The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-12
PROPOSES A PROTECT0RATE.
EMPEROR kWANG ESU WANTS TO
RULE UNDER POWERS.

China-FightinE Is Going in
in PeISin's Streets and Foreigners
Are in Great Danger.
London. June 12.-The Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Daily Express, telegraph
ing yesterday, says:
.Weng Tung Ho. Emperor Kwang Hsus
tutor and conhdant. who was dismissed
by the Dowager Empress after the coup
d'etst in 1898, sends with the special sane
ton of the Emperor and his party. m
cluding three viceroys, a message TO the
peopie of the West. In part, il is as fol-
lows
His Majesty is convinced, through
amply trustworthy sources, that the loyal
support of many scores of millions of the
Chinese will be accorded to his proposals
for putting to an end, the state of an
srchy brought about by the action of
the Empress Tsi Tsi.
=" The government of China being vir-
tually non-existent. the Emperor proposes
that the foreign Powers whose troops
dominate the capital shall remove his i'm
perlal person from the palace in which
His Majesty is confined a prisoner, shall
declare Empress Isl Tsi and her present
ministers TO be usurpers. and shall bring
Emperor Kwan Hsu to Marking. WI
chang or Shanghai. whichever the said
foreign Powers deem to be The most suit
obl. situation for the new tHpital Of the
Chinese empire. under the new condi-
tions
Wants Joint Protectnrats.
F." It is proposed by His Majesty and his
advisers that the foreign Powers should
declare joint protectorate and under
take the task of governing the country
through His Majesty
The message suggests that the protecto~-
ate should abolish certain boards in Pekin
appoint new ministers; abolish the exist
ing so-called armies; establish senda~-
merle under foreign officers; take control
of the customs, posts and telegraphs and
work them through Chinese officials: es-
tablish uniform currency; 'readiust tax
alton and insure the freedom or religion.
Wong Tung Ho. who predicts a peace
ful acceptance of such a regime. goes on
to say:
China is ripe for the change of tide
which the react ionaries vainlv seek 10
stem. If it should he so. on the other
hand, the the foreign powers seriously cen
template the dismemberment OF the Chi
nese empire they have before them the
huge task of facing dense millions who.
although lacking in training, and who
make but contemplate soldiers. possess
boundess powers Of passive resisteilce and
would be able TO wear cut the patience Of
any European ruler seeking 70 govern
them without regard to the prejCdices of
the Oldest eivilization.'''
Ihe conquest and division OF China
weuli D. ossible with 10000 troops, but
70 retain tire government would require
IMOdt5 soldiers and centuries of work
1he task would end with the most unhap-
ny results TOR both conquered and cen
queFoIs.
His Maj scy' and his advisers beg
America and !apan to pause before re-
soring to disn emf en- ent, viii can b.
deferred at least un.l the Emperor's e.
forts to govern his p ople and 10 restore
the happiness of is great division of the
human race nave proved abortive II The
lecple arr assur'd that the Powers are
&llGlhg ana Irot ciCE His Majesty ana
20 not intend 10 swallow the country
Ni c7-meal they ard the soldiers win re-
tu 9 uhquesti raby to che allegiance from
"hlcn The Empress diverted them
Wore Anti-Forcign Actions.
Tnn.3or 1,,na 70 ~.
s2ge o,,t of to,-i, a - - ne ias. mas
toera ,,,-.a,..I ' ''CtiD0i'' let
going by wav of The Bnssia, +oIo,,.',.,G f'
through Mauchuria, the Tien Tsin iine
oeing cut. i is as follows:
Gen. Tung. a Mohammedan. extreme
~ hostile to foreigners, arrived here this
morning. and he'd a long audience with
Prlnce Tuan, father of the heir apparen..
Who is seemingly friendly 10 the Boxers
Prince Tuan has been appointed chief Of
the foreign Office over Prince Ching. who
Is more frien ]y toward the foreigners
The dispa'ch Of mere marines was in
response TO a telegram from the ministers
to the consuls al Tien Tsin for additional
troops. con@eyances have left pekin 20
meet the troops coming ny the first train
The arrival of the Empress Dowacer
has rendered the city somewhat more Quiet
than it had been recently. The Protest
ants have erected "a barricede before The
building in which they have taken refuge
and they have a small guard. The Catbo-
lies are Concentrated north of the C,th--
dral. under the protection Of q I5rp,ch
Guard of twentv-flve mon who viii holl
out TO the end. | am convinced that Pc
kin, especially the Tartar cit, &c safs
AZ Tien Tsin the Vicerov. finally CON
sented to furnish transporf for a relief
force of 400 under an American COM
-sd,.- r.1qiIHeI' ne parliai restoration OF the
,,.oxy n.,muy - up - De erected by to-
-1 -'4o' NV Wv. MORE HlassaFTcs OF CHRISTIANS
"ie reported
street Fighting in Pel1in.