The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-23
Text of Correspondence.

166I OF Correspondence
Chinese correspondence. Sept 1921
1900.
PROPOSAL of the German government
in regard to the delivery of the respon-
sible authors of recent crimes com.
mitted in Pekin and the reply of the
United States theretO:
4. CThe imperial German charge
d affaires to the secretary of state-)
(TranslatiOn-)
Imperial German Embassy, Wash
inston, D. c, Sept. is. 1900.
Mr.. Secretary; By direction of the
imperial chancellor have the honor &c
respectfully communicate 10 your ex-
cellency the following: The govern
ment of his ma esty, the emperor, con-
siders as a preliminary condition for
! entering into diplomatic negotiations
with the Chinese government a surren-
der of such persons as are determined
upon as being the first and real perpe-
/ traitors of the crimes committed IN Pc
kin against International law The
number of perpetrators who served as
tools is too great; a wholesale eXecU-
ton would be averse to the civilized
conscience. Furthermore, circum-
stances would not allow that, even II
the group Of leaders could be complete
" aScertained- But the few among
/ them whose guilt is notorious should
be surrendered and punished The rep
| resentatives of the powers in Pekin
I will be in a position to make or adduce
/ in this investigation fully valid tesu-
mony The number of those punished
/ is of less importance than their cap
! ture as principal instigators and lead
I ers. The government of his majesty,
/ the emperor, believes that it can de-
/ pend in this matter upon the concur
renee of all the cabinets, for indiner-
/ ence toward the idea of a just eXplatlon
would be equivalent to indifference
! towards q repetition of the crime
THE government of his majesty, the
emperor, therefore, proposes to the m
| terested cabinets that they request
/ their representatives, in Pekln 10 des-
/ iguate the principal Chinese person
ages whose guilt in the instiSatlon or
execution of the crimes IS peyoho
doubt.
"A similar communication is forward
(Sipned1 "STERNBERG-"
Second-(Aeting Secretary Hin TO the
imperial German charge d'analres);
Department of State Washington, u
C, Sept q, 1900
''Sir-In response to your inquiry OF
| the 18th as to the attitude or the gov
eminent of the United States IN regard
to the exemplary punishment OF the
notable leaders in the crimes commit
ted in Pekin against international law
I have the honor TO make the following
ss,rba government of the United States
has from the outset proclaimed its pur-
nose TO hold to the uttermost account
: a iIitv the responsible authors OF any
wrongs done in China 70 cltizens OF
the United States and their interests
as was stated in the government CIR
c,1Iar communication of July laSl
These wrongs have been confnltte
not alone in Pelxin, but in many othei
parts of the empire. and their puhlSh-
uoent is believed TO be an esSenllat ere
l n1ent of any effective settlement :" me- Io.
. shall prevent a recurrence OF Suc l, ~
RACES and bring about peace IN Chlh~
ct is thought, however. that NO pun II
tive measu can be so eHec1lES -
Tvav of reparatiOn for wrongs suHF[ee
; md as deterrent examples for the u
, ture as the degradation ana puIlls 81
roeot Of the responsible authors py Ch'
c,1nreroe imperial authority lJseI, dn'
l II seems only lust TO China that sn'
sbo1lld he afforded in the hrst lnstallc'
an opporturaity TO do this ana lhuS re
6ah3IifatA. herself before the WOrid:
5 relieving thusly. and without - -.
: mo in any wise its deliberate puIpos'
70 exact the fullest accOuntaelhty IrOh
: the resnonsfbIe authors OF the Wfohs
I we have suffered in China. the gov FL
: tneuf Of the United States IS not ols
: Uosed. as a preliminary conditlell 20 -
a tering into diplomatic negoLiasllso -.
with the Chinese government % <oA'