The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-05

nese imperial edict in regard to the
punishment of Prince Tuan and other
high Chinese officials.
The Chinese minister communicated
10 the secretary of state on the I'd inst,
a telegram received by him from Di-
rector General Sheng conveying the
purport of an imperial edict dated
Sept p, 1900, by which the degradation
and punishment of Prince Tuan and
other high Chinese officials is decreed
ne government of the United States
is disposed to regard this measure as a
proof of the desire of the imperial Chi
nese government o satisfy the reasona-
Die demands OF the foreign powers for
the injury and outrage wkSch their Ie-
cations and their nations have suffered
at the hands of evil disposed persons in
China; although it has been thought
well, in view of the vagueness of the
ediet in regard to the punishment
which some of the inculpated persons
are to receive to signify to the Chinese
minister the presidents view that il
would be most regrettable if Prince
Tuan, who appears from the concurring
testimony of the legations in Pekin to
have been one of the foremost in the
proceedings complained Of should es-
cape such full measure OF exemplary
punishment as the facts warrant or il
kang vi and CEao Shu Chiao should
receive other than their Just deserts
With view of forming a Judgment
on these points the United States min
aster in Pekin has been instructed TO
report whether the edict completely
names the persons deserving chastise-
ment. whether punishments proposed
accord with the gravity of the crimes
committed: and in what manner the
United States and the other powers are.
to be assured that satisfactory punish
ment is inflicted.
1T is hoped that Mr.. Conger's replies
TO IneSe 1nterrOgatOrieS will confirm the
government of the United States in the
opinion which it now shares with the
imperial German government that the
edict in question is an important initial
step in the direction of peace and order
Department of State, Washington.
Oct. 3. 1900
Note Sent by Germany.
The text of the note of the minister
OF foreign affairs. Count Won BueIoW
to the foreign powers is as follows:
The imperial power is informed of
an edict of the Chinese emperor by
Sheng, the TaOtai of Shanghai, where
by the punishment is ordered of a num-
Der of princes and dignitaries named
Tor having supported the Boxers. The
imperial government assumes that all
the other cabinets concerned have re-
ceived a similar communication Ac-
cepting the authenticity of the edict on
which we, for cur part, do not wish to
TO the contrary, we can perceive in il
the first sign toward a practical basis
for the establishment of an orderly
state of things in China.
The imperial government therefore,.
in furtherance of the procedure propos-
ed in its circular note Of Sept II has
further proposed to the powers to come
to an agreement to instruct their din
lomatic representatives in China to ex-
anime and give their opinions on the
following points:
I. Whether the list contained in the
edict of persons to be punished is suffi-
Gent and correct?
2- Whether the punishments propos-
ed meet the case2
%. In what way the powers can con-
troll the carrying out of the penalties
imposed.
THE information received M to the
present concerning the reception of this
proposition by the powers justifies the
belief that a general understanding on
this matter may be looked for