The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-13
HAY SETS
THE PACE
Success Of American
| Diplomacy.
THE POWERS FALL IN
The Chinese Court Anxious to Return
to Peking--More Trouble
Brewing.

/ CHICAGO. Dec. Ga special TO the
Times Herald from Washington. says.
American diplomacy leads the world
The great powers have practically
reached an agreement as To the basis 4
OF future movements in China, and /
this basis is that which was proposed
by Secretary Hay. Secretary Hay has
cabled To Minister Conger TO sign for
the United States an agreement wAich
the ministers reached at Peking This
agreement was sent to the home gov
ernments for their approval, and with
a single exception every power has al
ready cabled its representative at Pc
king TO sign the agreement. and that
power will probably do so by tomor-
row or the next day.
Thus the concert OF the powers is
preserved and a practical and rational
basis OF settlement has been reached
at last thanks to the skill and firm
ness OF the American secretary of
state.
The chief features OF the agreement
are as follows:
IL Is stipulated that the puntshments
To be meted out TO guilty Chinese are
"a severe as " is possible for the Chi
nese government to administer. but
not more severe. The government OF
China Is not 20 be asked 70 do the
impossible.
IL Is expected tha; under this obli-
cation the government viii punish Sc
verely eleven ringleaders In the at
,acks upon the legations and In the
incitement of anti-foreign outrages
some OF these will be beheaded. 9th
ers will be banished or degraded.
m Great Britain and Germany hat
been permitted 20 have their way th'
dynasty would have been compelled q
agree to behead men who are beyon'
the reach OF the Emperor's government
-men who are in the western prov
inces and In command OF militar
forces sufficient TO protect them. Sec
retary Hay has from the first cor
tended that while in justice all thes
heads should be taken off, II Is nece'
sary 90 catch your hare before coof
ing him. and that II was simply al
sufd 20 require the Chinese goverI
ment To decapitate men whom II cou'
not get hold OF.
These guilty officials will be banisi
ed and degraded and thus IL will
made impossible for them TO return
positions OF power.
N Is stipulated In the agreeme'
that the Chinese governement Is
formally admit It's Liability to q
powers for damages and for the .
AL pense of military operations. IN
az done the amount OF indemnity TO
col- paid each nation IL TO be ascertain
etc' afterward By means OF careful inq'
ries and estimates.
This part OF the plan will requi
much time. and while. OF course,
will give rise TO opportunities
trouble making powers TO precipit'
now complications. IL is felt that
great point has been gained by ms
ing the amount of indemnity a 81
iect OF negotiation. as u should
rather than preliminary condiu
Other features Of the agreement .
e tain 10 the legation guards 20 be
,, at Peking. to the razing OF the fek
forte and other military precauti'
similar 90 those proposed by
~ French government a month ago.
To ali these conditions II Is unc
II stood III Hung Chang and Pri
Ching representing the Emperor,
willing 10 accede.
In official and diplomatic cir
here the belief Is expressed that
great step forward has been taken
that again there - good prospect
.s an adjustment OF the seemingly
Nv ending complication without dlsm
~ berment and without destruction
the dynasty.
The agreement now reached po
W 20 an early military evacuation
u' Peking. and return OF the cour
that capital.
Ill SIGNS or MORE TROUBLE.
LONDON. Dec. i-"Placards