Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-10-24

developments in the Chinese situation
today. The answer Of this government
to the note OF Germany and Britain
relative to the Anglo-G German alliance
has been prepared. but the text has
not been made public.
China Admils Guilt.
Pekin, via Taku. Oct. 24.-A prelimi-
combined powers has Deen proposed by
Prince Ching and II Hung Chang. 1t /
reads AZ follows:
Article l. Laying siege to the Legal
4 tions OF foreign ministers is high off,
1ense againEt one Of the important
principles OF international law. No
s country can possibly tolerate such
sYthing. CHINA acknowledges her great
kault In this respect and promises that
ft Will never occur again.
\ Article 2. China admits her liabili-
I w to pay an indemnity for the vari-
lous losses sustained on this occasion,
and the powers will each appoint Off
eials to examine and present all claims
6or anal consultation and settlement.
.Article 3. AS to future trade and
3 keneral international relations, each
bower should designate how these mat
Z Iold treaties should continue or new con-
MAntions should be made, slightly add
hnes to the old treaties or canceAng the
4 old treaties and negotiating new ones.
lAny. of stfesA plans may be adopted, and
when China has approved them further
special regulations can be made in each
case an required,
y Article 4. This convention will be
made by China with the combined pow
ers to cover the general principles
which apply alike to all. This settled.
k1,e foreign minister's will remove the
keals they caused to be placed In yari-
lous parts OK the ng-li-yamen, and
Y khen the yamen ministers may go to
khe yamen and attend to business as
II usual. And, further, each power should
arrange its own special AFFAIRS with
II CHINA so that separate treaties may be
ne.ftled in due order i5
\ when the various items Of indem-
nifty are all arranged property or an
al understand ding has been come to about
them, the powers will successfully
Nwithdraw their troops
.Article s. The troops sent to China
(bySthe powers are for the protection Of
ministers and no other purpose, SO
when the negotiations begin for treat
lies Of peace. each power should first
lAeclare an armistice."
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a,,a &. n.aa ~ frismember Chin
!, .,ins dsteruined n af,vanc
,,,hst ! tho, nrsI,minary agreement is.
sa ~ to,,ht n ernrersfd here that dur
~ Lat.er,a famous visit TO Ell
1.s,s.1 .o,,,aa7 ,,,orths 4 20 a n arrange
.st -. de- with Great Britai
..t,,nt hrouaht about the satisfactur
s.ss,.,a,. - tha German boundary lir
!, eur Af,4ca and the non int erie
!. u or the &; ;erman eoyernme Mt in Il
- a 10 considered ike
4ha ch,ro agreement lis ylnpply
..,n,,a nce. ~ the policy OF mutu
aash1r, ~, cn-operatton embarks
80 q, ',hs ,wo nation. Al that tim
s<,nr, VA. made Yesterday to sho
nrsat Rr,tain and Germany h.
chsd an agreement as to action
taken in territory outside of Chin
I'D that this referred particularly
e western hemisphere ana the pr
sed. Nicaragua canal In q antnor't ila.
e quarters this Idea seemed 70 pf
il.
secretary OF State Hay IS preparll
anawer to the invitation of Gre