The Portland daily press., 1900-10-05
REPLY TO GERMANY.
Note Which Pats Two Nations Once
More in Accord.

Note Which Puts Two Nations Once
More in Accord.
Washington, October 4.-Following is
the reply of the United States govern
ment to the German note relative to the
punishment of Chinese offend ers:
The Secretary OF State to the German
Charge:
Memorandum in response to the inquir-
les made OF the Secretary OF State Octo-
Der 2, 1900, by the imperial German
charge d 'atfaires, touching the Chinese
imperial edict in regard to the punish
ment OF Prince Tuan and other high Chi
nese OH cials.
The Chinese minister communicated
to the Secretary of State on the I'd inst,
a telegram received by him from direc-
tor general Sheng, conveying the purport
of an imperial ed1ot dated September %,
1900, by which the degradation and pun
ishment of Prince Tuan and other high
Chinese officials is decreed.
The government of thesUnited States
is disposed to regard this measure as a
proof of the desire Of the imperial Chi.
nese government to satisfy the reasonable
demands of the foreign powers for the
injury and outrage which their lega-
tions and their nationals have suffered
at the hands of evil disposed persons in
China; although it has been thought
we'll, in view of the vagueness of the
edict In regard to the punishment which
some of the inculpated persons are to re-
ceive to signify to the Chinese minister
the Presidents view that it would be
most regrettable if Prince Tuan, who ap-
pears from the cOncurring testimony of
the legations in Pekin, to have been one
of the foremost in the proceedings COM
planned OF, should escape such fulE meas
ure of exemplary punishment as the
facts warrant, or II Kang vi and Chao
Shu Chiao should receive other than their
just deserts.
With view to forming Judgment
on these points, the United States minis
ter in Pekin, has been instructed to re-
port whether the edict completely names
the persons deserving of chastisement;
whether punishments proposed accord
with the gravity Of the crimes commit
ted and in what manner the United
States and the other powers are to be as
sured that satisfactory punishment is in
ficted 1t is hoped that Mr.. Conger's
replies to these interrogatories will con-
firm the government OF the United States
in the opinion which it now shares with
the imperial German government that
the edict in question is an important
initial step in the direction Of peace and
order in China.
Department. of State, Washington, Octo-
ber, 1900.
Washington, October 4.-The American
note to Germany is regarded as one of
the most Important moves thus far made,
not only in fixing the course of events
in China, but in giving formal express
sion to a growing and most satisfactory
state of fealing which has arisen lately
between the governments at Berlin and
Washington. This has come about after
Hay and Baron Sternberg, all of them
looking toward common action by the
two governments.
AS these dispatches stated yesterday,
the point now under consideration is the
supervision, by the ministers of the pow
ers at Pekin of the punishments to be
by the Chinese authorities.
The desires of Germany In this matter
were expressed at length and were com-
municated to the President. They met
with the most hearty approval. as they
were seen Eto be in line with what the
United. Estates had announced as one OF
its chief aims, viz: