The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-19

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. R.-The atti-
tude of the Emperor of China in relation
to the recent outbreaks against mission
aries is shiwn in an edict recently issued
by the emperor which is published in a
local paper.
The emperor says:
Since the opening of International COM
merce with western countries foreigners
have always resided in the inland dis
tricts at peace and harmony with their
native neighbors. and we in our imperial
love for both native and foreigners alike
have time and again commanded our
ira heed constantly TO protect the lat-
ter from harm. Judge of our extreme IN.
dignation, then, upon hearing recently OF
the first of the riots in the capital CT
Szechuen, where chapels have been de-
Stroyed and burned down by the rloterS,
thereby tanning the tiames, OF destruction
far and wide, insomueh that "a num ni9
neously followed in the footsteps OF
Chengtu and now to receive news from
Fukien, reporting that evil characters
number of foreigners at Ku Ten, gong
so far in their ruthless ferocity TO pluraer
even women and Infants
None Will Escape.
With reference to the Szechuen riots.
a number of the rioters have already
been arrested and will undergo, trial. but
the chiefs and heads OF the F'ilHien muir
Inanded Pien Pao-Ch'Uen and CHI Ing Yu
Garter general of Foo Chow TO set TO
work without delay at the head OF ne.
military and district officials ana speeolIy
arrest these wicked characters nor snail
any be allowed to escape the InesheS OF
the law. Indeed, it is the manifest duty
of the local maDdarins throughout the
cmpire to be always on the alert and
prevent worthless characters from manu-
featuring scurrilous letters AMI exciting
the populaoe; they should crush all m
cpient risings at the sgntest sds H. W 6 iifl
is it that has brought about all THESE
serious outrageS?
We would, also. therefore. command
the various tartar generals, Viceroys ana
governors of the empire. to impress upon
all their subordinates the necessity Oh
granting thorough protecuoh 10 I'LL tn9
chapels, etc, in their districts. L ti
are also to issue proclamations exhortlng
the people to abstain from listening 70
scurrilous tales which excite unfounded
suspicious in the breasts OF ali. IL lnere
be any who shall dare to raise any as
turba1ces in the future, they shall be
a once punished with the utmost severity
of the law, and as TO such OF tne local
officials that may use subterfuge anu
craft to avoid their duties, they are TO
be severely punished, and no leniency
shall be exercised in their cases. Let
these commands be known to all within
this empire.
Little Value.
Little value is attached by foreigners
to this edict. 1t is now well understood
that the orders of the emperor of China
have virtually no force outside the walls
Of Peking On several previous ocea,,
sions, edicts even more forc1bly worded
than the above have emanated from the
dragon throne, but foreign property and
foreign lives are insecure as even in the
It is generally believed that the action
of the British government has fallen far
short of the requirements of the occa-
ton. Instead of dispatching a consul 10
Investigate with the commissioners con-
nected with the Ku Cheng atrocities, the
task should have been entrusted to sec
rotary of legation. and instead of a, Chi
nese escort the commissioners shHuld
have been accompanied by 500 red coats
and blue Jackets.