The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-05
STEP IS DECISIVE.
United States Note to Germany Has
Important Bearing
ON SOLVING CHINESE PROBLEM
COneer Instructed to See that Crimi.
mails Are Punished,
AND THAT PUNISHMENT is ADEQUATE
Note Considered Important ia Establishing
Complete Unity
ND THAT PUNISHMENT is ADEQUATE
BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND GERMANY
Supervision by Ministers of Pun
ishmcnt to lie Administered.

Washington, October 4.-The United
States government has taken another de-
clsve step in the development Of tho Chi
nese situation in a note delivered today
by Secretary Hay to the charge d'aIalres
of Germany Baron Speok Won sternberg.
In the note favorable action by this gov
eminent on Gcrmany's latest suggestion
| concerning the punishment of Chinese
criminals is expected and tho answer is
made that the United States has already
sent instructions to Minister Conger along
the lines Indicated Tho instructions to
Minister Conger are that he shall learn
the names Of the Chinese officials who are
to be punished; also whether the punish
ment TO be administered is adequate 10
their offenses, and. finally, whether the
| punishments are actually administered.
The American note is considered most
important in the establishment OF a COM
! plete unity on the question between the
United States and Germany. The Amer
! lean note to Germany is regarded as one
! OF the most important moves thus far
!
I events in China, but in giving formal eX-
| preston to a growing and most satistac-
| tory state of feeling which has arisen
lately between the governments at Berlin
and Washington, This has come alb "
after several extended conferences be-
tween Secretary Hay and Baron Won stern
berg, all Of them looking toward common
action by the two governments.
AS these dispatches stated yesterday.
| b. Iar dora Inn Id "a
supervision by the ministers OF the pow
ers at Pekin for the punishment to b.
administered by the Chinese authorities
| The desires OF Germany in this matter
were explained AT length and were com
| municated to the president. They met
/ with staezpmassf hesEAss,-AlAlsrsEsl as-lhel.
were seen Ia be in line with what the
United States had announced as oac Of Its
ch eff aims viz: To hold the guilty par
ties to the uttermost accountability for
their wrongdoing. AS a result Secretary
Hay prepared the note delivered todat.
1t was csbled Immediately to the Berlin
foreign office. II is felt here that the
American note will create most favorable
impression in Berlin and Will prove an
other bond between the two government.
IL has been recognized that after the last
note to Germany some friction was mani
Tested in the German press and there was
rune apprehension lHdt iut d'Nuiu w
tween Germany and the United States as
to the means of dealing with China might
be strained, II not broken. For that rea-
son the recent negotiations have taken on
added interest and significance and the
hearty concurrence which now has been
brought about is looked upon as ntle
short of a triumph In international comfy
and one alike satisfactory to the unltfd
States and to Germany
HAN ~
close the frmness with which this govern
ment will see that the punishments are
administered. The chief personages guilty
of the outrages have been taken into cou-
sideration during the latest negotiat ons
and 1t can be stated that foremost among
them are Prince Tuan, Chao Shuh ana
Chiao Kang VI. Except Tuan, these names
have been little mentioned amons those
China has marked for punishment nut
they are none the less those who have had
largely to do with the outrages and they
will be punished.
The German note contained in today's
dispatches from Berlin concerning the
punishment Of Chinese offenders Is that
which Baron Speck Won Sternberg has so
earnestly urged before Secretary Hay
within the last few days and TO which thu
favorable response Of the United states
was communicated TO the German charge
today.
Following IS the text OF the American
reply to the German note, delivered today
bv Secretary Hay to Baron speck Won
Sternherg the German charge dafalres:
WASHINGTON, o .tobsr 4.-Fo Loving IL tina
reply OF the United States government TO
the German note relqtive to the punish
ment Of Chinese offenders
The secretary ~ state 10 the imperial
German charge; Memorandum in responEe
to the inquiries made OF the secretary OF
state October 2, 1900 by the imperial Ger
man charge d'affa.res touching the en-
nese imperisl edlct IN regard 10 the pun
ishment Of Prince Tuan and other high
Chinese officials
The Chinese minister communicated 10
the secretary OF state on the 20 instant
q telegram received by him from Director
General ShenR. conveying the purport of
an imperial edict dated September ~ 1900.
by which the degradation and punishment
OF Prince Tuan and other high Chinese
lofhciais is decreed.
The government OF the United States Is
disposed to regard this measure as a
proof OF the desire OF the imperial CHI
nese government TO satisfy the responsible
demands of the foreign powers for the
injury and outrages which their legations
and their nations have suffered at the
hands Of evil spossd persons IN Ch'ra;
ath ugh IL has been Thought we'll In view
OF the vsgueness OF the edlct In regard
to the punishment which some OF the IN
culpated nersons are 10 receive to siSnify
to tho Chinese min ster the presidents
j view that II would be most regrettsbe "
Prince TUan. who appears from the ccn"ur
rino testimony OF the legations IN PeNin
To have been one OF the foremost In tha
proceedings complained Of, should escape
such full measure ~ exemplary punt h-