The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-13
PONERSREACHAGREEMENT
BASIS OF PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
DECIDED UPON.
Proposals of the United States Practi-
cally Adopted-Severe Punishments to
BE Innicted-tndemnit to be Made.

NEW YORK, December "a special
to the Sun from Washington says The
acute phase of the crisis i'm the Chinese
negotiations passed today, when all the
interested nations reached a harmo-
NOUS agreement in regard to the de-
mands to be made on the Chinese Gov
eminent to which assent must be given
before formal peace negotiations begin.
Instructions have been sent TO Minister
COnger by Secretary Hay to sign the
preliminary agreement, and it is now
assured that formal conferences be-
tween Ii Hung Chang and Prince
Ching, the Chinese plenipOtentarles and
the Ministers of the Powers will be
settled in short order.
The agreement necessarily is a COM
promise but is satisfactory to the
United States in the main points of
punishments and indemnity being ar
ranged in conformity with the views of
the President and Secretary of State.
The main question was that of punish
ments. The Ministers adopted an arti-
Gle of agreement which provided that
twelve Chinese dignitaries be executed
for completely in the anti-fOreign trout
bleS. The United States objected on tho
ground that the Chinese imperial au-
thorities or powers were unable to in
tlict such severe sentences on the
powerful officials named, chief of whom
was Prince Tuan, father of the heir
apparent to the throne. Russia prompt
ly came to the support of the United
States in this contention, and all the
other nations followed suit, with the
exception of Germany. AS a result of
exchanges within the past week. Ger
many has come around to this view.
The form of the demand finally incor-
pOrated in the agreement at Picking was
suggested by Russia and the United
States 1t calls for the infection of the
,fs-I,r
offenders that the Chinese Government
is able to infict. Guarantees must be
given that these men will be punished
severely and the powers must have
evidence that the punishments have
been carried out in good faith.
AS to indemnity, the agreement con-
tains a provision that the Chinese Gov
eminent shall acknowledge liability for
injuries to governments, corporations
and persons and agree to pay damages,
actual and exemplary, to be fixed here-
after in such manner as the peace pleni-
potentiaries shall decide. The amounts
to be paid are not fixed, nor is any limit
of indemnity named. This Govern
ment and Russia favor the transfer Of
the indemnity question to a permanent
court of arbitration at The Hague, of
which eX-President Harrison Chief JUS
tice Fuller, Attorney General Griggs
and Judge Gray of Delaware are the
American members.
All other demands heretofore adopted
by the Ministers are included in the
agreement, with no material modlflca-
lions. To preserve harmony the United
States accepted the other points in the
agreement. These additional points ara
in effect as follows: The erection of
monument to Baron Won Ketteler and
the sending of an imperial Prince to
Berlin to make an OpOlOgy for his MUIR
der. Officials failing to prevent out
RACES on foreigners in their districts
shall be dismissed and punished. A sin
gle Minister of Foreign Affairs shall be
appointed, displacing the Tsung-li Va
men, or Foreign Board. Rational inter-
course between the diplomatic corps
and the Emperor shall be permitted
The forts along the Pei-ho between
Picking and Taku and the forts on the
coast of Pechlii, shall be RACED and the
importation of arms and munitions of
war shall be prohibited. Permanent
foreign guards at the Picking legations
and at points between Pek,ng and Taku
shall be maintained. Edict5 fOr the
suppression of the Boxers shall ne post
ed throughout the empire for two VC airs.
Monuments shall be erected Ivy China in
international burial places that have
been profaned. New treaties of trade
and navigation shall be negotiated
Chinese employed by foreigners shall be
paid indemnity for injuries, but this is
not to include native Christians not en-
plOyed by foreigners.