The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-30
cOHeER BELIEVES II TIE
PUNISHMENT oE LEADERS
he IS NOT IN ACCORD WITH POSI-
TON ASSUMED sY sEcRE-
TkRY Hay.
Germany insists Upon Execution cs
Princes ard oFicisls Responsible
for Chinese ousrases as Condition
fer Peace Negotiations

II NEW YORK. Nov. es.-Aeco-sine
TO special from Washington 10 the
/ Herald. Minister Congerss dispatch to
/ Secretary Hay asserting his belle.
/ that the punishment OF Chinese lead
ers imposed by the decree issued by
I the Chinese Government. is not ade-
quate. is opposed TO Inc opinion held
by the President and the Secretary OF
State
Another important development n
I the situation is that Germany has
proposed that, as a condition TO con
tinuing the negotiations. China be
compelled to execute the eleven prin-
ces and officials alleged to- be respon-
sibie for the Chinese outrages. This
condition is very distasteful to the
administration. which is expected TO
take steps to secure its modification
Mr.. Conger's message was in re-
Spouse to an inquiry from Secretary
Hay. sent Immediately after the pre-
sentation of the decree to this gov
eminent by Mr. WI. The Secretary
cabled that the United States did not
intend TO pursue policy of ven
geance, but stated mat because of Mr..
Conger's experience the President
necessarily left in his hands the de-
termination of whether the punish
ment imposed were adequate. Secre-
tary Hay also urged to take into full
consideration the attitude of the Chi
nese and the ability of the imperial
government to carry out more severe
sentences
II is evident TO the officials that the
siege through which Mr.. Conger and
other ministers went last summer has
angered them against the Chinese and
caused them to be foremost in de-
manding blood expiation. In the hope
of lettering Mr. Conger from any
ideas of vengeance MIR. w. W. Rock
Hill was sent to Picking as his adviser
1t is an open secret that the authori-
ties would have preferred the refer
ence of the negotiations to a commits
sion, formed of commissioners. three
in number. appointed by each power,
but this plan failed of accomplish
ment
The proposal of Germany that the
continuance of negotiations depend
upon the execution of the princes
anu officials thought responsible for
the outrages is another form of the
proposition submitted to the Wash
ington government several weeks ago
by Baron Won Stemberg, then Ger
man Charge d'Affairs. Germany pro-
poseu at that time that as a condition
precedent to negotiations the Chi
nese government be compelled to sur
render the first and real perpetrators
of the crimes committed against inter-
national law
The response of the United States
was that it could not join a demand
of this character; that China should
be afforded an opportunity to punish
the criminals. and that provision for
their punishment should be made IN
the negotiations for final settlement.
The President is considering the
new German proposal and he will
probably decline to agree to it. sug-
costing some modification that may
lead to satisfactory solution.
An official said that as some of
those condemned by the ministers are
powerful princes and officials control
ing Chinese forces, il is plain that I'M
less the imperial government. desfr-
ous of carrying out the ultimatum of
the foreign representatives. is able to
arrest the culprits quickly they are
likely to combine in their own de-
Tense. The possibility is suggested
that they might kill the emperor.
Such an act would be a signal for an
outbreak all over China
and would have consequences which
the authorities hesitate to contem-
Mate