Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
DEMANDS PUNISHMENT
OF CHINESE LEADERS
Chief |nstigators Of Anti-fereign.
Uprising Must Be Handed
Over.
6ERnAsl's NOTE TO POWERS
Opposed, to Any Peace Negotiations
Until China Complies With
This Conditions Applauaca
in England.


in England.
Berlin, Sept. so.-The foreign office
has sent a telegraphic note to the
German embassies at Washington,
London, Paris, ST. Petersburg, Rome,
Vienna and Toxic. The text of the
note is as followss
The government of the emperor
holds as preliminary to entering upon
diplomatic relations with the Chinese
government, that those persons must
be delivered up who have been proven
to be the original and real instigators
OF the outrages against international
law which have occurred at Picking.
The number of those Who were merely
instruments in carrying out the out
RACES is too great. Wholesale cxecu-
tions would be contrary to the civ
ilizcd conscience, and the circ,1sn-
stances of such group of leaders cam.
not be completely asccrtaihed.. But q
few whose guilt is notorious Should be
delivered ep and punished. The repre-
sentatives of the powers at Picking are
in position to give or bring forward
convincing evidence. Less Importance
attaches to the number punished than
to their character as chief instgators
as leaders,
THE government believes it car
count on the unanimity of all the
cabinets in regard to this point iii
asmuch as indifference to the idea O..
just atonement would be equivalent tc
indifference to Il repetition of Tho
crime. The government proposes
therefore, that the cabinets concerned
should Unjust their representatives al
Peking to Indicate these leading Chi
nese personages from whose guilt il.
instigating or perpetrating outrage.
all doubt is excluded.
WON BUEhoW."
The publication of Count von Bue
lows circular note, which was made
through the Nord Deutsche Allge
meme Zeitung, was decided upon be
cause it was deemed best to let TIL.
world see that Germany had nothing
to hide regarding her real aims il
China. The diplomatic corps here 81
interprcsts 1T. The note shows alst
that Count Won Buelow's sober ane
moderate. view regarding the Chimes,
muddle and its solution have now tri
umphed over Emperor Williamt
more expansive plans" Tomorrow
the leading German papers will ap
prove the note.
Approve III England.
London, Sept. 20.--As might have
been expected, coincident with the ar
rival of Count Won Waldersae in Chi.
ma, comes the most important decla
ration Of policy yet issued by any o.
the allies. AS the Daily News re
marks, "Germany's circular note has
turned the tables on Russia, whose
evacuation proposal had put Germany
into an awkward corner. Now, if Rus
STA assents to the German note, sht
will he unable to continue" says the
Daily News, Ito pose as China's len
lent and forgiving; friend, while. if sh,
dissents, Russia will lay herself oper
to the charge of reducing the punitiv.
expedition to farce.''
The London morning papers nav.
little but praise for what is called
Gcrmany's admirable note.'' Th,
Times goes SO far as to wish that TIL.
credit for making such proposal be.
longed to Great Britain.
The Morning Post alone, i'll cogen,
and well reasoned editorial, points Out
Il grave objection, namely, that if ths
real authors and instigators of tho
uprising should prove to be Identical
with the personnel of the Chinese gov.
ernment. 1T can hardly be expected
that they will deliver themselves up
and that, if the Chinese government
should be designated as guilty. il
would be under the ban of the pow
ers--a condition of things only ter
minable by the conquest of China OF
revolution producing a new govern
ment. Therefore" says the Morn
ing Post. 1.-THE powers should care
fully weigh the matter before com
hitting themselves"
There is no confirmation in amy 9th.
err quarter of Lord Salisbury s;alleged
telegram to Ii Hung Chang, referred
to by the Shanghai correspondent OF
the Daily Express.
Received in Washington.
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