New-York tribune., 1900-12-23
THE POWERS. TO CHINA.
TEXT OF THE JOINT NOTE MADE PUBLIC
BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Dec. 22-The State Department
to-day made public the text of the joint note OF
the Powers to China. The official statement
follows:
The following English version is understood to be
in substantial equivalence with the French text of
the note to be addressed to the Government of
cooperating Powers at Peking December 4, 1900,
and subsequently amended before signature:
During the months of May June July and
August Of the current year serious disturbances
broke out in the northern provinces of China, in
which atrocious crimes unparalleled in history
and outrages against the law of nations, against
the laws of humanity and against, civilization
were committed under particularly odious cir
cumstances. The principal of these crimes were
the following:
First-On June 20 His Excellency Baron Won
Ketteler, while his way to the Tsung-l-
Yamen, in the performance of his official func-
tons. was murdered by soldiers of the regular
army. acting under orders of their chiefs.
Second-On the same day the foreign lega-
tions were attacked and besieged The attacks
continued without intermission until August Ia.
on which date the arrival Of the foreign forces
put an end to them, These attacks were made
by the regular troops, who Joined the Boxers,
and who obeyed the orders Of the Court emanat-
ing from the Imperial palace At the same time
the Chinese Government officially declared, by
its representatives abroad, that it guaranteed
the security of the legations
Third-On June IL Mr.. Sujyarna, Chancellor Of
the Legation of Japan. while in the discharge Of
an official mission was killed by regulars at the
gates of the city. In Peking and in several
provinces foreigners were murdered, tortured or
attacked by the Boxers and the regular troops,
and such as ecaped death owed their salvation
solely to their own determined resistance. Their
establishments were looted and destroyed
Fourth-Foreign cemeteries, at Peking
pecially, were desecrat ted, theSgraves opened and
the remains scattered abroad. 2
These occurrences necessarily led the foreign
Powers to dispatch their troops to China to the
end of protecting the lives of their representa-
their march to Peking the allied forces met with
resistance from the Chinese army and had to
overcome it by force
Inasnuch China has recognized her re-
Sponsibility, expressed regret and evinced a de-
sire to see end put to the situation created
by the aforesaid disturbances, the Powers have
determined to accede to her request upon the
irrevocable conditions enumerated below, which
they deem indispensable to expiate the crimes
committed and to prevent their recurrence
I.
A The dispatch TO Berlin Of an extraordinary
mission headed by an Imperial prince in order
to express the regrets Of His Majesty the En-
peror of China and of the Chinese Government
for the assassination of His Excellency the late
Baron Ketteer Minister of Germany
B. The erection on the spot Of the assassination
of commemorative monument pehttlng the
rank of the deceased bearing an inscription in
| the Latin German and Chinese languages. ex-
pressing the regrets of the Emperor of China
for the murder.
A The severest punishment for the persons
designated in the Imperial decree Of September
25 1900 and for those whom the representatives
of the Powers shall subsequently designate.
B. The suspension for five years of all Official
examinations in all the cities where foreigners
have been massacred or have been subjected to
cruel treatment
Honorable reparation to be made by the Chi
nese Government to the Japanese Government
for the murder of Mr.. Sujyama
"
An expiatory monument to be erected by the
or international cemetery which has been desc
| Grated in which the graves have been de-
stroyed.
The maintenance, under conditions 70 be de-
ternined by the Powers, of the interdiction
against the Importation of arms as well as OF
materials employed exclusively for the manu-
facture Of arms and ammunition.
Equitable indemnities for the Governments.
societies, companies and individuals. as well as
for Chinese who during the late occurrences
have suffered in person or in property in CON
| sequence of their being in the service OF for
| eigners China TO adopt financial measures ac-
ceptable to the Powers for the purpose OF guar
anteeing the payment of the said indemnities
and the interest and amortization Of the loans
VII
The right for each Power to maintain per
manent guard for its legation. and to put the
diplomatic quarter in defensible condition, the
Chinese having no right to reside in that quarter
VIII
The destruction OF the forts which might OBJ
struct free communication between Peking and
| the sea
TX
The right to the military occupation of GER
tain points to be determined by an understand
ing among the Powers, in order to maintain
open communication between the capital and
the
The Chinese Government TO cause to be pub
lished during two years in all the sub-prefect-
ures Imperial decree
A. Embodying a perpetual prohibition under
penalty of death of membership in any anti
foreign society.
B. Enumerating the punishments that shall
have been inflicted on the guilty, together with
the suspension of all official examinations in
the cities where foreigners have been murdered
or have been subjected to cruel treatment: and
C. Furthermore, Imperial decree to be
issued and published throughout the Empire or
dering that the Governors-Ge (Viceroys),
| Governors and all provincial local officials.
shall be held responsible for the maintenance of
order within their respective jurisdiction, and
| that in the event of renewed anti-foreign dis
| turbances any other infracton of treaty oc-
| curing, and which shall not forthwith be sup
! pressed and the guilty persons punished they.
| the said officials shall be Immediately removed