts at peace and harmony
with their native neighbors and we in
our imperial love for both native and
foreigner alike have time and again COM
manded our high provincial authorities
to pay extra heed constantly to protect
the latter from harm. Judge of our
extreme indignation then upon hearing
recently of riots, destruction of chapels
and murder, the evil characters in their
ruthless ferocity going so far as to mur-
der even women and children. A num-
Der OF rioters have already been arrested
and Will undergo trial, but the chiefs
and heads OF the murders are still at
large and we command the Tartar gem
erals to set to work without delay at
the head of the military and district
officials and speedily arrest these wicked
characters, nor shallsany be allowed to
escape the meshes of the law.
Officials Warned.
ut is the manifest duty of the local
mandarians throughout the empire to be
always on the alert and prevent such
worthless characters from manufactur-
ing scurrilous tales and exciting the
populace; they should crush all incipient
rlsings at the slightest sign. What act
of frivolity and Indifference to duty is
this then that has brought about all
these recent serious outrages? We would
also command the various Tartar gen
erals, viceroys and governors to impress
upon all their subordinates the necessity
of granting protection to all in the
chapels in the city streets. They are
also to issue proclamations exhorting the
people to abstain from listening to
scurrilous tales which excite unfounded
suspicious in the breasts of all. Ii there
be any who shall dare to raise distur,
Dances in the future they shall be at
once punished with the utmost severity
Of the law, and as to such of the local
officials as may use subterfuge and craft
to avoid their duties they arc to be most
severely punished and no leniency shall
be exercised in their cases. Let these
commands be made known to all within
this empire"
Ensland's Conduct Censured.
Little value is attached ~ foreigners
to this e,ict. 1t is now we'll understood
that the orders of the emperor of China
have virtually no force outside the wal Is
of Pekin. 1t is generally believed that
the action of the British government has
fallen far short of the requirements of
the occasion. Instead of dypatching a
consul to investigate the circumstan ces
connected with the Kucheng atrocities
the task should have been entrusted to
a secretary of the legation, and instead
of Chinese escort the commissioner
should have been accompanied by 500
red coats and blue jackets. Ii the brutal
massacre of English women, girls and
children may be condoned by the pay
ment of few dollars and the execution
Of dozen men who probably had no
hand in the crime, but have sold their
lives to expiate it, the Union Jack will
soon cease to be a genuine protection to
British subjects. That Is what English
men are saying everywhere in the far
east, and it cannot be denied that there
Is much truth in the complaint.