Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-07
United STATES wins
Triumph in bringing the Powers 10
Better Terms for China.
THE WAY NOW OPEN
Prospects for Peace In the FIouery
Kingdom Brighter and the I'm.
tangled AffAlr In a Good
Way 10 De Settled.

Washington, Dec. 6.-American d.
plomacy leads the world. The great
powers have practically reached agree.
ment as to the basis Of future move.
ments IN China, and this basis is that
which was proposed by Secretary Hay.
This agreement was sent 20 the home
governments for their approval aud with
n single exception every power has al.
ready cabled its representatives at Pc
kin TO sign the agreement and that
power will probably do so. Thus the
concert Of powers is preserved and n
practical and rational basis Of settle.
ment has been reached at last.
The chief features Of the agreement
are ~ follows:
II Is stipulated that the punishments
TO be meted out to guilty Chinese are as
severe Us 1t is possible for the Chinese
government 20 administer. but not moro
severe. The government of China is
not to be asked to do the impossible.
II is expected that under this obligation
the government will punish severely u
ringleaders in the attacks upon the lei;...
tons and in the Indictment Of antifos.
eign outrages Some Of these will bo
beheaded Others will be banished or
degraded
II Great Britain and Germany had
been permitted 10 have their way the
dynasty would have been compelled 70
agree 90 behead men who arr beyond
the reach Of the emperors government,
men who are in the western provinces
and In command Of military forces sui.
fcient 20 protect them Secretary Hay
has from the first contended that while
In justice all these heads should be- talk.
On on. IL is necessary TO catch your
hare before cooking him aud that Il
was simply absurd to require the Chin.
csc government to decapitate whom it
could not get hold OF.
These guilty officials will be banished
and degraded and thus IL will be- made
impossible for them 10 return 10 posi-.
tons Of power
Il is stipulated in the agreement that
/ the Chinese government is TO formally
admit its liability TO the powers for
damages aud Of the expense Of military
operations. This is done, the amount
OF indemnity 10 be paid each nation Is
10 be asoertained afterward by means Of
careful inquiry and estimates.
Ills part Of the plan will require
much time, and while Of course IL will
give rise TO opportunities for trouble.
making powers TO preoipitate new com.
plications, IL is felt that great point
has been gained by making the amount
OF demnity subject of negotiations, as
IL should be. rather than preliminary
condition.
Other features Of the agreement per-
tain to the legation guards 10 be- kept at
Pekin. 10 the raziug Of the Pekin forts
and other military precautions similar
TO those proposed by the French govern.
ment a month ago.
To all these conditions IL is understood
Ii Hung Chang and Prince Ching. rep.
resenting the emperor, will accede.
In official and diplomatic circles here
the belief is expressed that great step
forward has been taken and that again
there is good prospect Of an adjust
ment Of seemingly intending compiled.
ton without dismemberment and with.
out destruction OF the dynasty.
The agreement now reached points "a
an early military evacuation Of Pekin
aud return Of the court to that capital,