The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-11-27

tluH fNN t'luN lN tNN itHINNHfur fNeinf
ldte eas decidedly oool and rhlt once
Aas tbtr auy applause wb.r the
IDIHrrrI1r admitted That ht Govern
lu.nt bad asked indemnity FROM China.
ITfpH frH applause VIVA remarkable.
.lipfr LisIrr Crntflet and fI..r Rebel
Socialist condemned the Government
for violation uf the roHsfitut ou 100 IN
Touring The expenses in China without
Having FIRST obtained the consent VI the
IHolnhstap and for creating the China
,c0lpEW army Herr Licbcr sharply
Icrtclsed the Emperor FOR his mo par
dom speech for declaring "a campaign
of revenue and for saying that no deci-
sion beyond the seas must be reached
without the Emper0r's consent. He
branded the German style OF warfare
In China as inhuman and cruel and re-
fcrred at length TO letters from SOL
oilers proving this He denied incident
ally that an American loan had served
to pay the campaign expenses
Herr Bebel created a sensation when
he declared faulty the empires con-
lstltution, which does not provide spe-
lcifc punishment for a Chancellor who
violates 1t. The constitution, he said
/
ment. Herr Bebel also branded the
German methods of warfare in China
and read a score OF letters from sol
diers there, proving the charges he
made.
General Won Gossler, Minister Of
War, made a most unfortunate speech.
He said the Huns once devastated Eu-
rope and now was the time for his
toric retribution in China and he called
| 1t lucky circumstance that the army
had chance to wage the war.
DEGREES AN INSULT.
NEW YORK, Nov. ia cable to
the Sun from Picking, dated November
18th, says: The unanimous opinion of
the ministers is that the punlshments
proposed in the edicts should not be
regarded as sufficient and the DEGREES
are an insult to the intelligence of the
allies. The ministers believe the edicts
show that the Empress Dowager has
the power to further punish the guilty
parties, inasmuch as she can go so far
as to deprive Prince Tuan of his title
and noble rank and sentence him to be
confined within high walls while Prince
Chang is banished to Moukden and
sentenced to Imprisonment for life and
all military operations are to be
stopped.
1t is admitted that these punish
ments. if enforced, will be severe, but
the offenses of Tuan and Chang should
not be forgotten. During the siege of
the legations at Picking these two men
issued and had posted the following
order:
Whereas, the missionary chapels in
Picking have been burned and the for
eigners have no longer a place where
they can hide, they have necessarily
absconded from sight, therefore this
is issued to inform the
scholars, soldiers, brave Boxers and
commoners that if the foreigners are
caught in hiding they will certainly |
suffer death by decapitation. If |
brought to us alive a reward of so taels |
will be paid for man, 40 taels for |
woman and 30 taels for a child. They |
must be alive when turned over to us,
and when this is verified the reward |
will be Immediately paid. Let all fear
and none disregard this special proc
lamation."
There is no question that Tuan and |
Chang issued this proclamation and |
hence 1t is argued the demand for the
death punishment in their cases is rea-
sonable. The degradation of Prince |
Yih and secondary Prince Tsiai Wing |
is not regarded as sufficient because
they personally directed the Chinese
troops who fired on the legations. The
same is true In regard to Tsai Lien,
who, according to one of the edicts is
ordered to be kept within closed doors
where he may reflect on his misdeeds
The punishment is looked upon as ri
iiculous. Duke Ian is to be deprived
IF safety degraded in rank and trans
erred. The same punishment Is i'm
posed on Wing Men, who personally led
he attacks.
One thing noticeable in the principal ID
dict is that Fang vi, who is dead is S
denounced as the most vicious of all Is
he exalted personages involved. An
ther point is that Chao Chi Chiao,
President Of the Board of War, who :
vas the most bitter of the anti-foreign- In
rs and commended the Chinese for {
them is deprived of rank
nut retained in office. The only severe F,
ordered is that of Yu +
isien, former Governor of Shensi, who /
5 to be deported to the frontier where e
lie is to work at hard labor for life d
With the further provision that he can a
ever be pardoned. Yu Hsien PERSONAL !
y aided in the massacre of mission n
ries and other Christians The edict r
Or the punishment of the guilty par t
les concludes as follows: 1--WE be- d
eve that this deprivation of rank and o
is just and impartial {
throughout and we think the whole .
'orld will now excuse us"
1t is thought that the DowaEer does
OF realize the seriousness of the stu
ton, and the fact has made the min
tiers feel stronger in insisting ON their
emands The ministers have been
lrther strengthened because the Dow