Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-28
STOP GRABS IN CHINA.
UNITED STATES CHECK PARTl-
TON OF EMPIRE.
Powers Will Not Press Claims for Ter
ritory International Consent Re-
ouired for Concessions-Punish
Demanded Will BE Inflicted.

At the instance Of the United States
government the powers have accepted the
principle that no further individual con-
cessions of territory in China shall De
sought or obtained by any one power
without information assent. This agree
ment applies not only to Tien-tsin, where
there has been some rivalry exhibited III
the effort to obtain concessions Tor TOT
eign settlements but to all other Chinese
points.
According to Washington correspon-
dent, the State Department began TINS
movement some time ago 1t is surmised,
though no admission on that point can
be obtained, that the occupation by NUS
STA of the important concession opposite
Tien-tsin, including the railroad tefml-
nus. caused the initiation of this move
ment However, it was realized that IL
might be very difficult to deal with sep
arate case, because thereby natlonal prlde
might be aroused. But it was conceived
that all of the powers might be Wiling TO
subscribe to a general principle when
promised upon it's face to MAINTAIN the
rights of all against selfish individual ell
forts.
The conjecture was well founued' loi
after the department had addressed each
Of the powers on the subject the answers
received from not only majority, put
nearly all of them-and certainly SUM-
cient number to insure the execution OF
the plan-Were an acceptance OF the
American principle. SO hereafter, IL any
one nation seeks to secure room Tor ltS
individual settlements or like privileges
in ports or elsewhere in China, the apph-
cation must be approved by the othef
powers before the Chinese government
will be permitted to assent, even II 1t
desired to do So
China Yields All Points.
1t is believed at the State Department
that the Chinese acquiescence in the de-
mands of the ministers covers also the
additions to the punishment program
made by the ministers on FEB. 8. Ihese
provide for the degradation and exile of
Chao Chi Chao and Wing Lien and death
for Prince Chwang, the chief of the Box
ers' society.
Later official information from Minis
ter Conger was received that the Chinese
government had consented to order
Prince Chwang to commit suicide, to de-
grade and Danish Prince Tuan and Duke
Ian ana TO lnIlCL SOME punishment, yCL
to be determined, on Chi Tsu and Hsu
Cheng Yu.
While Minister Conger does not say
that the action of the Chinese govern
ment is thoroughly satisfactory, it is in
ferred that it is. At any rate, the cause
for the hostile movement against Singan-
Flu has been removed.
A Pekin dispatch says that the Euro
pean and Chinese secretaries of legations
and others who have lived in China for
years consider that China has gained a
victory, as the only man the court has
to behead is Yu Hsien. The other two
are in the hands of the Japanese, and
could be beheaded when their execution
is wanted. Suicide is no disgrace what
ever in the eyes of the Chinese No one
believes Gen. Tung Flu Hsiang will ever
suffer punishment.
People in Pekin say Chinese imperial
edicts are very unstable documents, ospe-
cially when private edicts to the execu-
tive officials accompany the public edicts.
A recent decree ordered all the indicated
officials to commit suicide, yet, it is evil
dent, a secret edict was sent instructing
the persons implicated not to obey. What
proof, it is asked, is there now that the
terms of the decree will be carried out?