Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-11-23
Cabinet Discusses the Situation in
the Orient.
4nE ATTITUDE OF OUR GOVERNMENT.
Won't Join in Presenting Demands
Which Can't Be Complied with
Interests of America
Must Be Met.

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the Chinese imperial authorities
not comply with.
So far as u government is advised,
the foreign ministers at Peking have
not yet agreed upon all points under
discussion. Mr.. Conger has reported
krom time to time the various propo-
sitions under consideration, but he
has not yet indicated hat the end
is at hand or that anything in the
nature of an agreement has been
reached upon which the various pow
ers might act and which is to serve !
as a basis of negotiation with the
Chinese authorities. Mr.. Conger has
got, however. been heard from for a
week, and this fact has caused some
encouragement to the officials. who
expected that this phase of the diff
cult question would soon be closed.
Question of Indemnity.
II Having passed over the stage of
prescription of the Chinese leaders
who were responsible for the Boxer
%outrages, the foreign ministers are
believed now to be engaged with the
difficult subjects of indemnities and
: guarantees. The last United States
= proposition was in line with the Rus
sian project to allow The Hague com
missioners to adjust the indemnities.
It is believed that this proposition
has never commended itself to the
British or the German governments,
and failing such a reference of the
question of indemnity it is believed
that it will be a most difficult task
for the ministers at Peking to reach
an agreement on this subject, partic-
ularly in view of the existence of a
very strong suspicion of the motives
of some of these ministers. This APP
parent difference in original purpose
between the United States govern
I ment and some of the other powers
has operated to prevent a settle
ment of the Chinese question upon
the broad lines laid down in the state
departments proposition. 1t is true
that all of the powers subscribed a
more or less reluctant assent to such
Proposals as look to the prevention
of the partition of China and the
guarantee of an "open door" te all
comers, yet it begins to appear from
the course of the negotiations that
either these promises were not sin
GER in all cases, or that some of the
makers honestly have changed their
minds as to what shall be lone for the
present in China.
Will Stand with Powers.
1t may be stated, however, regard
less of the endorsements and delays
that follow from the existence of this
state of affairs, that the United
States government does not propose
to be driven out of the concert rela-
xtive to China at this juncture in the
negotiations; for, Notwithstanding
the wish cherished by the admins
tration to free the government from
these entanglements at the earliest
possible moment, and to withdraw
entirely our military forces from
China, it has definitely been deter
mined that this shall not be done
until all proper interests of the Unit
ed States in China have been con.
served.
To Prepare for War.
London, Nov. 21.-"It is credibly re.
ported" say the Shanghai CORE
kspondent of the Daily Telegraph, I'M.
der Mondays date, chat the empress
dowager has telegraphed a secret de-
cree warning all governors and vice
roys to prepare for immediate wal
against the allies everywhere"
Germans Advance.
Berlin, Nov. 21.-The war office hal
received the following telegram from
Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee
A detachment, consisting of two com
panies of infantry, a force of mount
ed men and two guns, under com
Nnand of Maj. Muhlenfels, has bee,
dispatched via San Kia Tien. 2
kilometers west of Picking, with OF
ders to push on to the Great Wall.
Text of the Edict.
Washington, Nov. 21.-The Japanes
legation has received from the foreig1
office at Toxic the text of the Chimes
~imperial edict, dated the 18th inst, OF
the punishment of the anti-foreig1
officials. 1t is to the following eli
feet:
"Orders have been already issued for tn
DuHlSllll6llI VI III C1l1CldlS 1CSpOIlo1OAC IL
opening hostilities upon friendly power
and bringing the country into the presen
= critical condition by neglecting to SUP
= press. and even by encouraging the Box
ers. But as Picking and its neighborhoo
have not been entirely cleared of the Boz
ers, the innocent people are still suffer
ing terribly through the devastation {
their fields and the destruction of thei
houses, a state of affairs which cannc
fail to fill one with the bitterest feeling
against these officials. And if they are nc
i severely punished, how can the anger {
Y the people be appeased and the indigna
ton of the foreign powers allayed?
The Penalties.
Accordingly. Prince Tuan is hereby d.
prived of his title and rank and shall, tt
gether with Prince Chwang, who has a
ready been deprived of his title, be deli'
cred to the clan court to be kept in prise
i until the restoration of peace, when the
shall be banished to S~hengking, to be i'm
prisoned for life. Princes vi and Tsai-Yun;
who have both been already deprived
their titles, are also to be delivered to tn
clan court for Imprisonment, while Primo
Tsai-Lien, also already deprived OF tit
,,d ronk is to he kent confined in n