The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-21
HOW CHINA WOULD PUNISH
SENTENCES METED OUT TO AN7I-S0R-
EIGN OFFICIALS.
Tcat Of the Edict Prom the Throne. In which
Penalties Are Imposed Upon Tuan. w
Hsien and other BoNer Leaders Three
Impeachments That Were Not Demanded.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2o-The Japanese !e-
cation has received from the foreign ONCE
al Toxic the text Of the Chinese imperial edict.
dated the 18th inst. ON the punishment of the
antl-forelsn officials which il to this effect:
Orders have already been issued for the
punishment OF the officials responsible for open
ins hostiIitles upon friendly Pow ers and bring
ing the country into the resent critical con-
dItIon by neglecting to suppress, and even by
ehcoura ging the Boxers. But at Pekin and
its neiJhborhood have not yet been entirely
cleared Of the Boxers. the innocent people ar,
etiIl suffering TERRIBLY through the devastation
of their nelds and the destruction Of their houses.
a sac of afairs which cannot fail to I'LL one
with IA" bitterest feeling against these officials.
And If they are not severely punished. how
can the anger of the people be appeased and
The indignation of the foreign Powers ALA
Accordingly. Prince 1uan IL hereby de-
prived OF his title and rank. and shan. together
win Prince thwang. who has already been
deprived OF his title. be delivered TO the Clan
Court To be Kept i'll prison until the re storatiou
OF peace, when they shall be bani-hcd TO Sheng-
hii'S to Ia IMPRISONED for life. Princes vi and
Isan-l ung. VINO have both been already de-
lrlNrd oi Their titles, are also to be delivered
in Va" thn court for imprisonment. while
Prince lsaiLien. also already deprived OF his
I'VE ana rank, Il to he kept confined in his
dlcdl salary, but may be transferred with
q" degradation OF one rank. Chief Censor
lng-Nlen shall. be degraded two RANKS
and transferred As to Kans ii, Minis
Ter OF the Board of Civil Appointment,
upon his return from the commission
on which he has been sent for the
purpose Of making Inquiries into the Boxer az
ialr, he inemorinli2.d the Throne in an audience
strongly in their favor. He should ha We been
severely. punished. but FOR his death from i'll
ness and all penalie, are accordingly RENTED.
,tao Shuy-Sao, Minister Of the Board Of Pun
i%>ninenl, who had been sent on a mission SINH
lar 70 that Of kang-li. returned almost immc-
diat"ly. Though such conduct was a flag rant
neglect Of his duties. still he did not make n dis
tortcd report 10 the Throne, and therefore he
shall he deprived OF his rank. but allowed 10
retain his present Office. Finally, Yu-Hsien.
Ex-Governor of Shansi. allowed. while In Office
III" BoNers freely TO massacre the Christian
missionaries and con verts. For this he de-
sorvs- the severest punishment. nd therefore
he l. 20 he banished to the most border
Of, the. country. and there to bc kept AT hard
labor for life.
" have n full knowledge ~ the present
trouble from tho very beginning. and. therefore,
no Impeachment has been brought by Chinese
oficlals AZ home or abroad against Princes VI,
INal-li"n and Tsa-lung. We order them to be
punished in the same manner rs those who have
been iuI"achcd All who see this edict will
thus perceive our Justice and impartislity in
%infiictinC cond IN penalties upon these officials"