The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-19
china ACCUSES THE
POWERS OF ILL BLIME
Uprising Of Lawless
Persons is Fully
Described.
FOREIGNERS RAISED RESENTMENT
ATTACKS on TAKU REGARDED
AN INTERNATIONAL
BREACH OF FAITH.
The Young Chinese Emperor APP
psAls TO the Powers Troops
Of the Alliance
Moving.


decree dated ID day Of 9Th Moon. tJun'
- was received by telegraph today
b. Minister Wu from the Taoti Of
Shanghai. transmitted on Jaly LIST
from the treasurer OF the Chih Ii prov
Ince. who received it BY special courier
on June Goth from the Board OF War,
Who in turn received it from the Privy
Council in Picking. The decree Is az
follows.
The circumstances which led TO the
commencement Of fighting between
Chinese and foreigners were Of such a
complex. confusing and unfortunate
character IS 70 be entirely unexpected.
Or diplomatic representatives
abroad. owing to their distance from
the scene Of action. have had no means
OF knowing the true state Of things and
accordingly. cannot lay the views Of
the government before the Ministers OF
Foreign Affairs Of the respective pow
ers to which they are accredited. Now
we take this opportunity OF going
fully into the matter for the informa
ton OF our representatives aforesaid.
In the first place there arose in the
provinces OF Chin Ii and Shan Tung a
band of rebellious subjects who had
been in the habit OF practicing boxing
and fencing in their respective Will
ages, Wand Vat the same time clothing
their doings with spiritual and strange
rites. The local authorities failed 10
take due notice OF them at the time.
Accordingly. the infection spread with
astonishing rapidity. Within the space
OF a month it seemed to make its ap-
pearanee everywhere and finally even
reached the capital itself Everyone
locked upon the movement as super
natural and strange, and many Joined
It.
Then there lawleSs and treaeherous
persons who sounded the cry of Down
with Christianity. About the middle
OF the fifth moon. these persons began
to create disturbances without warn
Ing. Churches were burned and coa-
yerts were killed. The whole city was
in ferment. A situation was created
which could not be brought under con-
troll. At first the foreign powers re-
quested that foreign troops be allowed
20 enter the capital for the protection
OF the legations. The Imperial Govern
ment, having in view the comparative
urgency OF the occasion. granted the
request as an extraordinary mark OF
courtesy beyond the requirements of
International intercourse. Over 300
foreign troops were sent to Picking.
This shows clearly how much care
China exercises In the maintenance OF
friendly relations with other countries.
The legations at the capital never had
much To do with the people. But from
the time foreign troops entered the
city, the guards did not devote them |
relves exclusively TO the protection OF
their respective legations, They some
times fired their guns on the top Of the
city walls. and sometimes patrolled the
streets everywhere. There were re-
ports of persons being hit by stray
bullets, Moreover they strolled about |
the city without restraint, and even at |
tempted TO enter the Tsung Hua gate |
(the eastern gate OF the palace |
groundsl They only desisted when al
vance was positively forbidden. On
This account both the soldiers and the |
people were provoked TO resentment, |
and voiced their indignation with one
accord. Lawless persons took advar
tage OF the situation TO do mischief l
and became much holder in burning |
and killing christian converts. The
powers thereupon atsemptedato rein |
force the foreign troops in Picking, but
the reinforcements encountered resist |
ance and defeat at the hands of the in
surgents on the way and have not yet |
been able TO proceed. The insurgents |
of the two provinces Of Chih Ii and |
shan Tung had by this time effected
union and could not be
separated. The Imperial Government /
was by no means reluctant to Issue or
ders for the entire suppression OF this
snsurgent element But as the trouble /
was so near at hand. there was 3 great |
fear that due protection might not be /
assured 10 the legations, IL the anar- /
chists should be driven 10 extremesies.
thus bringing on a national calamity. |
There also was fear that uprisings
might occur in the provinces Of Chin |
Ii and Shan Tung AT the same time. |
with the result that both foreign mis- |
fionaries and Chinese converts in the |
two provinces might fan victims TO
popular fury. Il was, therefore. sbso-
lutely necessary 70 consider the mat
ter from every point Of view. AS a
measure OF nrecantion is was finally |
decided to request the foreign minis |
tiers 20 retire temporarily TO Tien Tsin |
for safety. Il was while the discus
sion Of this proposition was in progress
that the German Minister. Baron yon
Ketteler. was assassinated by rlotous