Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-04
STORY TOLD BY A
PEKIN REFUGEE
rn,ress Dowager Caused the At
tack on Foreigners
SAID WAR TO THE KNIFE.
...,,ed Foreign Powers of Brow
,s,dns aud Prosecuting China -
uod Things Her own Way

San Francisco, Sept. IA refugee
.n pagln. whose name is not given,
n.r,.bas the North China Daily News,
..,.l by the Doris today, an ac-
rot of events in Pekln, which shows
~s,.bs war Of the Boxers on foreign
w. vas approved by the empress dow
s,.r ra. writer says:
con June 18TH the empress dowager
r58.ny issued a decree summoning
m bs Nauchu princes, dukes, mobiles
sr4 teh chinese and Manchu officials
,,ta Six Boards and Nine MINISTRIES
IN be- present at grand council to be
t.,iat once Ia the palace.
', ''-5s .lsricious part of this was that
..s-1 au had gathered at the palace.
.l gho were Manchus were first
Ts3 by the empress doWager 10 q
.1',i audience. while all of Chinese de-
,, ,gare left In the waiting room.
a., ,S'r me Nanchus had ended their Sc
,-. council and had come back to the
g-ifIne-r00m they were again called
tsrk This time with those OF chinese
t..l,1t into the empress doWagers
o511a. room. When all had Frustrated
N.rsalygs before the empress dowa-
cen and emperor they waited for her to
s1eaa first
sbs saIi The foreign powers have
h.ar lr1Wbeating and prosecuting us In
surb manner that we cannot endure
t5.s any longer We must, therefore,
combine 10 dght all foreigners TO the
Iasf DO save our face In the eyes Of
he world An our ManChu princes.
5gkes and mobiles, and ministers, high
AMI low. are unanimous In this deter
rIrati5n Tor war 90 the knife, and ] ap-
rf5ys of their patriotic choice ], there
mrs give YOU all this announcement
sB5 sxpect an 20 do their duty to their
country
"Upon this. Hsu Ching Cheng chi
rfgel ey.miulster 20 Russia, president
Of the Manchurian railway ETC. knelt
forward before the empress dOWager
end begged her TO reconsider her deci-
sion as there were many things TO be
considered before such a feat as fight
ing an the foreign powers could posi-
BY be thought Of
'Hevupon Kang Ii sharply inter-
urted. You are mistaken, This will
no. be Ike our former wars with for
eIsg countries We have now the Box
ers with us. They are invulnerable TO
buI.t, or sword and we Will simply
walk over the enemy this time
This statement being denied by sew
efa' Chinese, who stated that they had
seen the bodies OF dead Boxers, the em-
press dowager said: You must be mis-
taken The bodies you saw must have |
been those of dead outlaws. 1t is i'm |
possible that they were Boxers
Finding IL impossible 10 move her
majesty the Marquis Tseng, son OF the |
late minister TO Great Britain, and |
other Chinese mobiles pleaded that II !
China must eight she should choose her |
enemies and not war against friendly |
lat1ns. The Manchu party leader sup |
ported the position Of the empress |
i1uager and at their suggestion two
llgd commissioners were sent % try |
bod turn back the relief expedition Of
DE allies,
Il should here mention" continues
be writer chat during the whole Of
be time which the Chinese party was
,gWng with the Manchus In this 10
'e ever notable grand council his ma
asiy, the emperor, maintained a
moody and even fearful silence. But
,hen at last it appeared 10 his majesty
hl, The Warliku policy Of his country
mem. was about to prevail his majesty |
0I.l mo- longer contain himself, and |
dnaj impulsiyely to the empress
gHager Who sat a foot or SO In front
Dig left and begged her % reconsider
ei decision 90 fight all foreign nations, |
i}I1g that the movement once naugu-
'.a1 by the government would make |
ace am impossihility In the future, !
hI destruction Of the country immi- !
emit
He was going on to say something
lIr Que seemed TO pull himself sud
.hi} up for instead Of listening 10 his
aJasly, as court etiquette required, the |
hpfess 1uwager openly afronted the
Alefur hy Ignoring his words and |
N"IN- her back on him. This was
o. last stroke on the Chinese party.
4'se words We're simply drowned in
y ulfulr pf the Manchus. who unan-
'oI'} shouted for war to the knife. !
~ VINO looked With deep hate on their
'H'. colleagues. who they now con-
l,Tel as enemies and traitors 20 their
Fuse. '
-Four OF the friendly Chinese minis
u lN.o visited United States Minister
'H.-eL az The risk Of their lives, exc
-'N'I me situation 90 him and asked
o." tINl-ilu" could not be arranged.
Pc murder Ut the German minister
sn'l me eyes OF the imperial court.
'el lw That things were now In dan
I. oil being beyond recall.
me mos, prominent and active Of
'iaN.nl party presented themselves
~. ,t'Ac. 900 the Goth Of June. the day
VT 'ng murder Of the German minis
.H9 got the empress dowager to
~. d leoree 20 luug La. as general
.-' %. The grand army OF the north.
'.''.lin ing him 10 bring In his army
" Iet.l and formally attack the ln-
,'4N, destroy them, and then leav-
-NIh Tor Tien Tsin. to DESTROY the
-.g.' there, and so on until an |
.,s llF'n into the sea.
,n'l as The empress doWager was
I'D give her consent to the writ
W sunh decree the emperor inter.
''l ana Frustrating himself before
4 e"a In voice broken with emotion
= idIT besought her 10 pause be.
~ ."'.uS government troops TO al.
.N, legations, thereby formally
Pug Ner seal of approval on what
,.'. on before against the foreign
'.' p.1usIng the whole empire into
empress dowacer merely cast a
(. q. contempt on the cmperor. drew
.,.. .aue ana looked away. utterly
DO .A' PROSTATE monarch who.
.i, f.fhE bis last words had impul-
~ moved forward step ana
me hem of his imperial auntg
'.. picture Of helpless despair and
.'-,'' IL only required Prince
a., VINO stood near the throne with |
III .D"us. To- address I'M q loud tone
,N' empress dowagcr 10 say with
liuous shrug Of the shoulders.
.'l GOES his majesty the emperor
about such things any wavq'
u. uU'fly the heart and oppose
. 'he unfortunate emperor. His
...l'.. a, once rose and. weeping. LEFT
council chamber"
Hn. Tuesday Aug. 2i-Prince
tN'eaVoring % open negOtia-
..ll me allies. Yu Hsien gov
Shanghai has sent memorial
y. ln'lhe asking for a reward for
invited hfty-two foreigners un-
N|. protection and f,t hat,t,or q. et.r