River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-10-11
SUITED WITH TERMS.
Germany's Latest Proposal Favored
by United States.
nepIy of state Department 10 the New
Note-France Has PIan-Chi-
nese Fleet said to he in
Danger.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Propositions of
a far-reaching character concerning
China are being presented in rapid sue
cession to this government. The state
department had no sooner disposed Of
one of these propositions Thursday by
delivering response to the German
government than it was confronted by
an even more important proposition
submitted by the French government,
and within half an hour formally sec
onded by the Russian government.
Germany's Note.
The new note from Germany, to
which the United States has respond
er. is as follows:
"The emperor of China has addressed
10 the powers an edict dated September 70
in which he orders the punishment OF a
number of princes and dignitaries, men
toned by name. for having encouraged the
Boxers on the assumption that the edlet
is genuine, the German government, IN
furtherance of the procedure proposed IN
its circular note of September H. mas
further proposed TO the powers TO come 10
an agreement to instruct their diplomatic
representatives in China to examine and
give their opinion on the following points
Il Whether the list contained In the
edict of persons to be punished Is sur
fcient and correctP
go Whether the. punishments proposeu
meet the case?
80 In what way the powers can controi
the carving out of the penalties imposed!'
Text of the Reply.
Following Is the reply of the United
States government TO the German note
relative to the punishment of Chinese
offenders:
1.-THE secretary of state to the imperial
German charge. Memorandum in response
10 the inquiries made of the secretary OF
state. October 2 1900 by the imperial Ger
man charge d'affaires touching the chinese
imperial edict In regard to the PUNISH
ment of Prince Tuan and other high chi
nese officials:
1.-The Chinese minister communicated to
the secretary of state. on the I'd inst. tele-
gram received by him from Director Gen
| eral Sheng. conveying the purport OF an I'M
perial edict, dated September %. 1900, by
which the degradation and punishment OF
! Prince Tuan and other nigh chinese ON
Gals is decreed.
''The government of the United States is
disposed to regard this meas IRE as PROOF
of the desire of the imperial Chinese gov
| eminent to satisfy the reasonable demands
/ of the foreign powers for the INJURY ana
| outrage which their legations and their
\ nationals have suffered at the hands oil
| evil disposed persons in China; although
/ it has been thought well, in view OF the
| vagueness of the edict in regard to the
! punishment which some of the inculpated
| persons are to receive to signify TO the
| Chinese minister the presidents view that
! it would be most regrettable If Prince
! Tuan, who appears from the concurring
! testimony of the legations in P'king' TO
1 have been one of the foremost in the pro-
| ceedings complained of. should escape such
| full measure of exemplary punishment as
| the facts warrant, or if Kang-Yi and Chao-
| Shu-Chiao should receive other than their
! just deserts.
with view to forming Judgment on
these points, the United States minister in
| Picking has been instructed to report
whether the edict completely names the
persons deserving chastisement whether
! punishments proposed accord with the
| gravity of the crimes committed; and in
what manner the United States and the
other powers are to be assured that sat
| isfactory punishment is inflicted.
ut is hoped that Mr. ConSers replies 10
these interrogatories will confirm the gov
eminent of the United States in the opin-
ion which it now shares with the i'm
perial German government that the edlct
| in question is important initial step IN
| the direction of peace and order in China.
Department of State, Washington, Oct.