The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-19
BLOOD FOR BLOOD
CRIES THE TEUTON
Leaders Of Outrages Must be
Delivered Up.
F
AND VENGEANCE TAKEN
Germany Considers This Should Pre-
cede Negotiations for Peace.
AND THUS INFORMS ALL THE POWERS
The Note Signed by Won BueIow Has Been Re-
ceiyed at Washington and Will be
Givfn Careful Consideration
by Officials.
(By the Associted Press.)

(By the ASSocited PresS.)
Berlin, Sept. 18.-The Foreign Office
has sent circular note to all the powers
announcing that the German Government
considers that an indispensable prelimi-
nary to the beginning of peace negotia-
tions with China is the delivering up of
those who were responsible for the out
RACES.
The text of the telegraphic note is as
follows
The Government of the Emperor holds
as preliminary to entering upon diplomat
ic relations with the Chinese Government
that those persons must be delivered up
who have been proved to be the original
and real instigators of the outrages
against International law which nave
occurred at Pekin. The number of those
who were merely instruments in carry
ing out the outrages is too great. Whole
sale executions would be contrary to the
civilized conscience and the circumstances
of such group of leaders cannot be
completely ascertained. But a few of
those whose guilt is notorious should be
delivered up and punished. The represen-
tatives of the powers at Pekin are in
a position to give or bring forward con-
vincing evidence. Less Importance at
taches to the number punished than to
their character as chief instigators and
leaders.
"The Government believes it can count
on the unanimity of all the Cabinets in
regard to this point inasmuch as indif-
ference to the idea of just atonement
would be equivalent to Indifference to a
repetition of the crime. The Government
proposes, therefore that the Cabinets
concerned should instruct their represen-
tatives at Pekin to indicate those lead
ing Chinese parsonage from whose guilt
in instigating or perpetrating outrages
all doubt is excluded
(Signed) "VON BUELOW."
The note has been sent to the German
Embassies at Washington, London, Paris,
st. Petersburg, Rome, Vienna and Toxic
The publication of Count Won Buelow's
circular note. which was made through
the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung,
was decided upon because it was deemed
best to let the world see that Germany
had nothing to hide regarding her real
aims in China. The diplomatic corps here
so interprets it.
The note shows also that Count Won
Buelow's sober end moderate views re-
garding the Chinese muddle and its solu-
tion have now triumDhed over Emperor
Williams more expansive plans.
Tomorrow the leading German papers
will approve the note. The Freisinnge
Zeitung, calling particular attention to
the passage declaring that wholesale exc
cutions should be contrary to the civil
ized conscience. will say:
This is in striking contrast with En-
peror Williams instructions to the de-
parting troops to spare no one and to
make no prisoners
TO CONSIDER GERMANY'S NOTE.
Washington, Sept. 1S.-A copy of the
German note demanding the punishment
of the leaders of the rebellion in China
was presented to Acting Secretary Adee
at the State Department during the day
from the German embassy. The German
charge, Baron Sternberg being tempor-
arily absent from the city there could, of
course, be no attempt at discussion of this
most important communication. The
Baron is expected to return tomorrow
when the subject may be taken up with
him. Meanwhile the note itself will re-
ceive the earnest attention of the Presi-
dent and such members of the Cabinet as
are in Washington tomorrow when he ar
rives.
The State Department has been all
along directing its efforts to the speedy
opening of negotiations for a final settle
ment with the Chinese Government, and
has so far not been heard from relative
to the matter of punishments beyond the
Indirect references obtained in the notes
that have defined the Governments pur-
pose. The question is now presented
plainly, whether or not the negotiations
shall be preceded with a decision on this
point.