Little Falls herald., 1900-12-28
TEXT OF JOINT NOTE
MINISTERIAL ! AGREEMENT SIGNED
At PEkiNG MADE PUBLIC.

Seyerest Punishment Demanded For the
Guilty rarties Named in Imperial De-
cree and Designated by Powers-Forts
Between Feking and Sea to he Razed
and Certain / oints Occupied.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-Ihe state de-
partment has made public the text Of
the joint note of the powers to China.
The official statement follows:
During the months of May, June
July and August of the current year,
serious disturbances broke out in the
northern provinces of China, in which
atrocious crimes unparalleled in history
and outrages against the law OF na'
tions, against the laws Of humanity
end against civilization, were commit
ted under particularly odious circum'
Stances
The principal offenses are then emu
merated.
''Inasmuch as China has recognized
her responsibility, expressed regret and
evinced desire to see an end put to
the situation created by the aforesaid
disturbances, the powers have deter.
mined to accede to her request upon
the irrevocab1e conditions enumerated
below which they deem Indispensable
to expiate the crimes committed and to
prevent their recurrence.
''I-The dispatch to Berlin Of an ex-
traordinary mission headed by al inn
perial prince, in order to express the
regrets of his majesty, the emperor OF
China, and Of the Chinese government
for the assassin alton of his excellency,
the late Baron Won Ketteler, minister
Of Germany.
severest Punishment For Offenders.
"II-The severest punishment for
the persons designated in the imperial
decree Of Sept, 70, 1900, and for those
whom the representatives Of the pow.
ers shall subsequently designate.
"III-Honorable reparation to be
made by the Chinese government to
the japanese government for the mur-
der of Mr. Sujyama.
"lV-An .xpiatory monument to be
erected by the imperial Chinese
government in every foreign or inter.
national cemetery which has been des-
ecrated or in which graves have been
destroyed.
"V-Ihe maintenance, under condi-
tions to be determined by the powers,
of the Introduction against the importa-
ton of arms as we'll as of materials EN-.
ployed exclusively for the manufacture
of arms and ammunition.
VI-Equitable indemnities to govern
is, societies, companies and indi-
viduals, as we'll as for Chinese who
during the late occurrences have suf-
ferred in person or in property in con-
sequence of their being in the service
of foreigners. China to adopt financial
measures acceptable to the powers for
the purpose Of guaranteeing the pay.
ment Of said indemnities.
Permanent: Legation Guard.
''VI1-.The right, for each power, to
maintain permanent guard for its
legation and to put the diplomatic
quarter in defensible condition. the
Chinese having no right to reside in
that quarter.
"VIII-The destruction of the forts
which might obstruct free communica.
ton between Peking and the sea.
"IX-The right to the military occu-
patton Of certain points, to be deter.
mined by an understanding among the
powers, in order to main tain open com.
munication between the capital and
the sea.
'X-The Chinese government to
cause to be published during two years
in all sub. .prefectures an imperial de.
cree embodylng perpetual prohibi-
ton, under penalty Of death, of mem.
bership III any anti-foreign society.
"X1-The Chinese government to
undertake to negotiate amendments to
the treaties of commerce and naviga-
ton considered useful by the foreign
powers, and upon other matters per.
tanning to their commercial relations
with the object of facilitating them.
'XII-The Chinese government to
determine in what manner to reform
the department of foreign affairs and
to modify the court ceremonials con.
cerning the reception Of foreign repre-
in the manner to be indi.
Gated by the powers.