The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-27
CHINA MAY
BE CUT UP
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must be alive when turned over to US,
and when this is verified the reward
will be Immediately paid. Let al fear
and none disregard this special proc
lamation."
There is no question that Tuan and.
Chang issued this proclamation and
hence it is argued the demand for the
death punishment in their cases is rea-
sonabIe. The degradation of Prince
Yih and secondary Prince Tsiai Wing
is not regarded as sufficient because
they personally directed the Chinese
troops who fired on the legations. The
same is true in regard to Tsai Lien,
who, according to one of the edicts, is
ordered to be kept within closed doors
where he may reflect on his misdeeds
The punishment is looked upon as ri
diculous. Duke Ian is to be deprived
of safety, degraded in rank and trans
ferred. The same punishment is i'm
posed on Ying Men, who personally led
the attacks.
One thing noticeable in the principal
edict is that Fang vi, who is dead, is
denounced as the most vicious of all
the exalted personages involved. An
other point is that Chao Chi Chiao,
President of the Board of War, who
was the most bitter of the anti-foreign-
ers and commended the Chinese for
numbering them is deprived of rank
but retained in office. The only severe
punishment ordered is that of Yu
Hsien, former Governor of Shensi, who
is to be deported to the frontier where
he is to work at hard labor for life,
with the further provision that he can
never be pardoned. Yu Hsien personal
ly aided in the massacre of mission
aries and other Christians. The edict
for the punishment of the guilty par
ties concludes as follows: 1--WE be-
lieve that this deprivation of rank and
punishment is just and impartial
throughout and we think the whole
world will now excuse U.S."
1t is thought that the Dowager does
not realize the seriousness of the stu
alton, and the fact has made the min
listers feel stronger in insisting on their
demands. The ministers have been
further strengthened because the Dow
ager, in forwarding the edict to Ii
Hung Chang, sent a note that it was
at present, to punish Cen
the imperial troops, but she promised
to attend to the matter later. She also
informed Ii Hung Chang that she had
inflicted severe punishment on the min
listers of state responsible for the
troubles. Some of these guilty persons
had not been seen lately, but they
would be punished.
1t was decreed, Furthermore, that Ii
Hung Chang and Prince Ching would
be held responsible for any further de-
lay in opening the peace negotiations.
All of these orders and DEGREES were
personally presented to Minister Con-
ger by Ii. Several persons were pres
ent at this interview, during which Ii
asked Conger to prevail on his col
leagues to delay the question of pun
ishment of the guilty parties.
To this Conger replied: 1T will be
necessary for somebody to prevail on
me first"
PUNISHMENTS A MISTAKE.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia cable to the
Sun from Picking, says: 1t is realized
now that the execution of the Chinese
officials who were implicated in the
massacres at Poa Ting Flu by order of
the international commission was a
tremendous blunder. In the first place,
they were tried, convicted and execut-
ed by a foreign court, and are there
fore regarded by their countrymen as
martyrs. Furthermore, they surrender
ed themselves to these foreigners by
command of the Chinese Peace Com
miSsionerS, who were carrying on ne
gotiations with the powers, and the
Chinese look upon the execution as
treachery. They understand that if the
international commission decided they
were guilty and should be executed
the Chinese would carry out the sem
fences, even though the officials felt
when they surrendered that they would
not be killed. In view of the execu-
tons and surrounding circumstances,
there appears to be some reason for the
Empress Dowagers expressed belief
that the promises of the representa-
tives of the powers that no harm will
come to her if the court returns to
Picking are an insufficient guarantee.
ALLIES HOLD TONES.
PARIS, Nov. 19.-Official advices
from General Voyrun. commander of
the French troops in China, announce
that international columns are occupy
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