The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-12
EMPEROR
or Chinais C0rfred and wants
Out.

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Russians are acting under the ord
ers III the British admiral It is re-
ported that the head ~ q fDrelgner
has been seen On pole northwest o.
Tien Tsln The Chinese are fleeing
from Pekin and Tien Tgin ~ shang-
hal
There are orninlouE indications o.
outbreaks in the Yang TIE district. a
claFses in districts in tie north dlEplaf
intense hostility toward the foreigners
and the Chinese soldiers point their
guns atthe foreigners when they pags.
LOSDOS. June Iz.-The Shanghai
correspondent u The Daily Express
telegraphlng yesterday Eair:
Weng Tgng. Emperor KwOng
Hsu's tutor and confident, who was
dismissed by the dOwager empress az
ter the coup d etate IN 1893. sends
with the special sanction of the en-
peror and his party, including three
viceroys a message ~ the people O.
the west, az follows:
His majecty ~ convinced, through
amply Trustworthy sources. that the
local loyal supporters of many gcOres
Of millions of the Chinese viii be &C
corded 70 his proposals. for , uttinz
an end u The state II anarchy
brought about by the action u the
empress Hsi TEi
''The government Of China being
virtually non-existing. the emps-or
proposes that the foreign troops VINO
dominate the capital shall remove h'p
imperial person from the palace in
which II maJecty is confined a prison
er. .shall declare Empress Hsl TEi An
her present ministers 20 be usurpers
and ghail bring the Emperor Kwaug
Hsu 20 Eanking Wuchang OF Shang-
hal which ever the foreign powe -
deem IL the most suitable for the new
capital Of the Chinese empire under
new conditions.
ct IL proposed by his nnajecty and
his advisers that the foreign powers
shall declare a joint protectorate ara
undertake toaskof governing the
country through his maiecty"
The message suggests that the pro-
fectOrate should abolish certain boards
take separate advantage.
THE German office has received no
official proof nor any evidence ten =
ing 20 show. that the empress dow
ager ls making common cause with
the boxer.
Indeed Baron Won Kettaler (G:r-
man minister % Pekin) not long aHo
forwarded a copy of the imperial de-
cree against the boxers. L ~ another
question. Of course, whether the en-
press uses adequate meansfor sup
pressing tn r, volt and also whethe'
within her immediate entourage anti
European influences are a. work.
1.-THE instructions that have been
sent 70 the chief Of the German squad
comprehensive enough 10 meet the re-
quirenents Of the cage. II necessary
third marine battalion will be sent
from Kahi chou % Pekn but no more
ships"
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Chin
ere crisis continues TO be an absorb
topic at the foreign embassy and lega-
tions in Washington but the prevail
ing the sentiment is IL will be con-
fined 10 mob outbreaks and will not
eventuate in a territoial dismem-
berment involving the varouspowers.
II is pointedout that up 10 this time
the foreignpOwers have stated most
positively that their sole purpose Is tn
restore peace peace and protect its CT
liens and while there has been some
suspicion Of an ulterio motive on the
In Pekin. appoint new ministers, aboi-
ish the existing Ro-called armies e.
tablish general gendarmie under for
eign officers, take control OF the cuG-
toms, posts and telegraphs and work
them through Chinese officials; esab
lish n uniform currency give Just tx
alton and insure the freedom OF r. %
1igiun.
Weng TunR Ho, who predicts =
peaceful acceptance OF such regime
:6Bs ol no s9oS
"China is ripe for the change Of tide
which the reactionaries vainly seek
10 stem II IS said on the othcr Land
that II foreign powers seriously CON
template the ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF the
Chinese empire they have the before
them the hugh task Of facing dens,
millions and although they lack the
training which make diplomatic sol
diers They possess boundless powers
Of passive resistance, and would b
able 10 wear out the patience OF any
European rulers seeking 10 govern
them without regard to their prelu
dices"
BERLIN, June 11.-From a high ot
fcial OF a foreign office a correspond
ent OF theAssociated Press received
the following statement today re
specting Germans attitude In the "a
east.
Germany adhers 10 her idea 20 ioin
action by the powers In China. Thu
far the powers have been acting -
gether harmoniously, and there IS n
indication that any power means Z
part OF some OF thin, this has no
takn form.
on the contrary all the official dec
larations have disavowed anyth' N