The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-13

inets, should not excite surprise IN tke
White House, the state Department, CT
elsewhere.
We are told that the President and his
Foreign Minister resent the idea that 50
many eminent Chinese torturers and
butchers should pc selected for capital
punishment by the powers, and that SO
large an indemnity as six hundred million
taels should he exacted by way of inden-
nifty and punitive damages These are mat
ters which we think it would be well for
the administration to pass over. The
more it complains, the more its negligi-
bi1ity in the negotiations between the civ
.lized world and the barbarian empire win
be made evident.
Today's dispatches show that the min
listers in Pekin have reached a final under
standing very much opposed to the views
of Messrs Mckinley and Hay. Of course
it is ad referendum, but there is little
probability that any of the Governments,
Russia and the United States excepted,
will fail to enforce It. Even though France
should join in dissent the coalition Of
England, Germany, Austria, and Italy is
doubtless strong enough 10 carry the pro-
posed programme, which, according to
cablegram from Dr.. Morrison, Pekin cor
respondent of the London Times" is as
follows:
'.china shall erect mouasoent to Baron Won
ketteleT on the site where be was murdered and
send an imperial Prince 10 Germany to convey
apology She shall infiet the death penalty upon
eleven princes and officials already named. and
suspend provincial examinations for FIVE years
where the outTageS occurred. In future all Off
Gals failing to prevent antIoreign GutTages with
IN their jurisdiction shall be dismissed and punish
Indemnity shall be paid to the States. cor
poratioBs. and individuals. The Tsung- aT'ien
shall be abolished and its functions vested n g
Foreign Minister. Rational intercourse shall be
permitted with the Emperor, as IN civilized
countries
The forts at Taku and the other forts on the
coast Of Chill shall be Tszed. and the inports-
lion OF arms and war material prohibited Per
manent legation guards shall be maintained
and also guards OF communication between Pekia
and the sea
Imperial proclamations shall be posted for
two years throughout the Empire sIEppressing
Boxers
The Indemnity Is 10 ineinde compensation for
Chinese who suffered through being employed by
foreigners, bl comp lion Tor native Christ
iaas. The words missionary aud Christians do
not occur in the note"
In whatever way these terms may be re-
garded by the Administration they are
likely 10 be accepted by the American pub
lie as fair, and representing the minimum
Of what ought to be demanded from China.
Within very few days necessity has
developed for the use of additional force to
end the murderous usurpation of Imperial
authority by the Empress Dowager. Only
today il is reported that she has caused
the decaDitation OF a number OF telegraph
and other officials who accepted and for
warded a message from the Emperor to
Count Won Waldersee. notifying the latter
that he was close prisoner; otherwise ne
would go to Pekin at once. It may suit the
purposes OF Russia to handle this female
fend with gloves and keep her in power;
but the worlds opinion viii never be
brought to agreement with such policy.