The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1900-12-27
State Department. Makes Public
the Ministerial Agreement
Signed at Picking.
Severest Punishment Demanded
for Guilty Parties Desig-
mated by Powers.
Forts Between Picking and Sea
to Be RaZad and Certain
Points Occupied.

WASHINGTON. Dec "a The state de-
partment 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 disturbances broke ont in the
northern provinces of China, in which
atrocious crimes unparalleled in history
and outrages against the law Of ma
tions, against the laws of humanity
and against civilization, were commit
ted under particularly odious circum-
stances. !"
The principal offenses are then emu
merated.
"Inasmuch as China has recognized
her responsibility, expressed regret and
evinced desire to see an end put to-
the situation created by the aforesaid
disturbances, the powers have deter
mined to accede to her request upon
the irrevocable conditions enumerated
below which they deem Indispensable
to expiaJe the crimes committed and to.
prevent their recurrence.
"I-The dispatch to Berlin of an ex-
traordinary mission headed by an inn
perial prince, in order to express tne,
regrets OF his majesty, the emperor OF
China, and of the Chinese government
for the assassin alton of his exceAency,
thelate Baron Won Ketteler, minister
of Germany.
severest Punishment For Offenders.
"II-The severest punishment for
the persons designated in the imperi,1
decree of Sept. %, 1900, and for those
whom the representatives of the pow
ers shall subsequently designate.
.'IlI-Honorable roparation TO De
maue by the Chinese government to
the Japanese government for the MUIR
der of Mr.. Sujyama.
"IV-An explatory monument to be
erected by the imperial Chinese
governments in every foreign or inter-
national cemetery which has been des-
ecrated or in winch graves have been.
destroyed.
"V-The maintenance, under condi-
tions to be determined by powers.
of the Introduction against the imporJa-
ton of arms as we'll as of materials en-
ployed exclusively Tor the manufacturing
of arms and ammunition.
VI-Equltable indemnltles to govern
ments, societies, companies and indi-
viduals, as we'll as Tor Chinese who
during the late occurrences have suf-
ferred in person or in property in COM
sequence of their being in the service
of foreigners. China to adopt financial
measures acceptable to the powers for
the purpose of guaranteeing the pay
ment OF said indemnities.
Permanent Legation Guard.
"VIL--The right, for each power, to
maintain permanent guard for its.
legation and to put the diplomatic
quarter in defensible condition, the
Chinese having no right to reside in
that quarter.
..VlII-The destruction of the forts.
which might obstruct tree communities
ton between Picking and the sea.
"IX-TAe right to the military occu-
patton of certain points, to be deter
mined by an understanding among the
powers, in order to maintain open COM
munication between the capital and
the sea.
"X-The Chinese government to,
cause to be published during two years
in all sub procedures an imperial de-
cree embodylng perpetual prohibi-
ton, under penalty of death, of meme
bership in any anti-foreign society.
'.XI-The Chinese government to
undertake to negotiate amendments to
the treaties of commerce and naviga-
ton considered useful by the foreign
powers, and upon other matters per-
tanning to their commercial relations.
with the object of facilitating them.
.'XII-The Chinese government to
determine in what manner to reform
the department of foreign affairs and
to modify the court ceremonials con-
corning the reception of foreign repre-
sentatives, in the manner TO be indi--
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