The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-06
ASK CHINA TO KEEP FAITH
FIRST REQ JEST OF FOREIGN EN-
 TOYS AT JOINT MEETING.
Made With the Submitting of List of Twelve Names of Prominent Chinese Officials for Punishment--Prince That China's Earnest Hope Is to Carry Out the Demands of the Powers.
Out the Demands of the Powers.

Pekin, Feb. 1.-The Chinese plenipo-
 tentiaries, Prince Ching and Iii Hung
 Chang, had a prolonged meeting with
 the foreign envoys to-day. Twelve
 names of prominent Chinese officials
 were submitted with the request that | China keep faith with the powers and 1 punish the persons named commensur- ately with their offenses. The Chinese plenipotentiarles replied that Chinas
 earnest hope was to carry out fully the
 demands of the powers and she felt sure
 the punishment which would be inf1ict-
 ed would be satisfactory. It was dis
 covered that two out of the twelve pris- oners named were already dead.
 In certain cases the Chinese plenipo- tentiaries gave reasons why the punish
 ment inflicted should be banishment
 and not death, asserting that, in those
 cases, they particularly desired banish-
 ment only because the persons in ques-
 ton were so closely related to the
 throne. After a long conversatio on
 the subject of punishment it was de- cided that the foreign envoys should
 draw up a full list of all accused off, cials, both national and provincial, with indictment specifying the guilt of each and a statement of the punish ment required, which would then be presented to the Chinese plenipoten- tiaries for definite action.
 Iii Euup ChanC who ie yery weak from his recent illness, had to be car ried in and out of the British legation.
 He is unable to walk, but his head seems as clear as ever The foreign envoys were impressed with the evident desire of Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang to come to terms. Prince Ching asked whether provided China showed by every means in her power a desire to carry out the terms of the joint note, the foreign troops would leave Pekin.
 The foreign envoys replied that this was a subject they could not discuss beyond saying that if everything were satisfactory they believed the powers would begin to withdraw the troops early in the coming spring, but that this depended largely upon the Chinese themselves.
 Prince Ching and Ii Hung Chang said they desired to know the names of the places where guards would be kept for the purpose of maintaining communications with the sea, in &C., cordance with the terms of the joint note. They were informed that this was subject regarding which the mili- tary authorities had more accurate than the envoys, but that at present no determination had been reached. Prince Ching was anxious to know what provision would be made to control the legation guards and to pre- vent them from disturbing business. He asked if the guards would be allowed over all parts of the city.
 To this inquiry the reply was given that the guards would certainly not be allowed to interfere with any avoca- tions of the Chinese, but would be merely kept to guard the legations in case of necessity. Prince Ching was assured that, in whatever part of the city the legation guards might go, they would be required to conform to laws which would be agreed upon, under pain of severe punishment for any in- fraction.
 The Chinese plenipotentiaries also | touched upon the question of the forts, asking if it would be necessary 10 de- | stroy these. As there seemed to be some diversity of opinion among the foreign envoys regarding this matter, it was left over until the question of pun- shment has been definitely decided.