Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-10-12
We LEAD THE WAY.
GERMANY IN Accord WITH THIS
GOVERNMENT.
THE LATEST PROPOSITION.

THE LATEST PROPOSITION.
Secretary Hay, in Reply TO Germany Con-
corning Punishment of the Guilty Chin
csc, Says United States Government
Agrees with Germany that Chinese EN-
peror's Edict Is a Step Toward Peace.
Washington Especially The Depart
ment of State made public the cores
pondence between Germany and this
government: felative to the punish
.ment of the'respopsible authors OF the
Chinese outrages. The notes are IN
teresting, principally as Indicating how,
the abandonment of the Impossible
demands of Emperor William mas
made possible distinct rapprochement
between the German government anu
the United States. Secretary Hays
reply to the German inquiry shows
that this government finds Germanys
present attitude entirely reasonable
and acceptable.
The text of the second note OF the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Won
Buelow, 10 the powers Is as folloWs'
"The imperial government Is INFORM
ed of an edict of the Chinese emperor
by Sheng, the taotoi of Shanghai,
whereby the punishment is ordered OF
number of princes and dignltarles
named for having supported the BOX
ers. The imperial government assumes
that all the other cabinets concerned
have received similar communica-
ton. Accepting the authenticity OF the
edict. on which we, for our part, 90
not wish to cast doubt until evidence
is received to the contrary, we can per-
ceive in it the first sign towards a
practical basis for the re-estaDllsnmeht
| of an orderly state of things In emma
The imperial government, therefore,
proposes that the powers came TO an
agreement to instruct their diplomatic
representatives in China to examine
and give their opinion on the following
points:
"First-Whether the list contained
in the edict of persons to be punlsheu
Is sufficient and correct?
"Second-Whether the punlshments
proposed meet the case?
"Third-In what way the powers can
control the carrying out OF the pehai-
ties imposed?" A.. :,
Memorandum in response to the IN
ouiries made of the Secretary OF STATE
| October 2, 1900, by the Imperial Ger
man Charge d'Affaires, touching the
Chinese imperial edict in regard TO the
punishment OF Prince Tuan and otner
high Chinese officials. 49,,
The Chinese Minister communicates
to the Secretary of State on the "a
instant a telegram received by MN
from Director General Sheng, convey
ing the purport of an imperial edict
dated September 25, 1900, by which the
| degradation and punishment OF rrihce
Tuan and other high Chinese oniciais
is decreed. e..os
The government of the United States
is disposed to regard this measure as
nroof of the desire of the Imperial
chinese government to satisfy the
reasonable demands of the foreign
mowers for the injury and outrage
which their legations and their ma
tionals have suffered at the hands OF
eyil-disposed persons In CHINA, al
though II has been thought well, Id
view of the vagueness of the edlct IN
regard to the punishment whlcn solne
of the inculpated persons are W i
ceive. to signify to the Cnlnese MN
lister the Presidents view that II moulo
be most regrettable If Prince Iudn
who appears, from the concurrlng les,
timonv of the legations in Pekln' tc
have been one of the foremost In the
proceedings complained of, should es'
cane such full measure OF exemplars
punishment as the facts warrant, Vi, =
Kang vi and Chao Shu Cnlao snoui'
rece;ye other than their just deserts
with a view to forming a Judgineh
on these points, the United States M'h
lister in Pekin has been lnstructea =, =,
renort whether the edict conipletei'
names the persons deserving cnaStlse
} mant: whether the punishments pro
nosed accord with the gravity OF TN
crimes committed and in what man
nor the United States and the othe
nowers are to be assured that satlslac
tory punishment Is inflicted. II
# is hoped that Mr.. Congers repile
IN these interrogatories VIII cohlfn
tho government of the United state
, in the opinion which 1t now snare
with the imperial German government ,'i,
that the edict in question is an I'M
nortant initial step in the direction
If neace and order in China.
> Department of State, Washington
r October g.. 1900. 4,
: Concerted action by the powers !,
e china is thus apparently again mad
s nossible. so far as peace negotiation
are concerned. There seems no goo
! reason to doubt the sincerity OF tn
Chinese Emperor in his desire fe
t neace. at the expense of the heads
!. prince Tuan and others, If need be.