The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1900-12-21
HAS REACHED CONCORp
Powers Come to Satisfactory Decision on
Joint China Note.
BUflOW'S CONDITIONS ACCEPTED
Characterization of Demands as Irrevo-
cable the Only Elimin,tIon-rhe Chi
nese Government Required to Put Up u
Heavy Indemnity.

LONDON, Dec. 13.-The ~negotia-
lions of the powers in regard to the
joint China note were concluded a [
i~sfactorily yesterday, all agreeing to
the conditions identically as outlined
by Count Won Buelow. the imperial
chancellor of Germany, November 10,
with the exception of the Introductory
clause saying the demands Ire irrevo-
cable. which Is eliminated.
Count Won Buelow, on the occasion
of his first appearance in the Reichs-
tag as imperial chancellor, on Novem-
Der 10, after making a statement de-
fining Germany's policy toward China
and outlining the Anglo-German
agreement, proceeded to give the COM
plete text Of the demands which the
representatives of the powers in Pekin
had at that time agreed to recommend
to their representatives 10 embody in
a collective note for presentation to
China. as follows:
Article IAN extraordinary mis-
sion. headed by an imperial prince,
shall be sent to Berlin in order to ex-
press the regret of the emperor Of
China and Of the Chinese government
for the murder of Baron Won Kettle
Ter. On the scene of the murder a
monument worthy of the assassinated
minister shall be erected, with an in
scription in Latin. German and Chi
nese expressing the regret Of the en-
peror of China.
Article II-(a) The death penalty is
to be inflicted upon Princes Tuan and
Chuang, upon Duke Ian, and. further,
upon Wing Men, Kang vi. Chao Shu
Chiao, Tung Fuh Slang. Yu Hsien
and other Tingleaders whose names
will be given by the representatives of
the powers. OBJ In all places where
foreigners have been killed or NAL
treated official examinations shall be
suspended for five years.
Article III-The Chinese govern
ment shall erect a monument in every
foreign or international cemetery
which has been desecrated or where
the graves have been ~dstroyed.
Article IV-The prohibition OF the
import Of arms into China shall be
maintained until further notice.
Article V-China has to pay g. Just
indemnity to governments. corpora
tons and individuals. as we'll as to
those Chinese who suffered during the
REGENTS events in person or in prop
erty owing TO having been in the ser
vice of foreigners.
Count Won Buelow has interpellated
the remark that it was intended to
effect a further understanding with
the powers on the principles on which
claims should be presented. This
particularly applied to the case of
missionaries.
Article VI-Every single foreign
power is granted the right OF main
tanning q permanent legation guard
and Of placing the quarter of Pekin
where the legations are situated in a
state of defense. Chinese are rot to
be allowed 10 live n that quarter of
Pekin.
Article VII-The Taku forts and
those forts which might prevent free
communication with Pekin and the
sea shall be RACED.
Article VIII-The powers acquire
the right Of occupying certain ports
upon which they agree among them
selves for The object Of maintaining
free communication from the capital
and the sea.