Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-12-27
Made Public by the State De-
partment Late Saturday
III Afternoon.
IT IS RATHER 4 LENGTHY DOCUMENT.
The Powers Finally Agree on q State
ment to the Chinese Government
-Occupation of Peking to Continue
Until the Conditions Laid Down
Are Complied With.

text of the joint note Of the powers to
China. The official statement olloWs:i
Department of State, Washingt0n.--The
following English version Is understood
to be in substantial equivalence with the
French text of the note to be addressed TO
the government of China. as agreed upon
by the representatives of the cooperating
powers at Picking. December 4. 1900. and
subsequently amended before signature:
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 atroclous
crimes unparalleled in history and outrages
against the law of nations. against the
laws of humanity and against civilization.
were committed under particularly odlous
circumstances. The principal OF these
crimes were the following: .] 81 4. :,
"First On the Goth Of June his excel
lency, Baron Won ketteler, while on his
ance of his official functions, was MUIR
dered by soldiers of the regular army act
ing under orders of their chiefs
"Second On the same day the foreign
LEGATIONS were attacked and besieged. The
attacks continued without intermission I'M
til the 18th of August. on which date the
arrival of the foreign forces put an END 10
them. These attacks were made by the
regular troops, who joined the Boxers, and
- who obeyed the orders of the court emanat.
ing from the imperial palace. AT the same
time the Chinese government ohcla!iy de-
clared, by it's representatives ABROAD, thae
it guaranteed the security OF the legations.
'"rhird On the 18th of June Mr.. Sujy-
anna chancellor of the legation of Japan,
while in the discharge Of an official mission.
was killed by regulars at the gates or the
city. In Peking and In several provinces
foreigners were murdered. tortured or at
tackled by the Boxers and the regular
c,,oh O nlQtn
their salvation solely to their own deter
mined resistance. Their establishments
were looted and destroyed: y
Fourth. Foreign cemeteries at Picking
especially, were desecrated, the. graves
opened and the remains scattered ABROAD: +
''These occurrences necessarily led. the
foreign powers to dispatch their troops
to China to the end of protecting the lives
of their representatives and nationals anG
restoring order. During their march TO
Picking the allied forces met with resist
ance from the Chinese army and had to
overcome it by force. -'E4- fE5E-
The Conditions Named.
."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 determined to accede to her
request upon the irreVocable conditions
enumerated below. which they deem indis-
pensa BILE to expiate the crimes committed
and to prevent their recurrence
ARTICLE l. rs @a =
A The dispatch to Berlin of an ex-
traordinary mission headed by, an i'm
perial prince, in order to express the re-
grets of his majesty the emperor - OF
China and of the Chinese government for
the assassination of his excellency the
late Baron Won Ketteler. minister of. Ger
many. .. s-l.s.. gs.,. -
B. The erection on the spot of the as
sassation of a commemorative mOnu-
ment, BETTING the rank of the deceased,
bearing an inscription in the Latin. Ger
man and Chinese languages expressing
the regrets of the emperor Of China for
= the murder - & $J 51 q .ezc.ls-
r.''. Punishments. <:> ,+,r &
PARTICLE II. 4 ~, r
A. The severest punishment for the
persons designated in the imperial decree
of September Is. 1900. and for those whom
the representatives of the powers shall
subsequently designate. e e..
B. The suspension for five years of all
official examinations in the cities where
foreigners have been massacred or have
been subjected to cruel treatment.
ARTICLE Ill. &.@ "
Honorable reparation to be made by the
Chinese government to the Japanese gov
eminent for the murder of Mr.. Sujyama.
Expiatory Monuments.
ARTICLE w. sgs. (.
An expiatory monument to be erected
by the imperial Chinese government In
every foreign or International cemetery
which has been desecrated or in which
the graves have been destroyed.
~ ARTICLE V.
3. The maintenance, under conditions to
be determined by the powers, Of the in
terdiction against the Importation of arms
as we'll as Of materials employed ex-
: clusively for the manufacture of arms
and ammunition. II = .r.s@f. u
Indemnities. FIX II
az = y- ARTICLE vi N5f#
Equitable indemnities, governments, So
cieties, companies and individuals, as we'll
as for Chinese who, during the late Oc-
currences, have suffered in person or In
property in consequence of their being In
the service of foreigners. China to adopt
financial measures acceptable to the pow
ers for the purpose of guaranteeing the
payment of said indemnities and the In
terest and amortization of the loans.
.4 ARTICLE VII. RI
The right, for each power, to- maintain
a permanent guard for its legation and
to put the diplomatic quarter in de-
feasible condition, the Chinese having no
right to reside in that quarter. Il t :45S5 Il
-t NJ it stTE ARTICLE Viii. "a
The destruction of the forts which might
obstruct free communicat ton between Pc
king and the sea. "a i6 t s
r. ~ Il t34 ARTICLE TX. Ell ss'5ss|
The right to the military occupation Of
certain points, to be determined by an
understanding among the powers. in order
to maintain open commune ton between
the capital and the sea-
ARTICLE x. s5## tts At 38z5T
The Chinese government to cause to be
published during two years in all the sub
procedures an imperial decree-(a) en-
bodying perpetual prohibition. under pen-
atty of DEATH, of membership lin any anti
foreign society; (b) 8enumerating the pun
ishments that shall be inflicted on the
guilty, together with the suspension. OF all
official examinations In the cities where
Z foreigners have been murdered or have
been subjected to cruel treatment, and
{c), Furthermore. an imperial decree to be
issued and published 1throughout the en-
pire ordering that the governors general
. (viceroys) and all provincial or local OH
Gals shall be held responsible for the
maintenance Of order within their respec-
1--we jurisdictions, and that In the event OF
renewed anti-foreign disturbances or any
other 3infractions of treaty occurring and