The sun., 1900-11-14
TRADE WITH CHINA DEAD.
MINISTER'S URGED TO Hurry THE
NEGOTIATION or A TREATY.

Are Awaiting the Approval OF the Homo
co,.romsuts-Band, Of Hobbers Terroris-
Ing North China--Ths Heir-Apparent ana
,h.ruoishm.n Mt Of His Father. rrines Tuan.
sp<ria. Cs,s Dspa,ehss 10 THn SUN
From q Stan Correspondent
pruty. Nov ~. via 1aku, Nov. ~ and Shang-
hsI Nov. ls-lhere Is a growing feeling here
int there Is tho greatest necessity for the
nuIcL completon Of the peace treaty. While
the Ministers are devoting themselves 10 DIS
oussiny questions as to their own future ana
,hs protection Of tho missionaries. trade win
China IA dead and there u no siG that II Will De
resumed until the negotiations are completed
The oorrpsyondent OF The Sun knows that
pressure Is beng brought to bear on soiho
Of the Ministers BY merchants in their own
countries to hurry UP the conpieuoh oi toe
,-aa,v Trade conditions will never revive
1, . country which Is hIled With bands OF ma
r.ut,rs who are unchecked in their operations.
.,d I, would be impossible Just now TO transact
any business even II the goods were here. lhs
American cotton Interest in the north Is aoso-
lI,e,y at a -tanGsti and there Ia no hope ~
ur,.,.p, for the r, sumption OF this trade.
A trpiral complaint was received to-day
froir .Newchwang. which IL the seaport TOT Ihe
whole OF Manchura IL Is stated tha' more
.l.n fifty bands are lnfesung the hisaways
and committing murders and roooeries In
RELY TO appell, from the merchants Tor pro-
tertion. the russians say that their orders are
70 protect the railways only, lhe Toooers
take delight sometimes In oi Grating IN SSht
@, the russian camp without interference
These conditions are fast becoming general
and they raise the question as to the wisdom
NJ the clause in the demands OF the Powers
that the importation OF arms shall be prohibited
tba
,r,,.ct foreigners and restore order. but at
IN. anne time the Powers deny 10 China the
me ns for doing this
II may interest the allies TO know that the
Chinese arsenals along the angtse-Kiafs are
still operating day and night and are making
ANAL arms by the thousands. In addition TO
some large guns. The arsensls at Nankin
and winchow twuchunc,l are among those
working The Shanghai arsenal has never
ceased work:
on. feature of the case now attracting at
tenti,n l. that the heir-apparent 70 the throne
,,as,r Of Prince Tuan the head and front or
the anti-fOreign movement. and one OF the az
al,ei Chinese whose decapitation has bcen
ds,n7udei by the allies. I Rder the Chinese
law the disgrace OF the father is visited on the
son and behe eldlns is the most dissracefnl or
ali deaths The question, therefore. arises.
can the son maintain his standing with the
peopl. If the execution Of his father Is per-
mi,tsd?
There IL a saving point in the law. however.
An adopted son discard1 his family entirely
And become. the actual son of his adopter.
Pu Cnun. or PA Tsns. the son Of Prince Tuan
was ad,rtad n the son ~ the former En-
pcrpr TuuG-Ch on Jan. "a. 1890. and as sica
discarded his red father. But another Ques-
t,on now arse, Filial affection is very strong
L.. 81 ri tatIn pf
INar and his adoption through edict az the
her Of Tung Chi, can the heir apparent-if
u. iilllng Of Tuan IL insisted upon-foreet
that the execution 81 his father was brought
about by the foreigner? IL Is more than
likely that he will treasure hatred against
foreigners and will be their lifelong enemy
II IL a serious question therefore. whether
the now treaty should not include provision
That this Young ,ter shall never be permitted
90 a, END the throne
This question Is all the more serious because
the boy Is only IA years o'd and ha7 been under
compete charge Of two tutors who were the
most rabid anti-foreigners in PeAin and were
the first persons to mcmoriali1e the Throne
in favor Of tho Boxers. With Prince Tuan.
tho heir-aprareat', real father. they were the
chse adv.crs Of the E:npress Dowaxsr in favor
NJ the rebels After the foreigners entered
the capital both OF these tutor. committed
suicide. Naturally the boys propensities are
bitterly auri-iorcign. but unless II Is prohibited
by the treaty, h. will surely sioceed TO the throne
OH tho death of Emperor Kvang-su
PENN. Nov. II, via Taku. nov ic. and Shang-
hal Nov u, 1910 J.. M.-The Ministers
themselves have agreed upon the general
outlines If the draft Of demands on China,
but there may be some changes in its wording Z
when thov hear from their H. me q yer nnicpts
Up TO the prescut At IL not known whether
the declaration Of the Empress Dowsger that
Gc, Tuny Fin Dslang will not ne punished
will cau.oanv change In that article OF the draft
of the demands which deals with the punish-
mont O, hi.h Chinese Officers ans Princes who
were responsible for the Boxer outri.rs
A high Chinese officer said to-day that IL the
Power, Insisted on the condemnation and
punishrnent Of all those named In the original
lis, about ecyen Princes and Cenera,s--.t .t
word be impossible for China 20 agree
avon ~ she were willing TO do 80 China VII no
dolb, agree that the foreigners shall holc the
T,ku forts and military posts She viii not
object TO the m mlintenance Of legation guards.
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