The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-12-24
State Department Makes Public
the Ministerial Agreement
Signed at Peking.
Severest Punishment Demanded
for Guilty Parties Desig-
mated Ly Powers.
Forts Between P,!ling and Sea
to BE EaZ,d and Certain
Points Occupied.

VASHiNGICN, zee @l.- he state de.
SNrtment has made public the text Of
the joint note OF the powers to China.
The official statement follows:
During the months of May, June.
July and August of the current year,
serious distur Dances broke out in the
northern provinces Of China, in which
ntrocious crimes unparalleled in history
and outrages against the law of na.
tions. against the laws of humanity
and against civilization, were commit
tel under PARTICULARLY odious clrcum.
Stances
The priucipaltac are then emu.
Merated
''lnasmuch as China has recognized
her responsibility, expressed regret and
ovlnced Il desire to zee an end put to
the situation created ly the aforesaid
disturbances, the powers have deter.
mined TO acccoe TO her request upon
the lrrevocdh.e conditions enumerated
below which they deem Indispensable
to exliate the crimes committed anu TO
prevent their recurrence.
.I-Ine dispatch to Berlin Of an cx.
traoruinary mission headed by IN i'm
per!nl prince, IN order to express the
regrets OF HI, ma Je,ty, the emperor ot
China. and OF the Chinese government
for the assassin alton oi his eXccllency,
the late Baron Won ketteler. minister
OF Germany.
Acvcrc.t Punishment Ior Offenders.
"II-The >evcrest punishment for
che persons dcs. .,nated III the lmperi !.
decree of Sept -. 1900. and tor those
whom the representatives of the pow.
ers shall subsequently designate.
.III-Honurable reparatlon to he
made by Tie Chinese government 10
the Japanese government tor the Mur.
der of Mr.. SuJyama.
"IV-An expiatory monument to be
erected by the imperial Chinese
government in every foreign or inter.
national cemetery which has been des.
ecrated or III winch graves have been
destroyed.
"V-Ihe maintenance. under condl'
tions to be determined 10y the powers,
OF the Introduction against the lmporta.
tion Of arms rs well rs of materials EN-.
ployed exclusively Tor the manufacture
of arms and ammunition
VI-Equitablc indemnities to govern.
ments. societies. companies ana lhai-
viduuls, as well as for Chinese VINO
during the late occurrences have SUI
ferred in person or in property IN con.
h..tt ~ service
Of foreigners China toadopt nnanciai
measures acceptable to tho powers ZOE
the purpose Of guaranteeing the pay
ment of said indemnitles.
Permanent Legation Guard.
"VII-.The right. for each power. 10
maintain permanent guard lor us
legation and 10 put the dlplomatlc
quarter in a detensiblc condition. the
Chinese having no right to reside III
that quarter.
..VIiI-The destruction of the forts
which might obs,ruct tree communica'
ton between Peklng and the sea.
..Iy-The right 10 tho military occu'
nat,on of certain points. to be deter
m,nod by an understanding among the
munication between the capital ana
the sea. .
"X-Thc Chinese government 10
cause to be published during two years
in all sub,proiectures an imperial ,;%;. as.
cree embodying perpetual prohioi'
ton. under penalty of death. OF mem'
bership in aHy anti-foreign society.
"XI-Thc Chinese government 70
undertake to ncgotiatc amendments 70
-. ,r.ot,cs Of commerce and naviga-
ton considered useful by the foreign
nowers.snd now upon other matters per.
tanning to their commercial relations %
with the object Of facilitating Them
.XU-The Chinese govcrhh'cn' -
determine III what manner W io'o - :,
tho department OF foreign '';aIl ai".i con. ~
to modify tho court ceremohi"is 'on'
cerniny the reception of foreign repre-
sentat,yes. in the manner to be ihai'
.-,t.d nv the powers.